Shouting “Stop illegal voting,” hordes of Trump supporters gathered at the gates of a vote-counting center in Arizona during the last election. Motivated by their leader, they are taking to the streets armed, because they do not accept Trump’s defeat in this state: “Cheating in elections is not freedom!”.
Some events in the town of Maricopa, Arizona, in 2020, a place that became the epicenter of Trumpist conspiracy theories about possible election fraud. The seriousness of the matter was such that in one of the centers, the vote count was about to be interrupted for demonstrations.
Faced with such situations, Arizona has transformed its counting centers into fortresses in the face of these presidential elections. “Before 2020, the building was completely accessible to the public. We have received many threats in recent years, so “We are preparing to ensure the safety of the building.”said Jennifer Liwer, Maricopa County deputy elections director.
An iron fence of approximately 20 meters protects the building, in addition armed guards at every entry point. And to access the ballot validation rooms, you need a special login. Security and transparency are its motto. On the official website, several security cameras broadcast 24 hours a day on the Internet what happens inside the counting center.
On election day, rooftop snipers They will monitor the perimeter, there will be secret police And drones fly over the building. Something we will see across the country. The hostile political environment, with two attempted attacks on one of the candidates, led to the largest security deployment in the United States for an election.
