Elections Security

Executive Summary

Threatening election officials is a crime in Wisconsin

How do I know what actions constitute a threat?

"True Threats" Defined¹:

• “Threat” or “threatening” means, when all circumstances are considered, a communication of or communicating an intention to inflict injury or impending danger or harm.
• The communication may be oral, in writing, or by conduct.
• A “threat” must be such that the person communicating the threat is aware that others could regard the communication as threatening injury or