{"id":4304,"date":"2020-10-21T12:23:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T12:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=4304"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:52:16","slug":"aware-of-potential-disruptions-at-polling-places-durham-officials-quietly-made-plans-to-keep-the-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2020\/10\/21\/aware-of-potential-disruptions-at-polling-places-durham-officials-quietly-made-plans-to-keep-the-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Aware of potential disruptions at polling places, Durham officials quietly made plans to keep the peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of Durham residents flooded voting sites starting last week in a tense election countdown that has state and local officials quietly preparing for disruptions. Among the precautions: positioning unarmed security at polling places.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The first few days of early voting in the county found eager Durhamites waiting in lines by the hundreds, sometimes as long as three hours, masked and socially distant.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI really think the election in Durham is going to go well,\u201d said Mayor Steve Schewel. \u201cI want to encourage everybody to understand that early in-person voting is safe. It’s safer than going to the supermarket.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But it isn\u2019t just COVID-19 that has brought worry about voting in person. Around the country, concerns about what may happen at the polls \u2014 at early-vote sites and on Election Day \u2014 have arisen because of comments from President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump has urged his supporters to go to polling places to <\/span>expose alleged voter fraud<\/span><\/a>, despite ample studies that show fraud is rare. His campaign has an \u201c<\/span>Army for Trump<\/span><\/a>\u201d website with videos encouraging loyalists to sign up to join the president\u2019s \u201cElection Day Operations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Elections are governed by strict state laws on allowed activities in and outside of the schools, libraries and community buildings where Americans vote, and some worry problems may occur if \u201cArmy for Trump\u201d volunteers show up. Except for authorized observers, people are required to stay at least 50 feet away from polling places, for instance.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, Trump supporters in <\/span>Virginia<\/span><\/a> stood outside an early voting site in Fairfax County, waving campaign flags and chanting \u201cfour more years.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Even though the group stood the required distance from the polling place, the demonstration intimidated some voters and election officials opened up part of the government building so people waiting to vote felt safer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On just the second day of early voting in North Carolina, an <\/span>incident <\/span><\/a>in Wake County brought national headlines. <\/span>A Republican poll observer, former State Rep. Gary Pendleton, was charged with misdemeanor assault when he allegedly pushed an election worker at an early-vote site.\u00a0 Pendleton was trying to get into a Wake Forest polling site earlier than the opening time, and the worker denied him access. \u201cWe are looking for fraudulent activity that might be occurring in polls around Wake County,\u201d Pendleton said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In downtown Durham last week, a voter made his way to the front of the line, said he wanted to skip everyone, and then verbally assaulted poll workers until he was escorted off the premises, said Clinton Goldston, a security officer stationed outside of the Karsh Alumni Center at Duke University on Monday. The man \u201cpresented [their] cane as a weapon,\u201d said Goldston, who wore a neon green vest with the word SECURITY stamped on the back.<\/p>\n

State and local elections officials are trying to balance the need for security at the polls with concerns that a visible police presence could, by itself, intimidate voters. <\/span>Last week, Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the State Board of Elections, issued a memo telling local elections officials not to have uniformed police or sheriff\u2019s deputies at polling places.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the event a county board must utilize law enforcement for parking and traffic issues at a voting site,\u201d she wrote, \u201cofficers must be in plain clothes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLaw enforcement may periodically drive by a voting site in the event heightened security is needed,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bell\u2019s memo drew <\/span>criticism<\/span><\/a> from some Republican officials. \u201cThe State Board of Elections has no jurisdiction over police matters,\u201d said Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the Republican candidate for governor. \u201cThey do not have the authority to mandate when, where or how uniformed police officers do their jobs. This memo is insulting to the men and women in uniform.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But Schewel agreed with the state board\u2019s approach. \u201cWe don\u2019t want to have officers stationed at the polls because we want to make sure that everyone feels comfortable,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Clinton Goldston of Night Hawk Security & Consulting stands outside of the Karsh Alumni Center at Duke University, an early voting site in Durham. Photo by Henry Haggart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Derek Bowen, director of the Durham Board of Elections, said he has coordinated with local law enforcement to prepare for any incidents at polling stations.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cSome of Durham County\u2019s plans are to have unarmed security at polling places, to help mitigate and diffuse anything that may present itself,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The board has hired a Raleigh firm, Night Hawk Security & Consulting, to provide unarmed security workers outside the polls to help with traffic, enforce social distancing and prevent interference with voting.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in discussions with the [Durham Police Department] with regards to responding to an incident that may require them, but we will not have any officers on site,\u201d Bowen said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Durham matters<\/b><\/p>\n

