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It’s a rare occurrence when a government-run social media account can make someone laugh out loud with a post about voting.But social media users who are closely following everything Election 2020 in Houston would probably agree: the succeeds at this nearly every day.Thanks to Heights resident Sara Cress, the Harris County Clerk’s Twitter account has gained a loyal following of more than 13,500 appreciative social media users who find her posts on voting to be exactly what we need in a year like 2020: hilarious quips that also provide digestible, critical information about voting in what some are calling one of the most contentious elections in modern-day history.The attention her posts have gotten the Twitter account have transferred the limelight to her at times, with some calling her the re-tweets from big-name celebrities &nbsp;and evenHarris County and Texas voters have set record after record during early voting. More than; a little more than a week later, Looking back on the whirlwind response, Cress said that that first day was a “real blur.”2020 Texas Voter Guide:&nbsp;“Things just started exploding on that day,” she said.Despite lightning, gloom, humidity and downpours, 58,600 people have voted so far in Harris County today. Just a regular day for us, really.Keep voting until 7 p.m.! — Harris County Clerk (@HarrisVotes)As a consultant for the clerk’s office, Cress, 43, tweets from 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day. Like many of us, she has been working from home during the pandemic. Most of the posts she makes are from a writing nook in the guest room of her Heights home while her two rescue dogs, Beans and Fig, and three cats, Boxie, Caper and Juniper, stand guard at a nearby window.“I try to imagine that someone is ready to go vote and they have one last question and if it doesn’t get answered right then, then they are not going to vote,” Cress said.Aside from the occasional PSA on where to vote, how to vote and everything on mail-in ballots, Cress gets creative with her posts. She voting, shares (those are always a big hit) and has even had success starting mini social media movements that include and Election 2020Oh, Gatsby. — Harris County Clerk (@HarrisVotes)“It’s sort of improvisational, I think,” Cress says of her social media strategy. “...It’s about being really flexible, being open to every moment.”Despite her online success, Cress is and said she just views herself “as another temporary election worker.”“I don’t want to pull focus from the great work that is being done,” she said. “There are thousands of people in this county that are doing their best every day to make sure that these elections are safe and secure.”She credits her boss, interim county clerk Chris Hollins, 33, for encouraging her to take a creative approach in providing voter information to Houston and Harris County residents. Hollins was equally as complimentary of her.&nbsp;“In today’s world, social media is a crucial part of getting up-to-date information to the voters of Harris County, especially young people,” Hollins said in a statement to the Houston Chronicle.&nbsp;“Sara has done a great job of getting critical messages out, as well as engaging with voters in a fun and dynamic way. Voters are more engaged than ever, and Sara’s talent has played a large role in ensuring that they have accurate and helpful information at their fingertips.”When she’s not busy ruling Twitter, Cress also works as a freelance writer - she worked for the Houston Chronicle for nearly a decade in the early 2000s and made a name for herself Her consultant gig for the county clerk is a dream job, she said, and her excitement grows each day as the election nears.“If I can make people laugh in a time where we are all feeling pretty gloomy then I think I have done a good job,” she said.rebecca.hennes@chron.com

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