But that string of victories at the ballot box has not been enough to instill confidence in the county's election system - not when Trump and his allies have repeatedly spread false claims about rigged elections and voter fraud.
The conservative majority on the board of supervisors directed the county's small election staff to count ballots by hand. Experts say that's an unrealistic task, given the tens of thousands of ballots returned in countywide elections that include dozens of races.
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