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Texas counties left scrambling after critical election equipment loses its certification

Texas decertified a widely used electronic pollbook after problems in November. Will a fix arrive in time for the next election?

The Texas Tribune

About 40% of Texas election administrators leave their job each presidential election cycle, report finds

Texas’ turnover rate has held steady at 40% since 2014. That’s slightly above the new national average.

The Texas Tribune

GOP donor, voter fraud activist is a finalist to run elections in Tarrant County

Karen Wiseman previously sued former election administrator Heider Garcia and participated in a right-wing group’s search for 2020 voter fraud. She’s one of the three finalists, none of whom have experience running elections.

The Texas Tribune

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The fight against election lies never ends for local officials

State and local election officials across the country have begun pursuing strategies to combat election lies ahead of the 2024 presidential election: They’re meeting with community organizations, posting social media videos and even inviting skeptics to visit election offices in efforts to “pre-bunk” falsehoods they know are coming.

Tribune News Service

Texas elections secure despite COVID-related “irregularities” in 2020, audit finds

Four Texas counties were evaluated in a 359-page audit released by Secretary of State John Scott on Monday, two weeks before he steps down as chief election official.

The Texas Tribune

How Texas counts ballots and keeps elections secure

From election equipment to ballot counting and storage, Texas elections officials follow a long list of laws and procedures to ensure free and fair elections.

The Texas Tribune

Conspiracists target election officials

Running Texas elections has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face has grown

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Conspiracy theorists and 16-hour days: Inside the stress elections officials face ahead of the midterms

Running elections in Texas has never been easy. But since 2020, the scrutiny elections administrators face has grown — even in small Republican-controlled counties that former President Donald Trump carried.

The Texas Tribune

False allegations of voter fraud in 2020 led to increased threats against Texas election workers

A Texas elections administrator from Tarrant County told a U.S. House committee there was a social media call for his violent death, and election workers nationwide have reported more than 1,000 “hostile contacts” over the past year.

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