Election Officials & Workers
A fellowship program created by Secretary of State Adrian Fontes helps counties replenish a talent pool that’s drying up.
Extra weekend hours could improve turnout, but election officials expect some challenges with staffing.
The state has held these elections since 1799, but these days, the ballots have a lot of blank spaces on them.
The indictments target five public officials, including a former elections administrator.
The inquiry has found that errors by her office began well before Election Day.
The memorandum heightens fears about retribution against those who upheld the integrity of the 2020 election
To ensure that no ballots go missing again, poll workers had to deal with new checklists and an extra load of paperwork.
Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office says it will appeal the decisions, as it has with other dismissed cases.
Veteran official Mike Haas will fill in for Maribeth Witzel-Behl and oversee the April 1 election.
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?