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Audiencia el martes sobre medida para proteger a trabajadores electorales

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Monday, April 25, 2022   

Desde 2020, miles de trabajadores electorales han sido amenazados, escupidos o acosados en los EE. UU., por lo que mañana el Comité Judicial del Senado estatal escuchará un proyecto de ley que les permite ocultar su dirección de la vista del público.

El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1131 permitiría a los trabajadores electorales unirse al programa Safe at Home, el cual se creó hace 20 años para dificultar que los perpetradores de violencia doméstica localicen a sus víctimas.

Kim Alexander es presidenta y fundadora de California Voter Foundation, y copatrocinadora del proyecto de ley.

"Todavía hay una cantidad de personas que no creen en los resultados de las elecciones y hacen afirmaciones falsas sobre el robo de las elecciones, y los funcionarios electorales y su personal son los receptores de la gran mentira," asegura Alexander.

SB 1131 también cambia una antigua ley estatal que requería que los nombres de los trabajadores electorales se publicaran en los lugares de votación. El proyecto de ley ya fue aprobado por unanimidad en el Comité de Elecciones del Senado. A continuación, se dirige al comité de asignaciones presupuestarias.

Alexander dice que el 15% de los votantes registrados en el condado del Golden State dejaron sus trabajos después de la última contienda presidencial.

"Los funcionarios electorales tienen exceso de trabajo, falta de personal, están mal pagados y ahora se encuentran bajo ataque," afirma Alexander.

El Centro Brennan para la Justicia, otro copatrocinador de este proyecto de ley, realizó recientemente una encuesta nacional de casi 600 funcionarios electorales. Alexander señala que uno de cada seis informó haber sido amenazada o amenazado por su trabajo.

"Más de la mitad informó estar preocupado por la seguridad de sus colegas," dice Alexander. Más de una de cada cuatro está preocupada por ser agredida en el trabajo y el 20% planea dejar sus trabajos antes de las elecciones de 2024."

Support for this reporting was provided by The Carnegie Corporation of New York.




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