Bomb threats, ballot-box arson: a timeline of US election violence

The election period has seen attacks on the voting process and threats of violence, but officials say voting is still safe

In the last week, the US saw numerous attacks on the voting process and threats of violence, and extremism experts are bracing for what comes after voting has ended.

The goal of people committing these acts is often to create fear and distrust around voting or to sabotage the functioning of democracy. Still, election officials stress that voting is safe, and voters should not be deterred from voting because of any threats to the process, which are rare.