"Years ago, election officials were largely anonymous.
Those days are over.
Right now, anyone working in the field of elections in today's highly-charged political environment - with a political class newly aware of (if not terribly knowledgeable about) election administration - has to assume that she or he is one close vote away from becoming front page news."
Quick Lesson from the Wisconsin Recalls: Election Officials are Public Figures
Program for Excellence in Election Administration:
