With Election Day fast approaching, one priority has had elections officials nationwide preparing for months: security.Hearst Television’s National Investigative Unit found the concern has sparked many places nationwide to rethink how they plan to protect their workers, voters and the ballots this election cycle. Ruie LaVoie’s unexpected journey Ruie LaVoie wanted to make some extra money one summer back in 2010, so she wound up working elections. Little did she know she had found her passion. She now serves as the Director of Elections for Baltimore County, Maryland. “I think that voting is everybody’s fundamental right,” LaVoie said. But that fundamental right is sometimes threatened. LaVoie experienced it firsthand.”A voter voted, and on the way out of the polling place, they made a threat that they were going to come back in and cause harm to those that were there voting and working at the polling place,” LaVoie said. While …