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Kira Lerner in Manassas, Virginia

This county undercounted 4,000 Biden votes in 2020. Now the head of elections is looking to win back trust

Graphic illustration of middle-aged white man with mostly bald head and red-gray beard, in suit jacket and collared shirt without a tie.
Eric Olsen, head of elections in Prince William county, Virginia, in an undated photo. Illustration: Javier Palma/The Guardian

Eric Olsen thought his job was going to kill him.

He had been the head of elections in Prince William county, Virginia, for almost a year when he unexpectedly announced during an electoral board meeting in October 2022 that he’d be resigning soon. He was dealing with a serious heart condition and worried about the impact of the “debilitating stress” of his new job.

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