Electoral Vote Count Will Get Special Security

“The federal government has for the first time declared that the certification of the presidential vote next year will be treated as a ‘national special security event’ — an acknowledgment that the once-routine part of the democratic process now carries special risk,” Politico reports.

“The designation by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas places the Jan. 6 session of Congress on the same security footing as major events such as the Super Bowl or U.N. General Assembly.”