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International Business Times
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Michael Mathes

'Panic Buttons,' SWAT Teams: US Braces For Election Unrest

A security camera surveils a ballot storage area at the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center in Arizona, part of the battleground state's bulked up security ahead of the November 5, 2024 election (Credit: AFP)

Panic buttons for poll workers, special weapons teams deployed on rooftops, and hundreds of National Guard personnel on standby.

The 2024 US presidential campaign has been a particularly volatile one, and security for Election Day on Tuesday is being ramped up to unprecedented levels given concerns over possible civil unrest, election chicanery, or violence against election workers.

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