States call in National Guard to fill poll worker shortages — and to prepare for possible election unrest

The National Guard is getting ready to deal with a very unusual election in some very unusual ways.As COVID-19 led to a shortage of poll workers and an influx of mail-in ballots, at least 10 states brought in their National Guard troops to deal with election tasks, and another 14 are expected to do so this week, The New York Times reports. But in Massachusetts and Oregon, governors are calling in the guard to prepare for another Election Day struggle: potential unrest.With "the electorate sharpl