‘We’re watching you’: incidents of voter intimidation rise as midterm elections near

Drop box watchers, threatening letters and harassment - voters and election officials alike report increase in occurrences

In suburban Mesa, Arizona, people staked out an outdoor ballot drop box, taking photos and videos of voters dropping off ballots. Some wore tactical gear or camouflage. Some were visibly armed.

Others videotaped voters and election workers at a ballot drop box and central tabulation office in downtown Phoenix. They set up lawn chairs and camped out to keep watch through a fence which had been added around the facility for safety after 2020 election protests.