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Stephen Richer no longer runs elections in the fourth-largest county in the country. But for the rest of his life, he’ll remember the feeling when polls closed on an election night. More than a million ballots staring at him and his staff. Every moment that passes without them fully counted means another conspiracy theory sprouting online. “Those days, those were hell for me,” said Richer, a Republican who served as the clerk and recorder for Arizona’s Maricopa County. Miles Parks, NPR.
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Countdown to November 3
Secretary of state races
By M. Mindy Moretti
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The top election official spot is on the ballot in 23 states this year and while secretary of state has always been a top executive job, it’s only more recently that the contests – in some states anyway – have gotten top executive attention from the media and voters.
This year is no exception.
In addition to the 23 states with the top election official on the ballot, there are another 12 states and D.C., where voters are selecting the officials who will then appoint their state elections chiefs. Those states are: Alaska, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin.
Ballotpedia has identified the secretary of state elections in Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, and Nevada as battlegrounds. Additionally, there have been a small handful of the races featuring debates between the candidates including in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, and Michigan.
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