Is Hall elections director's performance 'not acceptable?' Administration, elections board disagree - Gainesville Times

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Is Hall elections director's performance 'not acceptable?' Administration, elections board disagree

Hall County Elections Director Lori Wurtz and Hall County Elections & Voter Registration Chairman Tom Smiley hold a meeting to certify a batch of provisional ballots in 2020. - photo by Scott Rogers

11102020 RECOUNT 3.jpg — Hall County Elections Director Lori Wurtz and Hall County Elections & Voter Registration Chairman Tom Smiley hold a meeting to certify a batch of provisional ballots in 2020. - photo by Scott Rogers

An annual evaluation of Hall County’s elections director finds her work in 2020 was “not acceptable,” but the county’s elections board calls that same evaluation “harsh and inconsistent.”