In Nevada, Trumpists have taken control of the vote counting system
a report – Supporters of the former president were appointed to positions to oversee legislative elections.
Special Envoy to Tonopah
For twenty-two years, Sandra “Sam” Merlino has supervised and organized The election in Nye County, Nevada. In this vast desert area north of Las Vegas, electoral logistics requires a specific organization. “We usually start voting a few days before the election date, to take into account the long distances and the small number of polling stations,” Sam Merlino explains. NY is one of the largest counties in the United States, and 50,000 people sometimes live several hours away from rare congregations, such as Tonopah or Pahrump.
Re-elected regularly since 2000 to the office of county general secretary, a job equivalent to that of civil registrar, Sam Merlino was proud of the work done in each election. “Every election was a challenge. My entire team worked tirelessly to make sure everything went smoothly. In 2000 we still had metal ballot boxes, but since 2004, the boycott…
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