Georgia County Equips Election Workers with Panic Buttons Amid Rising Threats

Cobb County allocates $50,000 for safety devices as threats against election officials increase post-2020 election.

Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved funding for 200 panic buttons for election workers.
The devices can alert authorities by pairing with users' smartphones to transmit GPS locations.
More than half of Georgia's counties have adopted similar safety measures.
Threats against election officials have surged since false claims about the 2020 election results.
Runbeck Election Services is in talks to sell these devices in at least five states.