'I’ve worked more than 30 elections, and with every one, I’m blown away by the hard work that goes into making it all happen, and the dedication of the people doing that work.'
The ballot is our greatest equalizer. It is how we can give everyone an equal voice and an equal impact on our government. But that is only true if people show up to the polls, cast their vote and trust the results.Remember: No politics at the dinner table. That was my sixth-grade substitute teacher’s advice for a calm Thanksgiving. But there was just one problem—in my family, politics is all we talk about.
As the clerk and recorder for Weld County, Colo., I now oversee elections. I’ve dedicated my adult life to the political process. I started as a temporary worker in the 2004 election—as a favor to my grandmother, who volunteered as an election judge well into her 70s, and who was recruiting election office staff.
That the public has forgotten the human face of elections is dangerous, and it came to a head in 2020. I experienced it firsthand with people trying to intimidate and pressure me into doing something not only against the law, but against my morals of integrity and self-respect. I have chosen to stand up against intimidation and pressure and continue to be professional and respectful just as my family has shown me all of these years.
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