In a 2020 survey, 35 percent of respondents said that they thought the biggest threat to keeping U.S. elections safe and accurate was misleading information. In comparison, only five percent said the biggest threat was problems at their polling places.
What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate?
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NPR. (January 21, 2020). What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR. "What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate?." Chart. January 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR. (2020). What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR. "What Is The Biggest Threat to Keeping Our Elections Safe and Accurate?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/
NPR, What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
What is the biggest threat to keeping our elections safe and accurate? [Graph], NPR, January 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1091925/leading-threats-keeping-us-elections-safe-accurate/