Texas top election official resigns
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AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State John Scott, who is the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year ...Read full article 
The Guardian: Texas’s top elections official quits after overseeing controversial new voting laws
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Texas top election official resigns: AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State John Scott, who is the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year ...
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AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott will resign at the end of the year, according to a letter he submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday. Show more
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Texas top election official resigns: AUSTIN – Texas Secretary of State John Scott, who is the state’s top election official, will resign at the end of the year ...
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AUSTIN — Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott will resign at the end of the year, according to a letter he submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday. Show more
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