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Coverage dated December 4, 2022 to December 5, 2022

Texas Secretary of State John Scott resigns after just over a year on the job

Headline from KHOU Houston

Scott has presided over four statewide elections in 2022. He also oversaw the forensic audit of the 2020 election in Harris and three other counties.

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  1. Hot Air

    Texas secretary of state to resign at end of year (opens Hot Air)

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    In the letter, Scott said he believes he has restored faith in Texas elections and that his overseeing the creation of a forensic election audit team allows him to leave the office with a sense of pri...

  2. Winchester Star

    Texas' top election official resigns after midterms (opens Winchester Star)

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    Texas’ top elections official has resigned. Secretary of State John Scott said Monday he would step down after an intense year of trying to reassure election skeptics, navigating the rocky

  3. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Texas Secretary of State Resigns, Stepping Down by Year's End (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Texas Secretary of State John Scott is stepping down effective Dec. 31.

  4. KHOU Houston

    Texas Secretary of State John Scott resigns after just over a year on the job (opens KHOU Houston)

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    KHOU Houston's feed description

    Scott has presided over four statewide elections in 2022. He also oversaw the forensic audit of the 2020 election in Harris and three other counties.

  5. NBC News

    Top elections official in Texas resigns (opens NBC News)

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    Secretary of State John Scott, who was appointed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, was briefly part of Trump’s legal team that challenged the results of the 2020 election.

  6. FOX 4 Dallas

    John Scott, Texas’ top elections official, to step down at end of year (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    Gov. Abbott appointed Scott as secretary of state in Oct. 2021 and served in an interim capacity pending Senate confirmation. He is stepping down right before the legislative session when his appointment would have come up for debate.

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