Year in review: Elections held in spite of pandemic Dec. 30, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 A poll worker answers a voter's question from behind a sneeze guard during the Aug. 5 election. Manistee County Clerk Jill Nowak reported this year's elections ran smoothly despite the additional coronavirus precautions. (File photo) Show MoreShow Less 3of3 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part of the News Advocate's Top 10 stories of the year (in no particular order) revisiting and recapping the biggest news in Manistee County in 2020. MANISTEE COUNTY — The protests, pandemic and deep-seated political divisions that came to define 2020, also colored its election season. With four elections scheduled, poll workers knew going in that 2020 would be a busy year, but set against the backdrop of a pandemic would prove to be an even greater challenge.