Overview

• Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has blamed former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for a surge in violent threats against election officials, including herself.
• Griswold has received numerous threats since the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Trump ineligible to appear on the state's 2024 primary ballot under the 'insurrection clause' of the 14th Amendment.
• Griswold has also criticized Republicans for not condemning the 'rhetoric of violence', which she believes has led to voter suppression and security breaches.
• Since 2020, Colorado has seen a one-third turnover rate among elected county clerks due to the hostile environment.
• After Trump posted the biography of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on his social media platform, Bellows and her staff also received a flood of violent threats.