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Election officials keep quitting years after 2020, as new study flags ongoing turnover risk
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The trend of local election officials exiting their roles since 2020 has continued at a brisk pace, with a new study finding 50% of chief local election officials in the Western portion of the U.S. have left their jobs since 2020.
Election administrators, including hired employees and elected officials, have increasingly quit or left their roles in the past five years, with a study published by nonprofit Issue One finding the departures have not slowed as the nation moves farther away from the pandemic-era cycle. Multiple studies show election officials have been leaving their jobs at higher rates since 2020, building on a longer-running pattern of elevated turnover that dates back to at least 2000.
The Issue One study found that «50% of chief local election officials in the nation’s Western states have left their jobs since November 2020, often leaving their positions partway through their terms for personal reasons.»
The study focused on 11 states in the West, including Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, California, Oregon, Montana, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Washington state. The study found a 10 percentage-point increase in chief local election official departures in the 11 states when compared to the group’s 2023 study examining the same region.
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Conservative legal nonprofit Restoring Integrity and Trust in Elections sent letters to election officials in Minnesota demanding answers to questions surrounding the integrity of its election processes. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
«Since Election Day in November 2020, Issue One found that 50% of counties in the Western United States have experienced turnover in the chief local election official position — with at least one chief local election official leaving the job in 211 counties and at least two individuals leaving the job in 32 counties,» the study detailed.
«In one Arizona county, five different people have held the role of elections director since the 2020 presidential election. All told, more than 250 individuals have left these critical election administration roles in Western states since November 2020,» it continued.
The majority of the turnover, to the tune of an estimated 76%, was due to voluntary departures, not failed election campaigns, term limits, firings or death, according to the study. Authors pointed to «threats, harassment, heightened stress, and increased scrutiny that does not yet show signs of abating» as to variables sparking the election officials to step aside.
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Claims of voter fraud underscored the 2020 election cycle, as President Donald Trump argued he won at the ballot boxes over former President Joe Biden in a lengthy election and legal saga that has persisted poured into the second Trump administration.
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. (Chris Carlson/AP)
Politico reported on the Issue One study Tuesday in an article that also included exclusive details from a separate report published by U.K. research organization, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which found there has been a 200% increase in violent rhetoric toward public officials when comparing online posts in 2021 to 2022, and another set of digital messages in 2024 to 2025.
That study found violent rhetoric affects both political parties, but that «President Trump was disproportionately targeted, incurring the vast majority of threats against Republican leaders.»
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The steady departure of local election officials since 2020 has become a rare bipartisan alarm bell, with Republicans and Democrats warning that burnout, threats and relentless scrutiny are thinning the ranks of the people who keep elections running.
A voting station in June 2025 during an off-season primary election. (Deirdre Heavey/Fox News Digital)
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The issue of election officials departing their roles has been a trend since at least 2000, according to previously published data by the Bipartisan Policy Center, which found the 2024 election cycle reported the highest recorded rate of turnover for election officials in at least the last 25 years.
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Donald Trump dice que “no está contento” con las conversaciones con Irán y crecen los temores a un ataque de EE.UU.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accused Everett, Washington, Mayor Cassie Franklin of escalating tensions with federal authorities after she issued a directive limiting immigration enforcement in the city.
Franklin issued a mayoral directive this week establishing citywide protocols for staff, including law enforcement, that restrict federal immigration agents from entering non-public areas of city buildings without a judicial warrant.
«We’ve heard directly from residents who are afraid to leave their houses because of the concerning immigration activity happening locally and across our country. It’s heartbreaking to see the impacts on Everett families and businesses,» Franklin said in a statement.
«With this directive, we are setting clear protocols, protecting access to services and reinforcing our commitment to serving the entire community.»
ICE blasted the directive Friday, writing on X it «escalates tension and directs city law enforcement to intervene with ICE operations at their own discretion,» thereby «putting everyone at greater risk.»
Mayor Cassie Franklin said her new citywide immigration enforcement protocols are intended to protect residents and ensure access to services, while ICE accused her of escalating tensions with federal authorities. (Google Maps)
ICE said Franklin was directing city workers to «impede ICE operations and expose the location of ICE officers and agents.»
«Working AGAINST ICE forces federal teams into the community searching for criminal illegal aliens released from local jails — INCREASING THE FEDERAL PRESENCE,» the agency said. «Working with ICE reduces the federal presence.»
«If Mayor Franklin wanted to protect the people she claims to serve, she’d empower the city police with an ICE 287g partnership — instead she serves criminal illegal aliens,» ICE added.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement blasted Everett’s mayor after she issued a directive restricting federal agents from accessing non-public areas of city facilities without a warrant. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
During a city council meeting where she announced the policy, Franklin said «federal immigration enforcement is causing real fear for Everett residents.»
«It’s been heartbreaking to see the racial profiling that’s having an impact on Everett families and businesses,» she said. «We know there are kids staying home from school, people not going to work or people not going about their day, dining out or shopping for essentials.»
The mayor’s directive covers four main areas, including restricting federal immigration agents from accessing non-public areas of city buildings without a warrant, requiring immediate reporting of enforcement activity on city property and mandating clear signage to enforce access limits.
