Since the counties across the state are in the final stages of designing and printing your November ballot papers, an investigation by CBS News California found that half of the California voters would have any new to the job that run their presidential election this year.
For the main county election officials, especially in this era of mistrust and misinformation, where the job is becoming increasingly complicated – and in some cases, is dangerous.
This is some Nevada County Voters Registrar Natali Adona Knows a little,
“I started to have a terror attack,” Edona said, “and it seemed that no one could help me until I was hurt.”
During his 2022 campaign for the Registrar of Voters, the advertisements of political attacks were minimal of their concerns.
“I noticed it was on my staff,” said Edona.
Even after the victory of his landslide, He faced a call for a recount,
Edona and her staff excluded it, but she understands why others cannot.
“We are all doing our work just here,” said Edona. “Some of my colleagues have found that they have to protect themselves and protect their families, compared to already retired.”
She indicates research from the bipartisan policy center, cited as one of the reasons for increasing business among election officials.
It also indicates an aging workforce which is naturally with retirement and there is a growing complexity of elections from elections to sometimes changing election laws in elections.
What is the effect of election official business?
Our CBS news analysis shows, in 25 of the 58 counties in California, in -charge will run the presidential election for the first time this year – affecting about half of the registered voters in California.
“Experience is super important because you have the opportunity to learn what happened in the last election,” Edona said. “You are also able to adjust more quickly.”
But while the turnover in California since the last presidential election cycle has skyrocketed, this level of turnover is not extraordinary, given two decades. And not everyone is newly inexperienced for the top job.
Bob Page is the new Orange County Registrar of Voters. He first took over in San Bernardino County.
“There are really many things that are different,” the page said.
Voter preferences from software to equipment, they say that election from county to county vary.
Page says a lot has changed since it started in 2018.
“I was not getting a lot of questions from the press as to how elections work. They just wanted to know who won and who lost. But it has changed,” Page said.
“How much are mild human errors now compared to five years ago?” CBS News California asked.
“I think we are definitely very high under a microscope,” Page said.
From exit from paper to power outage, election hiccups have always been held. But now they become headline news, so communication skills are important.
Christin Konli is the new Contra Costa County election head.
“I will give you an example. We found a handful of voters that the wrong sample ballot has been received,” Conlie said.
She came without any electoral experience.
“I want to be public about it,” said Konley. “And people appreciate it, you know, going ahead of it.”
As other people are leaving jobs, he is one of the five new main election officials in California who never worked in the election office before getting a top job.
“Why did you want to do this?” CBS News California asked.
“I was very angry that we had a couple of couples who resigned in the scandal,” said. “And I thought I could bring some respect in it.”
Election worker security
The final elected registrar at Contra Costa County blamed his own campaign -related election finance fraud in nine cases of fraud.
“But the employees here are amazing,” said Konley.
This is a feeling shared by all the registrars with whom we talked. Employees often work for a long time, face personal threats, and in some cases go weeks without a day holiday.
All registrars encourage voters with questions or concerns to see or see the process for themselves.
However, in the current climate, the registrar is also focused on the safety of the employees.
“The first thing I heard my first week on the job, the staff wanted a security guard,” said.
“We have added a metal detector,” Page said.
And back to Nevada County, Edona says that for whatever may happen in this year’s presidential election, the harassment and dangers they lived in it, they have prepared them better.
“I think we are close as an employee. We are strong,” Edona said. “We know that we have a back of each other.”
