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Portland police close Commercial Street from Pearl to Franklin to traffic just after 4:30 p.m. on page 9
Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
Associated Press
Amid threats, security rises at meetings

of public officials Bridge on Green

Corridor closed for
By SCOTT BAUER meetings of government officials after the
Associated Press Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, “but not like maintenance work
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The meeting place? this where the agenda is kept secret,” said
A secret. Agenda? Not public. Name Kevin Kennedy, who was Wisconsin’s top
tags? Take them off in public. Even one election official for nearly four decades
of the main social events — trivia night — before retiring in 2016. He has attended
would be at an undisclosed location. This meetings of the National Association of
was no meeting of spies or undercover State Election Directors for more than 30
law enforcement agents. Instead, these years and said it was jarring that other-
were the security protocols for a gathering wise anonymous election workers are now
this week in Madison, Wisconsin, of state being targeted. “This is just at a different
election bureaucrats from around the U.S. level, and it’s a reflection of the times and
While the hush-hush measures might seem it’s unfortunate,” he said.State and local
a bit extreme, they were put in place election officials have become targets for
because of the very real threats against those upset with Trump’s loss and who be-
election workers that have been escalat- lieve any number of unfounded conspira-
ing since the 2020 presidential election as cy theories about a rigged election. Many
former President Donald Trump continues have retired or quit as a result, raising staff- page 7
to promote the lie that widespread fraud ing concerns in some offices.
cost him re-election. Security increased at Continued on Page 2