Domestic violent extremism activity leading up and during the midterms are likely to focus on 'election-related infrastructure, personnel, and voters involved in the election process as attractive targets.'
A voter marks her ballot during early voting for the midterm elections, Oct. 28, 2022, in Silver Spring, Md.Domestic violent extremists across the ideological spectrum pose a "heightened threat" to the 2022 midterms, according to a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by ABC News.
Domestic violent extremism activity leading up and during the midterms are likely to focus on "election-related infrastructure, personnel, and voters involved in the election process as attractive targets—including at publicly accessible locations like polling places, ballot drop-box locations, voter registration sites, campaign events, and political party offices."
The hope, the law enforcement agencies say, is possibly to sway voter habits, undermine perceptions of legitimate elections or prompt a particular government reaction.