US states worried about election unrest take security precautions


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  • Tuesday, 05 Nov 2024

FILE PHOTO: Officer Tyler Knott of the Vancouver Police Department surveils ballot boxes, where a freshly replaced ballot box stands in the Fisher's Landing Transit Center, following what police believe were three arsons at ballot drop boxes in the northwestern U.S. states of Washington and Oregon, in Vancouver, Washington, U.S. October 29, 2024. REUTERS/John Rudoff/File Photo

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Reuters) - A security fence rings a Las Vegas building where Nevada tabulates votes. An Arizona sheriff has his department on high alert to guard against potential violence with drones and snipers on standby. Governors of at least three states have called for National Guard troops to help maintain the peace.

As a tense America votes for either Republican Donald Trump or Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president, concerns about potential political violence have prompted officials to take a variety of measures to bolster security during and after Election Day.

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