Dennison Named Interim Deschutes County Clerk
The Deschutes County Commissioners have appointed Steve Dennison as interim County Clerk, effective July 31. Dennison, who has served as Deschutes County’s Election Supervisor since 2017, will complete the remainder of County Clerk Nancy Blankenship’s term, which ends in 2022. Blankenship announced her retirement earlier this spring and recommended Dennison’s appointment to the Board of Commissioners.
“You always want to leave when things are going well and I am leaving the Clerk’s Office in great hands,” Blankenship said. “It is time to pass the baton to the next generation.”
Prior to joining the Deschutes County Clerk’s Office, Dennison worked for San Mateo County, where he managed the technical aspects of the Elections Office. He began his career working for an election technology vendor, Election Systems and Software.
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Deschutes County Commissioners Appoint Steve Dennison as Interim County Clerk, Effective July 31
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TALLAHASSEE – Ballot drop boxes would be prohibited and new hurdles placed on vote-by-mail under legislation that cleared a Senate committee Wednesday over opposition from elections supervisors and advocacy groups.
The measure (CS/SB 90) is among hundreds of bills filed across the nation by Republican state lawmakers that are being attacked by critics as primarily aimed at restricting voter access for future elections – prompted by last November’s defeat of former President Trump.
Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, defended his legislation as merely improving election security.
“Folks, there’s nothing wrong with securing a great system,” Baxley said.
Opponents, though, said Baxley’s changes make no sense “unless you’re looking to suppress the vote,” said Trish Neely of the League of Women Voters of Florida.
JASPER, Ga. – At Tuesday’s Board of Election meeting, Kathy Browning confronted board members regarding her frustration during the elections of 2020.
From beginning to end, the official Pickens County Board of Elections meeting lasted maybe a total of 15 minutes. With the lack of a full board, much of the agenda was tabled for another day. It wasn’t until the meeting was adjourned that Kathy Browning asked to speak regarding her time as a poll worker.
Browning gave an emotional and detailed recount of her time while at the Pickens County Recreation Center. Short of her calling people or a party by name, Browning says she was intimidated by a handful of unyielding poll watchers assigned to the same location. What’s more, she says it impeded her ability to manage the voters standing in the long lines.