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But first, a Nevada election official describes a pressure-cooker environment in which she faced criticism and public distrust based on false election claims.
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Cari-Ann Burgess, interim Registrar of Voters for Washoe County, Nev., pauses while helping prepare the office for elections on Sept. 20 in Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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An elections worker wanted to serve her country. A stew of conspiracy theories and vitriol awaited
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Election operations in a northern Nevada county that's a political bellwether for the state are now being overseen by a deputy registrar who's the fifth person in the past four years to hold those duties. The turnover at the top and among the election office staff is one symptom of a county that's been overrun with election conspiracy theories since Donald Trump lost the state in 2020. Read more.
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