The past year has been a challenging one for law enforcement around the nation due to protests and violence around police shootings and the emergence of right-wing groups. Now police are confronted by a polarizing election. Trump\u2019s claims about voting fraud risks and his hints that he may not give up power if he loses have raised fears of disorder. Concerns extend beyond Election Day on Nov. 3.\u00a0 The massive number of mail-in absentee votes may delay results for days.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Voters fill out ballots in voting booths distanced six feet apart in the Duke Karsh Alumni Center. Photo by Henry Haggart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Durham County could play a significant role in the outcome of a close U.S. Senate and presidential race in North Carolina. <\/span>Hillary Clinton’s\u00a0 narrow loss of North Carolina, a key battleground state, helped Trump win the presidency in the Electoral College. Yet she won Durham County with more than 77 percent of the vote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

North Carolina this year, with 15 electoral votes, is again one of a handful of swing states that will decide the presidency. Most scenarios for a Trump re-election require him to win North Carolina again. And continued Republican control of the U.S. Senate could hinge on whether Senator Thom Tillis beats Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ready if needed<\/b><\/p>\n

Durham law enforcement agencies say they are ready if needed during early voting, on Nov. 3, and in the days after the election.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“I understand this election is critically important,\u201d Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead said in an email. \u201cMy office has been in contact with our state and federal law enforcement partners, and we have not been informed of a specific threat against any of our polling locations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI support the needs of the Durham County Board of Elections and the State Board of Elections as they ensure a safe environment for all citizens to exercise their constitutional right to vote,” Birkhead added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Durham Police Lt. J.E. Werner said her agency has been communicating about the election with the elections board and the sheriff\u2019s office about \u201cbest practices and procedures,\u201d as well as state public safety officials.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although she declined to discuss plans or tactics, she said the department, with 550 sworn officers, has \u201cthe personnel and resources to respond effectively\u201d to any disturbances.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wanda Page has been Durham\u2019s interim city manager since the retirement of Tom Bonfield last month. When asked about possible election-related problems, she said: \u201cWe talk about a lot of things in the city, and yes, we have had these conversations in some of our meetings. But I\u2019m not really sure if there\u2019s, you know, additional detail I can provide about that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At the state level, the Department of Public Safety typically focuses on providing assistance when bad weather threatens to disrupt elections, and works with other state and federal agencies to protect elections from cyber attacks.\u00a0 But DPS also houses the State Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies that are available to help local law enforcement deal with major disturbances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe must always be ready to stand in support of our communities if any issues arise,\u201d said DPS spokesman Sgt. Christopher Knox.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite all this readiness, Schewel expressed optimism that the election will be free of disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have any major concerns about it in general,\u201d he said. \u201cI certainly think it\u2019s possible.\u00a0 But I think it\u2019s unlikely that would happen in Durham. And I think it\u2019s especially unlikely to happen in a significant way.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

9th Street Journal photographer Henry Haggart contributed reporting to this article. 9th Street Journal reporter Cameron Oglesby can be reached at <\/i>cameron.oglesby@duke.edu<\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

At top: Poll volunteer Emma DeRose wipes down a voting booth after a voter leaves. Photo by Henry Haggart.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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