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Days after a tense gathering in Washington, D.C., laid bare growing acrimony between President Donald Trump’s administration and state election officials, the FBI invited those same officials to discuss “preparations” for the midterm elections. The invitation, which was first reported by Crooked Media and confirmed to NBC News by an election official who received it, is scheduled for Feb. 25. It will include the FBI, the departments of Justice and Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the Election Assistance Commission. Jane C. Timm, NBC News.
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Turning the Tide on Turnover
New report reveals alarming election official turnover and offers solutions
Georgia Lyon, interim communications director
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Staggering numbers of local election officials have left their posts in the last five years, leading to a huge loss of experience and expertise. Since the 2020 presidential election, the public servants who run our elections have weathered a deluge of threats, harassment, heightened stress, and increased scrutiny that does not yet show signs of abating, as evidenced by last week’s FBI seizure of ballots from the 2020 election in Georgia.
A new Issue One analysis illustrates this alarming nationwide trend and finds 50% of chief local election officials in Western states left their jobs between November 2020 and November 2025, often leaving their positions partway through their terms.
Issue One found that more than 250 individuals have left these critical election administration roles in Western states during this time, including 53 officials in the year following the 2024 presidential election.
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