Maryland elections officials deal with threats of violence, turnover concerns ahead of presidential election

Since the last presidential election, Maryland has seen a concerning rise in turnover among our state’s election officials, with nearly half new to their positions, according to research from the Bipartisan Policy Center.

As of January 2024, Maryland saw turnover in 11 voting jurisdictions.

Turnover is also on the rise nationally, according to a CBS News investigation.

What is driving the exodus? Some blame an increasingly hostile environment, fueled by citizens who do not trust the election system.

Stephanie Taylor, who oversees elections in Harford County, gets a lot of correspondence from the public—and keeps all of it in a binder with the title “Love and Not So Much Love Notes” on the cover.

Read more: CBS News