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Political parties and others recruit election workers and make sure they're ready to go and are fully staffed for election day. what's the learning here, is that these individuals are being rude uprooted and then fed lies and misinformation about our elections. in some ways, prepare to interfere, intervene with the election process, or even intimidate voters, which is far beyond what's appropriate for someone working at election. the bottom line for us is that our local clerks ultimately choose who to hire. we've got plenty already in place. i'm optimistic that will be working to ensure our st...
Legal for a poll worker in michigan to be in direct contact with the party hotline if they see a problem? i'm curious about the protocol we. >> it's exactly. right there is the distinction. the poll worker works for the local clerk. if there is an issue, that arises in anyway, they contact the local clerk and work it out with them. but local clerks run our elections and they answer to the and pull workers answer to them. if some of the poll watcher, they can of serve the process. they cannot talk to voters. but they can talk to poll workers. observers may be coming in who are appointed by part...
Workers hold that poll watchers wouldn't? what's the distinction between those two a poll worker and a poll watcher? >> it's an opinion important distinction. poll workers are deployed by the election authorities locally, they are select and appointed and answer to their employers, their local clerks and in that regard, they must follow the procedures, they're responsible for checking in voters, checking their identification, giving them a ballot, making sure essentially that things run smooth limit now we also have in our law and the interest of ensuring transpaens the opportunity for poll ch...
Opposition in favor of democracy. she says, not putin. this is her being arrested in 2016 while she was working as an independent poll watcher in her hometown in russia. she says pro-putin authorities accused her of vague elections violations, and held her in detention until voting ended. but the invasion was the final straw. elisa could no longer live in russia. now in georgia, she wants everyone to know what side she's on. >> i am just trying to take it in stride, and signal as much as i can. >> the ukraine flag there. >> reporter: it is a public show of support ukraine flags fly all over in...