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Fort Wayne resident Jan Eshleman’s experience at a city polling station May 2 was a first for the Allen County Election Board, but one that could become more common in

In the next election. >> people who have done it for years, say they love being a poll worker, it gave them purpose around the elections, they are terrified to do so because of these events. when we saw these two women live during this committee hearing, that was one of the most emotional, it was one of the most interesting aspects of the committee and up to that point because a lot of it was talking to officials and talking to republicans who were in these rooms, were seeing them as theyre talk...

Act 88 poured $45 million into shoring up counties’ election needs, with a few strings attached. Now some officials are designing their budgets based on another round.

From the election workers trying to do the right thing. frankly, trying to do their civic duty. >> yeah. >> they felt their lives were threatened. they were harassed for months. its moments like this, repeated other places across the country, there was a chilling effect where local officials were worried they wouldnt be able to find volunteers for the next election. >> people who had said it and done it for years, they love being a poll worker, it gave them a lot of purpose around the elections,...

The 2020 elections, a lot of big feelings. and along with that came a lot of misinformation that i started noticing on social media. somebody says being a poll worker should be required, like jury duty. do you guys like that idea? i could either argue with strangers on the internet, [laughs] which is not effective, or i could start making some short, non-partisan, fact-based explainer videos that other people could access. i have found that people are actually very hungry for this kind of inform...

A question asked out loud that some voters might not be comfortable with

How to grow more vibrant flowers: step one: feed them with miracle-gro shake n feed. thats it. miracle-gro. all you need to know to grow. for public officials death threats are part of the job. thats the main finding of a new report out of princeton. nearly every official described hostile behavior and abuse intending to cause fear and emotion 2al abuse. as some states consider poll worker protections, integrity

Polls are open for the Lincoln City General Election and the people running the polls, are what the Election Commission calls, the life-blood of the elections.

Advocates for the disabled say access for voters with disabilities remains a challenge at polling places throughout the United States.