It’s no secret that Republican state legislatures are working overtime to alter election laws in ways to twist American democracy to their favor. Having imposed rules that make it harder to vote and to discourage those who can’t vote in person, the newest point of attack is to threaten election officials with fines and jail time. Republican-dominated state legislatures are looking at ways to punish election administrators if they stray — even by accident — from increasingly cumbersome new voting restrictions. At least 10 states have passed or are considering laws that could send election offic…