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Insiders say that task was made all the more difficult by the great care Murrell had taken to disguise what he was doing from the SNP's auditors, officials and elected representatives.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In South Carolina governance, the clerk of the court job—organizing juries, bailiffs and handling evidence—is an elected position.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Details of the conviction were not aired during the campaign, which saw Beck elected to represent the Thatto Heath ward on St Helens Council.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

“I think public safety is the number one priority, or should be, of all elected officials,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

And when elected President of the Royal Society, in 1680, he expressed his regrets that he could not take up the post because his personal religious beliefs prevented him from swearing the necessary oaths.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin