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Clerks report turnover and stress; Elections Division and lawmakers plan follow-up support
Summary
Legislators heard that municipal clerk turnover has risen, driven in part by increased workload, threats and public vitriol. The Elections Division described training, office hours and coordination with law enforcement and other agencies to support clerks.
Deputy Secretary of State Lauren Hibbert told the committee that municipal clerk turnover has been significant in recent years and that the job has become more stressful because clerks are the visible face of elections.
Hibbert said she heard a prior estimate that roughly one quarter of clerks had turned over in a prior year, and…
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