Counting Votes, Facing Threats: What It's Like to Run an Election
March 7, 2024
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as posted by the channelThere are people in communities big and small around the country who dedicate their working lives to making sure that if you’re an eligible voter, you get to cast a ballot.
And their vital role in American democracy has gotten much harder in the last few years.
Audie talks with Defiance County, Ohio Board of Elections director Tonya Wichman () and Pennsylvania’s Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt, () about how they have experienced increased scrutiny, how they built dealing with harassment into their daytoday work, and why they still do the job as many others in the field fed up with fear have walked away.
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