Anne Dover Was The Director Of Elections & Registration In Cherokee County, Georgia. [Cherokee County, accessed 06/19/2024]
Anne Dover Rejected 600 Ballots During The November 2020 Election Because “I’m Not Going To Be Accused Of Not Checking Signatures” Because There Were People “Trying To Trick Us.” ““Cherokee County election officials are among those who have been extra careful in verifying signatures during the runoff, said Anne Dover, the county’s election supervisor. She said they’ve had to, in part, because the level of scrutiny has intensified. Overall, the county has mailed more than 600 letters to voters saying their ballots had been rejected. “The letter includes an affidavit form with instructions on how to cure the ballot so it will be counted. Just over 300 voters in Cherokee had responded to the forms as of Thursday, with the other 300 or so rejected ballots still outstanding. “Dover said the last thing she wants is to face an audit or state investigation because the office didn’t follow the guidelines. “I’m not going to be accused of not checking signatures,” she said. “In a sign of how contentious absentee ballot verification has become, Dover said criticism has come from Democrats and Republicans. Some Democrats say officials are too aggressive in rejecting ballots, while Republicans have said they aren’t doing enough. One local elected official intentionally signed his ballot differently than his regular signature to try to test the office, Dover said, and then he posted the episode on Facebook. “We have people trying to trick us,” she said. “We’re looking more closely at the signatures.” [Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 1/2/2021]
2023: Ann Dover Posted In A Group Called The Truthseekers Of Cherokee US. [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 02/07/2023]
Ann Dover To Election Skeptics: “So Much Is Going On Around Us And Y’all Are Still Trying To Undo 2020.” [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 02/08/2023]
Ann Dover Encouraged People Who Thought Ballots Were Being Destroyed To Talk To Their Legislators. [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 02/08/2023]
Ann Dover Said Election Workers Were Required To Follow Election Code And State Board Rules, And Those Who Wanted Changes Should Talk To The People Writing Rules. [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 02/08/2023]
**Ann Dover: “I Do Not Have The Liberty To Make Or Change Law Or Rules. I Do Not Have The Liberty To Break Laws Or Rules While Conducting My Job.” “**Sarah Webster my job is to prepare for and conduct elections in the county according to state election laws set forth by our elected officials and follow the rules made by the State Election Board. My position is not elected. I do not have the liberty to make or change law or rules. I do not have the liberty to break laws or rules while conducting my job. Sarah Wiseman is doing exactly what everyone that has issues with the current situation should be doing. I admire her for realizing where change can be made! Time well spent and not wasted “barking up the wrong tree”. She is going straight to the people that write and pass laws! This is amazing to hear. Sarah Wiseman gets it.” [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 02/26/2023]
Ann Dover Said That She Loved Educating People About The Voting Process And Told Group Members “You May Not Like My Answer, I Can Promise You It Is The Truth. [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 02/08/2023]
Dover’s Facebook Cover Photo Read “Support Election Workers” In Reference To A Film Called No Time To Fail. [Facebook, Antjuan Dover, 05/30/2023]
“No Time To Fail” Was Praised By The Brennan Center Of Justice For Showing The Sacrifice And Heroism Of Election Workers In Response To False Claims About The 2020 Election. “In No Time to Fail — the new documentary that follows Rhode Island election officials as they administer the pandemic-stricken 2020 election — one election worker predicts shortly before Election Day: “In three weeks, no one will know us. We’ll be back to being those anonymous people.” [...] It also shows us how much elections depend on these officials to anticipate and solve problems. In the very first scene of the film, workers at Cranston City Hall scramble on primary day to staff polling places as call after call comes in informing them that another poll worker has dropped out. During early voting in Providence, we see Administrator of Elections Kathy Placencia rush out additional voting booths to rectify long wait times — stopping only to pick her daughter up from school.” [Brennan Center Of Justice, 10/28/22]