Diane Trautman’s retirement plans include resting, reading...

Anyone who thinks running an election is just about, well, running an election, just hasn’t run an election.
Just ask Diane Trautman, who recently resigned for health reasons as Harris County Clerk.
“The Harris County Clerk is the chief election official,” she said, “but the biggest stress comes from the unknowns when you’re running an election.”
For Dr. Trautman, the unknown occurred her first time running an election when a couple crashed their car into a polling location.

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