Hamilton said run-ins with poll watchers traced back to 2020 but said other issues weighed on the office, including what he contended was was a lack of support from the county. In 2020, Trump won the county with nearly 80% of the vote.īut the resignations surprised Mo Saiidi, chairman of the Gillespie County GOP, who said recent elections had run smoothly. Supporters are easy to find in Gillespie County, a popular getaway to booming vineyards and vacation rentals in the scenic Texas Hill Country, which is a short day trip from the state's liberal capital in Austin but separated by a gulf politically. They are familiar to many election workers in Texas, which has been at the vanguard of a Republican campaign nationwide to tighten election laws in response to Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 election was rigged.
Department of Justice launched a task force last year toaddress rising threats against election officials. Citing the potential effect on democracy, the U.S. of how death threats, harassment and unfounded accusations have driven local election officials from their jobs. The departures pile on the examples across the U.S.
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