Bloomberg says state election officials are developing contingency plans

“the way they do to prepare for bomb threats, power outages and natural disasters.”

and

“There’s a new hazard on the list, and that is the possibility of some sort of federal interference.”

— Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, describing how election officials are now planning for federal interference alongside threats like outages and disasters. 

And Utah Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson, whose state relies overwhelmingly on mail ballots, warned the rule would be:

“an unmitigated disaster”

if allowed to take effect. 

The article also says officials are preparing by expanding drop boxes, considering more pop-up voting locations, steering voters toward in-person or direct-drop options, and keeping legal teams ready to respond quickly.