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    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 ...
    Wanted: A new generation of poll workers

    Wanted: A new generation of poll workers

    By Robert Brandon, Sindy Benavides and Melanie Campbell | September 8, 2020 Nearly 60% of the 920,000 poll workers during the 2016 election
    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...
    New Lawsuit Seeks to Ensure PA Voters Can Obtain Ballots in Face of High Volume, Mail Delays

    New Lawsuit Seeks to Ensure PA Voters Can Obtain Ballots in Face of High Volume, Mail Delays

    Fair Elections Center has filed a lawsuit that seeks to ensure voters who have not received their timely-requested ballots...
    Recruiting Next Wave Of Democracy's Essential Workers

    Recruiting Next Wave Of Democracy's Essential Workers

    By Ryan Pierannunzi | August 26, 2020 The current pandemic is testing our nation’s election infrastructure like never before.
    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 ...
    The threat to Postal Service is a threat to US values. Harmful changes must be reversed

    The threat to Postal Service is a threat to US values. Harmful changes must be reversed

    By Robert Brandon and S. David Fineman | August 23, 2020 Since our country’s infancy, the ability to deliver and receive mail has been...
    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 ...
    Rules Deal Ensures Safer Voting for Kentuckians

    Rules Deal Ensures Safer Voting for Kentuckians

    Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Secretary of State Michael Adams have forged an agreement to establish clear absentee vote-by-mail rules
    Poll worker shortages are threatening the 2020 election. Young people can be the solution

    Poll worker shortages are threatening the 2020 election. Young people can be the solution

    By Maya Patel | July 30, 2020 In the 2018 midterm elections, about six out of 10 U.S. poll workers were over the age of 60, and more than...
    Pandemic spurs effort to recruit younger poll workers

    Pandemic spurs effort to recruit younger poll workers

    By Bethany Davis, WSFA-TV (with video) | August 12, 2020 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - COVID-19 is creating more complications for election day
    The Pandemic Could Create a Nightmare at the Polls. Here’s One Way to Fix That.

    The Pandemic Could Create a Nightmare at the Polls. Here’s One Way to Fix That.

    By Abigail Weinberg, Mother Jones | August 10, 2020 In April and May, as the coronavirus ravaged places like New York City and Los Angel...
    With seniors staying home, young people needed to fill poll worker shortage

    With seniors staying home, young people needed to fill poll worker shortage

    By Allison Royal, CBS 8 San Diego | August 7, 2020 SAN DIEGO — When you think contracting COVID-19 due to their high-risk age group, so...
    Wanted: Young People To Work The Polls This November

    Wanted: Young People To Work The Polls This November

    By Barbara Sprunt, National Public Radio | August 5, 2020 Susan Weiss has been a poll worker in Bethesda, Md., for 16 years...
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