US election officials still plagued by threats for certifying Trump defeat

A barrage of death threats against officials and volunteers from ex-president's supporters could make recruiting poll workers harder

Late on the night of 24 April, the wife of Georgia's top election official got a chilling text message: You and your family will be killed very slowly."

A week earlier, Tricia Raffensperger, wife of the Georgia secretary of state, Brad Raffensperger, had received another anonymous text: We plan for the death of you and your family every day."