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    Votebeat
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    Jan 26
    Thanks for visiting our page! We're a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom covering how elections work in the United States. Get the latest voting news at votebeat.org. Sign up for our newsletters here:
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    Votebeat
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    Dec 21, 2020
    “It was a nightmare. Everything was a nightmare," said one county elections director. @MarieAlbiges & @tommylisi on the PA election officials that are burnt out and leaving their jobs.
    Pa. election officials are burnt out and leaving their jobs after 2020 ‘nightmare’
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    Votebeat
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    Jan 12, 2021
    Huge news! Today Votebeat welcomes @JessicaHuseman, formerly of @ElectionLand at @propublica, as our editorial director. Jessica will help lead Votebeat’s ambition to transform from a pop-up newsroom to a two-year pilot covering election admin through the 2022 midterms. 1/
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    Votebeat
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    Aug 18, 2022
    Hey Texans, you have just under two months to get registered to vote for the midterms! 🗳️ Get registered for #Election2022 or update your information here: texas.gov/living-in-texa…
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    Apr 17, 2023
    A North Texas elections official who was lauded by top state officials — and his critics — as one of the best administrators in the field has submitted his resignation. Heider Garcia told county officials his last day will be June 23.
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    Celebrated Texas election chief resigns because of differences with new county leader
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    Votebeat
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    Mar 28, 2022
    We are very excited to have @JenAFifield joining Votebeat after her superb coverage of the 2021 Arizona election review and conflicts over voting in Maricopa County for @azcentral. Reporters like Jen are what the voting beat needs now.
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    Jen Fifield
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    Mar 28, 2022
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    I’m excited to announce that I’m joining @VoteBeatUS as their new Arizona reporter. I’ll be one of their first local reporters in a new & exciting team that will cover voting and elections nationally, from the ground up.
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    Votebeat
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    Oct 15, 2024
    Gov. Greg Abbott boasted that Texas removed 6,500 noncitizens from its voter rolls. That number was likely inflated.
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    Texas likely inflated number of noncitizens in voter roll cleanup
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    Nov 11, 2022
    Quick work by @JenAFifield to answer the burning question on everyone's mind as we continue to await Maricopa results
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    Why can’t Arizona count ballots as quickly as Florida?
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    Aug 18, 2022
    Votebeat's @NataliaECG obtained the Gillespie County Elections Director's resignation letter through a public records request. She says threats, Texas's new election laws, low pay and lack of staff have "completely changed" her job, making it "unsustainable."
    August 2, 2022 Dear Gillespie County Elections Commission: I want to thank the commission for hiring me to be the inaugural Elections Administrator. We have accomplished many positive changes during the last three years, most visibly modernizing the method of voting and acquiring a new voting system. However, there are some negative changes that have also happened in the elections landscape. The threats against election officials and my election staff, dangerous misinformation, lack of full time personnel for the elections office, unpaid compensation, and absurd legislation have completely changed the job I initially accepted. The life commitment I have given to this job is not sustainable. In light of these changes and for my health and well-being I am resigning as Elections Administrator. Please consider this my two week notice and my last day will be August 16th. Sincerely, Anissa Herrera Texas Registered Election Official (REO) Gillespie County Elections Administrator
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    Votebeat
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    Nov 8, 2022
    Hey Arizona!! Votes in Maricopa County and Phoenix *will* be counted on #ElectionDay. There are widespread issues with ballot tabulators, but ballots can be placed in a secure box to be counted later in the day. Here's how that process works:
    MARICOPA BALLOT TABULATORS If you want to vote immediately at a vote center where the ballot tabulator isn’t working, you can place your ballot into a secure box underneath the machine. The ballot will be kept there until polls close. After polls close, the ballots will be transported by a bipartisan team to the county’s central elections center and they will be counted there. This is the same way all mail-in ballots are counted.
    MARICOPA BALLOT TABULATORS Alternatively, you can either wait for the machines to start working again or travel to another nearby location to vote. If you do decide to leave, have a poll worker sign you out of the first location before leaving. This will allow you to vote at the second location like normal. You can look up the nearest location to you, and check wait times, at locations.maricopa.vote.
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    Votebeat
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    Oct 8, 2022
    Federal judge demands True the Vote identify who provided access to poll worker data votebe.at/3T0CDoM
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    Votebeat
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    Sep 10, 2021
    New from @JessicaHuseman: After "heartbroken" election admins saw funding disappear from Democrats' budget resolution, 14 SoS'es push again for federal assistance. votebeat.org/2021/9/10/2266…
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    Votebeat
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    May 24, 2022
    Misinformation is a threat to elections. Votebeat is here to report the truth. We’re a nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan reporting on election administration and voting. Read more on our mission from Editor-In-Chief @chadAlorenz: votebeat.org/2022/5/24/2313…
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    Votebeat
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    Oct 25, 2022
    We love this guide from @propublica on how to vote no matter where you live — or what language you speak. We have guides on how to vote if you live in our four bureau states (Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Texas), but if you're somewhere else, please check this guide!!
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    ProPublica
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    Sep 12, 2022
    You have the right to vote even if you don’t speak or read English. This guide will tell you about your right to ask for help, how to vote and what to do if you have problems. Available in 11 languages 🧵👇 propublica.org/article/guide-…