More states move to restrict guns at polling sites to protect workers, voters from threats

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : "It doesn't swallow my right to live.
49% : It doesn't swallow my right to vote.
48% : That changed in the final version, with additional exemptions for police officers, people conducting non-election business near a polling place or drop box, or people sitting in their cars.
45% : Ojeda said gun restrictions are another way to help those who are tasked with running free and fair elections.
45% : Now a resident of Virginia, she is still figuring out how safety will play a role in whether she signs up to be a poll worker again -- and that was before the governor vetoed the bill to add gun restrictions.
40% : "WATCH: Trump conspiracies inspire threats against judges, jurors and election workersWhile some Republican lawmakers have insisted that allowing firearms at polling places keeps voters safe, Sanders disagreed.
40% : In Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin highlighted the Second Amendment as part of his reasoning for vetoing more than two dozen bills that would have enacted gun restrictions.
38% : There is a long and racist history of political violence at the ballot box, but it has been exceedingly rare in recent election cycles.
34% : READ MORE: 1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll findsSuch legislation could help address growing concerns about voter intimidation at drop boxes, a form of voting that Trump and his supporters routinely criticize as fraudulent despite little proof.
26% : So have the people who make elections function, such as poll workers Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, who were targeted by Trump and his associates like Rudy Giuliani.
25% : "Worries about potential violence have at times been stoked by Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, who continues to spread conspiracy theories about the nation's election system.
19% : If Trump and others continue to lie about the security of drop boxes, experts worry it will stop people from voting altogether.

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