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Why so many election officials are leaving

GCN

Some states are seeing high rates of turnover among local election officials, according to new research. It’s a troublesome trend that may have a silver lining.

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AN OPEN LETTER TO ELECTED OFFICIALS

Barrett & Greene

But when elected officials do so, they are missing the idea that people trust candor. It’s always been the case that bad news drives out good news, which justifiably may make some of you wary that reporters will be sour cherry picking the bad news from a performance report – even one that is largely positive.

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Local governments are less impacted by polarization, survey finds

American City & Country

Only 15% said relationships between elected officials and staff was negatively impacted by political polarization, and among government staff members, 11% said polarization negatively affected relationships. Party affiliation also plays less of a role in local government polarization than one might expect, according to the report.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Getting Elected Is the Easy Part’

Disaster Zone blog

Insights from a long-serving state-level elected official.

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West Virginia’s top election official on trust, social media and secure elections

GCN

Ahead of what promises to be a hectic election season, Secretary of State Mac Warner spent part of his last National Association of Secretaries of State Winter Conference touching on conspiracy theories, among other topics.

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Pride Month: Spotlighting the First Openly LGBTQ Elected Official in U.S. History

NLC (National League of Cities)

By Kathy Kozachenko, Former Councilmember, Ann Arbor, MI My name is Kathy Kozachenko, and this is my story – or at least part of it. Fifty years ago, I was a 21-year-old woman full of idealism and a passion for justice. I had come to the University of Michigan in 1970 wanting to be a […] Source

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Arctic Wolf CISO Outlines Election Security Measures

State Tech Magazine

With election security a top concern, Arctic Wolf commissioned the Center for Digital Government to survey over 130 state and local government leaders about their perceived state of readiness. StateTech talked to Arctic Wolf CISO Adam Marrè about the survey findings and how election officials and IT leaders can safeguard the vote.