/ Modified jul 4, 2022 9:43 a.m.

Top election officials in Arizona county leave amid threats

Officials say they have had enough after a year and half of threats.

360 vote here A vote here sign outside of a polling place in Tucson. November 2020.
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The elected county recorder and the elections director in Arizona's Yavapai County are resigning after more than a year and a half of threats and heated criticism from backers of former President Donald Trump.

Republican County Recorder Leslie Hoffman said Friday that she is fed up with the “nastiness” and has accepted a job outside the county.

She says longtime the county's elections director is leaving for the same reason. She said she tired of the unfounded criticism of her and her department who have been recognized for years for running safe and secure elections.

She said she's tired of the “nastiness."

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