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Local election officials are expressing grave concerns about federal interference into their work, as the fall midterms kick into high gear and experts fret over President Donald Trump’s push to assert greater control over voting. Fifty percent of local election officials are either somewhat or very worried about political leaders interfering with their work, according to a survey by the Brennan Center for Justice published on Monday, with just 28 percent saying they have no concerns about the prospect. And 45 percent of respondents expressed concern with being targeted by politically motivated investigations. Gregory Svirnovskiy, Politico.
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Morgan County, Colorado’s Ballot University
By M. Mindy Moretti
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Voter education is one of the key components of an elections official’s job.
However, traditional voter education is no longer just about the basics of voting – polling place hours and times, what ID is necessary, etc.
Today voter education is as much about explaining how the whole process works and that elections are secure and trustworthy as it is the basics. And because of that, many local elections offices have had to find new ways to “reach one, teach one”.
In Morgan County, Colorado County, Clerk and Recorder Kevin Strauch and his team brainstormed about ways to educate the community about the trustworthiness of the process without, well, boring them to death.
And so to that end, they created Ballot University, an immersive educational experience. With this program, they place a mock election directly in the hands of those who have questions, concerns, or simply a desire to learn.
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