On Sunday, August 14, 2022 at 6:06:16 PM UTC-7, Technobarbarian wrote:
"Threats, stalking lead to election office resignation"
"Energy has been high around elections for several years alongside escalating political polarization nationwide. Despite this, 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.
“We have some people who are pretty fanatical and radical about things,” said Gillespie County Judge Mark Stroeher. “Unfortunately, they have driven out our elections administrator, and not just her, but the staff. Everybody has resigned.”
Stroeher was sympathetic to Herrera’s frustrations in the position.
“The job had been made much more difficult than probably it should be because of some individuals who are continuing to question how they are doing things,” said Stroeher.
Herrera mentioned that, following the 2020 elections, Texas legislature
had passed approximately 300 new laws regulating the voting process.
This made her oversight overwhelming to manage. Herrera feels confident about the integrity of the county’s voting process."
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TB
Here in Commiefornia, it been mostly school boards assailed by malcontents, over CRT, and members, speaking up for minorities... A small mob even grumbled outside a local progressive board member's home.... However, the last SLO County Clerk
Recorder was run out of town, among complaints that he was working for the Chinese Commies... (His last name was Gong...) That his wife had a hungry Indian Casino gambling habit, leading her into embezzling thousands from the few non-profit
organizations that she worked for, didn't help him any, as you can imagine... His 2nd in command won the election, despite the Winger candidate outspending her 50, to one... Our own County Supervisor, (a big time OAnon /Trumper) says she still "has
questions", although unmentioned, about the county elections being legit.... Those crazy fuckers are everywhere!
Paul Revere XXV
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