Election Officials & Workers
How Guadalupe County’s Citizens Elections Academy is strengthening trust in voting
The job of a local clerk is critical, but a growing workload and the threat of harassment deter potential candidates.
Clerks could get statewide guidance that includes new accounting procedures and end-of-night steps for Election Day.
Newly elected Recorder Timothy Jordan tells Votebeat he acted in self defense. A felony conviction could bar him from the job.
Justin Heap, the new recorder, cancels pact with supervisors in a feud over power and funding.
Michele Carew took heat from critics over the way she conducted Hood County’s 2020 elections. Now she’s taking over in Bexar County, one of the state’s largest.
Meagan Wolfe has become one of the most respected — and scrutinized — election officials nationwide, and faced a Republican effort to oust her.
Rachelle Smit is ‘not shy’ about repeating false claims of fraud in 2020. Now she’ll help shape state election law as Republicans look to add a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters.
Critics say Secretary of State Adrian Fontes is more focused on fixing blame than helping counties straighten out their voter rolls.
Survey finds a continuing decline in job satisfaction, as the pressures grow. ‘The wasteland that is our lives.’
The state decertified a widely used type of electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?
The city clerk says her office told the county. The county clerk says that’s not true.
David Stevens announced his departure just 10 days after being sworn in to a new term, which will allow supervisors to pick his successor.
Navajo Nation officials had called for accountability after equipment failures left voters waiting in long lines.
From Arizona to Pennsylvania, judges, lawmakers, and election officials will be busy shaping new policies that govern how we vote.
State law calls for a game of chance, which leaves a lot of imperfect options. What’s next, rock-paper-scissors?
The commission’s first ever investigation will seek to understand how such lapses can be prevented.
They say this problem won’t happen again. But the clerk’s office is still trying to understand how exactly the errors occurred.
A voter will continue to trial after allegedly casting two ballots in Michigan’s August primary.
Meagan Wolfe has faced death threats, lawsuits, and efforts to oust her — and became one of the nation’s most respected election officials.