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Everett, Wash., Mayor Cassie Franklin said her new directive is aimed at protecting residents amid heightened immigration enforcement activity. (iStock)
It also calls for an internal policy review and staff training, including the creation of an Interdepartmental Response Team and updated immigration enforcement protocols to ensure compliance with state law.
Franklin directed city staff to expand partnerships with community leaders, advocacy groups and regional governments to coordinate responses to immigration enforcement, while promoting immigrant-owned businesses and providing workplace protections and «know your rights» resources.
The mayor also reaffirmed a commitment to «constitutional policing and best practices,» stating that the police department will comply with state law barring participation in civil immigration enforcement. The directive outlines protocols for documenting interactions with federal officials, reviewing records requests and strengthening privacy safeguards and technology audits.
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Everett, Wash., Mayor Cassie Franklin issued a directive limiting federal immigration enforcement in city facilities. (iStock)
«We want everyone in the city of Everett to feel safe calling 911 when they need help and to know that Everett Police will not ask about your immigration status,» Franklin said during the council meeting. »I also expect our officers to intervene if it’s safe to do so to protect our residents when they witness federal officers using unnecessary force.»
Fox News Digital has reached out to Mayor Franklin’s office and ICE for comment.
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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sorprendió este viernes al afirmar que su país podría avanzar hacia una eventual “toma de control amistosa de Cuba”, en un contexto de crecientes tensiones bilaterales marcadas por el endurecimiento del bloqueo impuesto por Washington y el colapso del sistema energético en la isla.
“Ellos no tienen nada ahora, pero están hablando con nosotros y tal vez podamos hacer una toma amistosa de Cuba”, declaró el mandatario ante periodistas en la Casa Blanca, sin ofrecer mayores precisiones sobre el alcance político o diplomático de esa afirmación.
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Estas declaraciones se produjeron mientras el gobierno estadounidense ajusta su estrategia de presión sobre La Habana, combinando sanciones con autorizaciones limitadas para el sector privado en crisis.
En ese marco, el Departamento del Tesoro anunció esta semana que Estados Unidos permitirá la venta de petróleo y gas a Cuba, siempre que las operaciones se destinen exclusivamente a ciudadanos y empresas del sector privado. Según una nota explicativa, el gas y otros productos energéticos exportados o reexportados al sector privado cubano podrán ser autorizados bajo la Excepción de Licencia SCP.
La medida busca, según Washington, aliviar parcialmente la crisis humanitaria sin beneficiar al Estado cubano ni a las Fuerzas Armadas. La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) precisó que no se permitirá la venta de combustible al gobierno, al ejército ni a hoteles administrados por entidades militares incluidas en las listas de sanciones del Departamento de Estado.
Leé también: Cuba activó el modo supervivencia: no entran dólares y las familias dependen de la plata que llega del exilio
En paralelo, la administración Trump habilitó a empresas estadounidenses a revender petróleo de origen venezolano al sector privado cubano. La decisión se conoció luego de que la Casa Blanca bloqueara el suministro directo de crudo desde Venezuela hacia el gobierno de La Habana, en el marco de la presión ejercida sobre Caracas tras la captura de Nicolás Maduro.
Cuba atraviesa un virtual colapso energético, con apagones prolongados, escasez de transporte, cortes de agua y la interrupción de servicios básicos como la recolección de residuos, una situación que se agravó tras el anuncio de un bloqueo total a la venta de combustible a la isla. El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, partió este viernes de la Casa Blanca hacia Texas. (Foto: Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS)
Irán y la advertencia nuclear
En otro frente de la política exterior estadounidense, Trump también se refirió este viernes a las negociaciones con Irán por su programa nuclear.
El mandatario expresó su frustración por la postura de Teherán, aunque aclaró que aún no tomó una “decisión final” sobre la posibilidad de un ataque militar.
“No me complace que no estén dispuestos a darnos lo que necesitamos. Así que no estoy entusiasmado”, dijo el presidente a la prensa, al admitir que las conversaciones bilaterales no avanzan al ritmo esperado.
Las declaraciones refuerzan un clima de incertidumbre en torno a la estrategia de Washington con el país persa y se producen en momentos de máxima tensión regional.
Este viernes, Estados Unidos recomendó al personal no esencial de su embajada en Jerusalén que abandone Israel, ante el riesgo de una escalada militar vinculada a un eventual ataque contra Irán.
China también pidió a sus ciudadanos que evacúen Irán “lo antes posible” y el Reino Unido anunció el retiro de personal diplomático tanto de Teherán como de Tel Aviv.
Alemania, en tanto, desaconsejó “con carácter de extrema urgencia” viajar a Israel.
El endurecimiento del tono diplomático coincide con un fuerte despliegue militar estadounidense en la región, el mayor en décadas, que incluye dos portaaviones. Uno de ellos es el USS Gerald Ford, el mayor del mundo, que zarpó desde Creta y se dirige a la costa israelí. El secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, viajará el lunes a Israel para mantener conversaciones sobre las “prioridades regionales”, con Irán como eje central.
Washington sostiene que su objetivo es impedir que Irán acceda a armas nucleares, algo que Teherán niega de manera reiterada.
Pese a los contactos diplomáticos y a los reportes de “progresos significativos” en las conversaciones, Trump mantiene abierta la opción militar.
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