safety into their own hands. >> i like to call myself the keeper of democracy. >> is that what has kept you on the job? >> absolutely. >> what do you want to tell the public about how hard your job is right now? >> my job is so hard that one would think it's not worth it and why are you doing it? it's intrinsic for me, right? we have to protect democracy. i can't say it enough, you know? one person, one vote. is it worth it? is it worth my life? apparently it is. because i'm continuing on that path. >> reporter: the u.s. department of justice says historically these cases have fallen to state and leek al jurisdictions but not anymore as these cases have grown across the country. just six months ago the doj formed a multidivisional task force, it's designed to train election workers, but also to find and prosecute those making threats against them. kyung lah, cnn, reno, nevada. and all this, all this week,