The entire staff of the Gillespie county (TX) elections office resigned after being stalked/threaten

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steven monacelli
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Aug 14, 2022
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The entire staff of the Gillespie county elections office in Texas resigned after being stalked and threatened with death by far right election deniers.
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Threats, stalking lead to election office resignation

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What makes this situation particularly wild is that Trump, election denier in chief, won this county by a margin of 59 points. It is solid MAGA country. But extremists still view local election officers as the enemy.
9:13 AM · Aug 14, 2022

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Energy has been high around elections for several years alongside escalating political polarization nationwide. Despite this, Gillespie County has been a mostly peaceful political climate.

But the 2020 presidential race brought election integrity to the forefront of many American minds. With passions ignited, the political climate around elections has been a blazing fire for some election officials.

Nobody knows this more than Anissa Herrera, elections administrator for Gillespie County since 2019. She is resigning from her position as administrator largely due to the heightened, and even dangerous circumstances surrounding the voting process.

“After the 2020 (election), I was threatened, I’ve been stalked, I’ve been called out on social media,” said Herrera. “And it’s just dangerous misinformation.”

Herrera is an inaugural member of the elections office for the county and has worked for Gillespie County for nine-and-a-half years. Prior to her role as elections administrator, she worked as the elections clerk under the county clerk’s office.

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[dalton99a]

1. A must read.

[Hekate]

2. Trump won the county by a fantastic margin of 59 points, but his followers want to kill people...

… who count the votes. It is not enough to win — they must smash all vestiges of a civil society and kill anyone who tries to uphold the law.

Godsdam these Trumpistas are dangerous as rabid dogs.

[dalton99a]

3. The cult won't rest until cultists are in complete control of every ballot.

They want to see who voted for who.

[Samrob]

6. Or in jail!

Congress should make a threatening and election official or harming them a felony with harsh penalties.

[tulipsandroses]

4. I would like to see stiffer penalties for harassment of election workers

Make them pay civil and criminal penalties.
As well suing the shit out of these bastards.

[liberalla]

7. I agree! Completely!

[TheRickles]

20. Yes, and ASAP, or this will be a common sight in November.

[70sEraVet]

24. Yes, the same protections we offer federal law enforcement officers!

[Turbineguy]

5. We need election observers

from Iraq to oversee things.

[Lovie777]

8. shothole's cult feels emboldened . ....

they will promote threats to other counties all over the country.

Voters and officials who believe in freedom and democracy will not stand for this.

[Chainfire]

9. The law need to start stalking the stalkers.

I am guessing it is low on the law enforcement's priorities.

[Irish_Dem]

10. That is the goal, fire or force resignations of election workers.

Then install GOP puppets.

Same with teachers, nurses, librarians, public health workers, etc.

[bluestarone]

11. AGREE!

We need a good response for sure!

[2naSalit]

12. That was the intent.

[MagickMuffin]

13. These Election Officials need to notify the DOJ and Lodge a formal complaint

Instead of quitting and getting more qanon people running our elections. They would definitely f things up

[orangecrush]

18. Agree

[Hermit-The-Prog]

14. Unchecked terrorism is murdering democracy.

[AZLD4Candidate]

22. You can't call it terrorism. Think of all the talking heads that say it's the Democrats that are

not in touch with rural America's concerns.

[Evolve Dammit]

15. All the RW hate sites are calling election officials, libs, Dems the enemy and advocating violence.

This will get uglier sad to say. They are whipped into a lather.

[Kaleva]

27. Which sites are those?

[Evolve Dammit]

28. How about InfoWars, Bannon's podcasts and Breitbart? I'm sure there are others....

[Kaleva]

29. Probably are. I'm familiar with Free Republic

Where I lurk at to see what the crazies are talking about.

[Evolve Dammit]

30. God love ya. Can't believe how widespread it is and how many swear by pure BS.

[EnergizedLib]

16. But wait

I thought it was us on the left who were the violent ones?

[Martin Eden]

17. Domestic Terrorists. Fascists.

When they fly the Stars & Stripes from their pickup trucks they desecrate our flag and everything for which it stands.

[NoMoreRepugs]

19. Escalating Political Polarization my ass ... the Deplorable base

are a bunch of BatShitCrazedLoons, some of whom threaten the lives of election officials.

[DENVERPOPS]

21. Across the nation

this crap will get a lot worse in the next few months.

Republicans Motto: If you can't WIN it, STEAL it.............

And, if the Dems should keep the majority in the Senate or increase the ratio of Dem Senators,
And/or if the Dems continue to dominate the house
All hell is gonna break loose......you can bet your sweet bippy

[Marcuse]

23. "We don't need no stinking elections"

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

25. This kind of shit needs to stop.

We need new laws with teeth addressing threatening others with violence or death.

[Tarc]

26. The problem is, what happens now?

Do the QTards get to run unopposed for those seats?

[Takket]

31. Meanwhile protesters showed up at kavanaughs house

And the gop lost its shot and demanded a law about it be passed five minutes later.

We need a DOJ task force just to investigate and arrest people who make online threats. It is WAY too easy.

[Initech]

32. This shit is getting out of hand. It needs to stop.