Gillespie County, Texas
The Gillespie County elections department staff quit in 2022 following harassment and threats fueled by election conspiracies. Votebeat reported on what caused the departures and how that has changed voting and election processes locally.
The mistakes didn’t affect the outcome, but they highlighted vulnerabilities of a process that proponents are hailing as a model.
Experts say speed of Gillespie hand count raises questions about its accuracy
Election officials, Republican party workers pull all-nighter to report results in Texas county’s hand-counted primary.
Jim Riley says he won’t give in to demands from Gillespie County's voter fraud activists.
Republicans in counties large and small are considering ditching machines to count their primary ballots by hand. Only one county is moving forward.
How a Kerr County commissioner’s unfounded distrust of voting machines took “a wrecking ball to one of the finest election departments.”
Aggrieved anti-fluoride activists, low pay, and understaffing eventually drove away Gillespie County’s election officials.