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Collected Item: “Poll Workers under Tough Conditions”

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Poll Workers under Tough Conditions

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image, ABC News

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Practically the whole world has its eye on poll workers right now. With the pandemic, protests outside of recorder offices, and a massive amount of early mail-in ballots, poll workers are facing unprecedented working conditions. Many have faced scrutiny for how slow the process its going, but people seem to forget that we are in the middle of a pandemic and these workers need all the help, and not criticism, they can get. Michigan's secretary of state took to twitter to say, "Dear members of the public: Please stop making harassing & threatening calls to my staff. They are kind, hardworking public servants just doing their job. Asking them to shove sharpies in uncomfortable places is never appropriate & is a sad commentary on the state of our nation."

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#Pollworkers, #election2020, #HSE

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https://abcnews.go.com/Health/poll-workers-facing-dual-threat-covid-19-potential/story?id=74057587&cid=social_twitter_abcn

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ABC News

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2020-11-06
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