GOP leader cites 'prophesy' as part of 'insane' election official recall over Trump votes

A longtime election official in tiny Esmeralda County, Nevada, is facing recall after being accused of being a “clerk of the deep state cabal” because Donald Trump only got 82 percent of the vote of the county in 2020.

According to a deep dive by the New York Times, election official Cindy Elgan has served in her position for over two decades, running as a Republican, but that hasn't stopped some locals in the town of 620 of accusing her of election interference because they believe Trump should have gotten more votes.

That led local Republican Party official and elementary school teacher Mary Jane Zakas, 77, to spearhead a recall drive that gained enough signatures to force Elgan out of her job.

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The report notes that Elgan was confronted by Zakas at her office who presented her with the petition for certification and, according to a video, Zakas first wished her a "blessed day" before submitting the paperwork, saying she was "beyond" wanting to hear how the election process works later adding, "Prophecy says stand your ground and start in your own backyard. I’m sorry it had to come to this.”

With the Times noting that Elgan "flew a flag at her own home that read: 'Trump 2024 — Take America Back,'" that hasn't kept some locals from now referring to her as “Luciferinda.”

According to the report, Elgan has faced an onslaught of criticism since the 2020 Trump election loss, with the Times' Eli Saslow reporting locals have, "...falsely claimed the election was stolen by voting software designed in Venezuela, or by election machines made in China. They accused George Soros of manipulating Nevada’s voter rolls. They blamed 'undercover activists' for stealing ballots out of machines with hot dog tongs. They blamed the Dominion voting machines that the county had been using without incident for two decades, saying they could be hacked with a ballpoint pen to 'flip the vote and swing an entire election in five minutes.' They demanded a future in which every vote in Esmeralda County was cast on paper and then counted by hand."

The report also noted that "Nevada allowed a period of 20 days for voters to reconsider and remove their names from the petition" and that "after that, Elgan’s office would work with the secretary of state to confirm signatures and determine if the petition was successful and whether Elgan still had a job."

Angela Jewel, a clerk in the election office, was quoted by the Times as saying, "This is actually insane. This is how democracies end. There must be some way to reason with a few of these people.”

That led Elgan to reply, "It’s like talking to that wall right there. I’ve given them every fact and document known to mankind, and none of it matters. They’re too busy chanting their mantras to stop and listen.”

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