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    “A New Generation of Poll Workers” Steps Up to Ensure Safe, Fair Elections

    “A New Generation of Poll Workers” Steps Up to Ensure Safe, Fair Elections

    By Juhie Bhatia, Ms. Magazine | October 1, 2020 In less than 35 days, Ella Gantman will head to the polls for the first time—not only to...
    Trump Urged Supporters Go To Polling Places And Watch. This Is What Poll Watchers Actually Do.

    Trump Urged Supporters Go To Polling Places And Watch. This Is What Poll Watchers Actually Do.

    By Stephanie K. Baer, BuzzFeed | October 1, 2020 President Trump called on supporters to "watch" polling places, but in most states. . .
    Election officials scramble to find enough poll workers ahead of November 3rd

    Election officials scramble to find enough poll workers ahead of November 3rd

    By Rob DiReinzo, Fox News | September 29, 2020 CONCORD, N.H. – The clock is ticking for election officials to fill a massive need for...
    Wanted: Poll workers able to brave the pandemic

    Wanted: Poll workers able to brave the pandemic

    By Elaine S. Povich, Sightline/Michigan Advance | September 29, 2020 Dave and Diane Schell, a retired social studies teacher and a...
    8 Problems You May Encounter Going To Vote In The Election

    8 Problems You May Encounter Going To Vote In The Election

    By Brittany Wong, Huffpost | September 28, 2020 Voting is going to look a little different this year, thanks to the coronavirus...
    Power the Polls recruits 500,000 poll workers

    Power the Polls recruits 500,000 poll workers

    By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Politics | September 25, 2020 Power the Polls, an effort to recruit poll workers, has hit 500,000 sign-ups...
    There is a ‘big need’ for volunteer poll workers to help the election run smoothly this year.

    There is a ‘big need’ for volunteer poll workers to help the election run smoothly this year.

    By Alicia Adamczyk, CNBC | September 25, 2020 If you are young, healthy and want to help this year’s historic presidential election run...
    How To Sign Up To Work The Polls On Election Day

    How To Sign Up To Work The Polls On Election Day

    By Clare Lombardo, NPR | September 24, 2020 If you've ever voted in-person, you've been helped by a poll worker: they've checked you in...
    Federal judge extends Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline until week after election

    Federal judge extends Wisconsin’s absentee ballot deadline until week after election

    By Phoebe Murray, MSN/WEAU | September 22, 2020 - A ruling by U.S. District Judge William Conley Monday night, would allow mail-in...
    Fair Election Center's Bob Brandon On Power The Polls

    Fair Election Center's Bob Brandon On Power The Polls

    The Trendline with Kristin Soltis Anderson, SiriusXM Radio | September 16, 2020 Fair Elections Center President Bob Brandon discusses poll..
    Why celebrities, big corporations and Barack Obama want you to be a poll worker

    Why celebrities, big corporations and Barack Obama want you to be a poll worker

    By Jane C. Timm and Shamar Walters, NBC News | September 14, 2020 John Taylor usually spends Election Day watching the news...
    Election experts explain why President Trump’s ‘vote twice’ statements are so dangerous

    Election experts explain why President Trump’s ‘vote twice’ statements are so dangerous

    By Mark Sullivan, Fast Company | September 10, 2020 Over the Labor Day weekend President Trump again urged his supporters to attempt to...
    States take lessons from chaotic primary season to prepare for an unprecedented election

    States take lessons from chaotic primary season to prepare for an unprecedented election

    By Candice Norwood, PBS Newshour | September 10, 2020 It took nearly six weeks after New York’s June 23 primary to get final results ...
    Lawsuit Filed in Pennsylvania to Ensure Voters Can Obtain Ballots Amidst Mail Delays

    Lawsuit Filed in Pennsylvania to Ensure Voters Can Obtain Ballots Amidst Mail Delays

    By Shawn Griffiths, Independent Voter News | September 2, 2020 Harrisburg, Penn. - Pennsylvania was among a handful of states that made...
    New lawsuit in PA state court asks for voters to be able to obtain a mail-in ballot digitally

    New lawsuit in PA state court asks for voters to be able to obtain a mail-in ballot digitally

    By Caitlin Conant, CBS News | September 2, 2020 A new lawsuit filed today in Pennsylvania state court asks for voters to be able to...
    An Eviction Wave Could Wreak Havoc on Voting by Mail

    An Eviction Wave Could Wreak Havoc on Voting by Mail

    Hannah Levintova, Mother Jones | August 26, 2020 As if a pandemic and a postal crisis weren’t enough, here’s one more catastrophe that...
    Helping Students Vote During a Pandemic

    Helping Students Vote During a Pandemic

    By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Ed | August 25, 2020 New advice for college administrators on how they can advocate for laws ...
    Fmr. USPS Board of Governors Chair on mail-in ballots and the war on the USPS

    Fmr. USPS Board of Governors Chair on mail-in ballots and the war on the USPS

    Yahoo Finance Video | August 19, 2020 David Fineman, Former USPS Board of Governors Chair, joined The Final Round to discuss the state ...
    Former USPS board chair questions timing, motives for mail policy changes

    Former USPS board chair questions timing, motives for mail policy changes

    PBS Newshour (with video) | August 17, 2020 The battle surrounding the U.S. Postal Service is intensifying.
    Former USPS chair of board of governors sounds alarm on mail-in voting

    Former USPS chair of board of governors sounds alarm on mail-in voting

    CBS News (with video) | August 15, 2020 Funding the U.S. Postal Service has become a political hot-button issue in the run-up to ...
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