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Election officials may not top the headlines every day, but without them, our democracy wouldn’t function. These county registrar of voters, city clerks, and volunteer poll workers are also our friends, family members, and neighbors. They not only embody our country’s commitment to government by and for the people, they are specially trained and equipped to ensure that every voter is heard.
Election officials may not top the headlines every day, but without them, our democracy wouldn’t function. These county registrar of voters, city clerks, and volunteer poll workers are also our friends, family members, and neighbors. They not only embody our country’s commitment to government by and for the people, they are specially trained and equipped to ensure that every voter is heard.
A poll worker cleans a voting booth between voters during the June 23, 2020 primary election in Louisville, Ky. | Brett Carlsen/Getty Images Shane Schoeller is the county clerk of Greene County, Mo. Tina Barton serves as the clerk for the city of Rochester Hills, Mi. Ricky Hatch is the clerk and auditor of Weber County, Utah. Neal Kelley is the registrar of voters for Orange County, Calif. During major election years, the stakes are high.
A threat to California elections is on the horizon. California voting equipment is near its life expectancy. Our diligent upkeep of these aging voting systems should minimize the risk of any problems in the 2016 elections, but California must take action to modernize our voting equipment for future elections. Most of us remember the 2000 presidential election that concluded with the Supreme Court of the United States settling the Bush v. Gore legal battle.
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