In some states, more than half of the local election officials have left since 2020

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Josh Daniels got into running elections by accident.

A Marine veteran and registered Republican, Daniels was recruited in 2019 by a friend who'd been elected clerk in Utah County, Utah, to be her deputy.

Eventually Daniels became clerk himself and grew to love the complex minutiae that went into running an election, and finding creative ways to help vulnerable populations access the ballot.

"It was really rewarding to help improve some really important functions in local government," Daniels said.

But when the time came to decide whether to run for reelection in 2022, Daniels decided against it. Voting conspiracies had become too much to take.