Former Denver Elections Worker Who Alleges She Lost Her Job After Speaking with Jon Stewart Over Safety Concerns for Poll Workers Settles Lawsuit

A former Denver elections worker who says she lost her job after speaking to comedian Jon Stewart about her concerns for the safety of poll workers has settled a lawsuit alleging the city violated her First Amendment rights for $65,000, her lawyer said Friday.

Virginia Chau, a lawyer who worked part-time as a polling center supervisor during elections, spoke in 2022 about threats made against election workers and the lack of training for them during a panel discussion on the short-lived streaming show “The Problem with Jon Stewart” in 2022.

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