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Election officials in TX county quit after being threatened and stalked

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by orangeblue_coop, Aug 14, 2022.

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  1. Aug 14, 2022 #1
    orangeblue_coop

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    Gillespie County has been a mostly peaceful political climate. But the 2020 presidential race brought election integrity to the forefront of many American minds. With passions ignited, the political climate around elections has been a blazing fire for some election officials. Nobody knows this more than Anissa Herrera, elections administrator for Gillespie County since 2019. She is resigning from her position as administrator largely due to the heightened, and even dangerous circumstances surrounding the voting process.

    “After the 2020 (election), I was threatened, I’ve been stalked, I’ve been called out on social media,” said Herrera. “And it’s just dangerous misinformation.”
    Herrera is an inaugural member of the elections office for the county and has worked for Gillespie County for nine-and-a-half years. Prior to her role as elections administrator, she worked as the elections clerk under the county clerk’s office.

    What had been an enjoyable job for Herrera took a different turn following the most recent presidential election. “The year 2020 was when I got the death threats,” said Herrera. “It was enough that I reached out to our county attorney, and it was suggested that I forward it to FPD (Fredericksburg Police Department) and the sheriff’s office.”

    Other resignations have occurred in the Elections Department for similar reasons. The dangers were dire enough that some members of the department hired off-duty law enforcement officers and security guards. Herrera expressed that her responsibilities in the position often required long hours while being understaffed. The wave of resignations in the Elections Department has left county officials wondering how to successfully conduct upcoming elections.

    Threats, stalking lead to election office resignation


    So sad that election officials in a Trump-heavy county in Texas had to experience this.
     
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  2. Aug 14, 2022 #2
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    Trump voters have done more damage to this country than any foreign enemy.
     
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  3. Aug 14, 2022 #3
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    Yeah, Trump won that county 80-20% and won Texas overall, what are these people denying? Did they think Trump should have gotten been credited with 100% of the vote?
     
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  4. Aug 14, 2022 #4
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    The midterms and the 2024 election are going to be poop shows.

    There are 3 races in Pennsylvania where a county won't certify the GOP primary winners because one guy on the election board believes the perfectly legal mail ballot rules are illegal.
     
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  5. Aug 14, 2022 #5
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    agree. losing repub candidates claimed voter fraud, in republican primaries. Just wait until they lose against a dem.

    a requirement for democracy to work is both sides have to respect the outcome of an election, even if your side loses.
     
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  6. Aug 14, 2022 #6
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    Trump "voters" have done more damage than the Japanese and Taliban? Not the MTG's or 1/6 morons... But simply Trump voters?
     
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    The Trumpistas aren’t done.

    This right now is the greatest domestic terror threat the country ever faced.
     
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    Yes, because if you saw what he was and voted for him in 2020, you have failed citizenship.

    We are seeing now what was obvious. If the choice is that he suffers the consequences of his actions or the republic burns, he's fine with the latter. He stands alone as a former president in this.
     
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  9. Aug 14, 2022 #9
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    It should have been obvious in 2016 that the guy was batshit crazy. But to support it in 2020 really is unforgivable.
     
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    Modern day brown shirts. Despicable.
     
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    I give people a pass for 2016 largely because of who Hillary is and the desire for a GOP president after 8 years of Obama. No such pass in 2020.
     
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    So every Trump voter is a domestic terrorist?
     
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    You guys have absolutely no perception of reality to be so clueless that you cant see that people are voting AGAINST an ideal and not for Trump.

    Misguided? Yes.
    Terrorist? Get over yourselves.

    This is what they are fighting against and you guys dont even see it.
     
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  14. Aug 14, 2022 #14
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    Poop shows? You mean like water main breakages and stuff like that?
     
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  15. Aug 14, 2022 #15
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    A lot of the Trump voters as well as MTG support the 1/6 morons.
     
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    "A lot"

    That doesnt anwer my question.
     
  17. Aug 14, 2022 #17
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    Yep. Those were external threats and neither of them ended our country. Trump voters are a bigger threat. If Trump gets elected president again, it's over.
     
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    Lol. And you guys think your not to the extreme. Lol.
     
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    Yeah, we're the extremists. :rolleyes: Please take your head out of the sand.
     
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