December 29, 2023politicalpolitical violenceelection securitypublic official safetystate official securitypoliticalelection administrationdomestic threats
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows swatted after Trump ballot decision
A hoax emergency call sent police to Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows' home one day after she ruled that Donald Trump was ineligible for Maine's Republican presidential primary ballot. Bellows said her home address had been posted online and that threatening communications had followed the decision, making the swatting call part of a wider intimidation campaign against an election official.