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Article: Arizona elections official calls for federal lawmakers to include funding for election administration and security.
Congress recently cleared legislation to extend government funding into March, but one Arizona elections official would like to see federal lawmakers include funding for election administration and security.
Patty Hansen, recorder for Coconino County in Northern Arizona, has been involved with elections administration for 36 years, and said with the continuing exodus of many election recorders and directors in recent years because of increased threats and harassment, what remains is what she called a “huge institutional void.”
She pointed out in rural counties such as hers, funding to improve election systems would go a long way.
“Some jurisdictions are wealthier than others and have a better tax base,” Hansen observed. “I do think it is something the federal government should be looking at for providing the necessary funds across the nation because elections are the foundation of our democracy.”
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