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Episode 498: National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors
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The American Democracy Minute Radio Report & Podcast for April 11, 2024
National Study of Elections Officials Confirms Turnover from Harassment, But Also Finds An Aging Workforce and Increasing Workloads are Factors
Disinformation spread about the 2020 election by candidates & partisan groups mobilized extremists to harass or threaten election officials. Many of those officials resigned. But a large national study also found other reasons for large-scale turnover, and some hope for the 2024 election.
(Variations occur with audio due to editing for time. Today’s Links below the script)
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Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
Bipartisan Policy Center - Election Official Turnover Rates from 2000-2024
American Democracy Minute - Rules, and ‘Election Integrity’ Vigilantes Led to an Election Official Brain-Drain
Pew Research Center - Older people account for large shares of poll workers and voters in U.S. general elections
Brennan Center for Justice - Election Officials Under Attack
U.S. Election Assistance Commission - Be a Poll Worker!
Power the Polls - HELP STAFF YOUR LOCAL POLLING PLACE
Groups Taking Action:
Issue One, Election Official Legal Defense Network, Power the Polls, Center for American Progress
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