Chris Crawford is a policy strategist on free and fair elections at Protect Democracy. He spoke with Sojourners' Ezra Clark for The Reconstruct (sojo.net/reconstruct).
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Becoming a Poll Worker Is One Way To Show Hospitality
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POLL WORKERS ARE everyday people, who are well trained in the process, who step up and serve their communities. Poll workers and election officials at all different polling locations have very strict guidelines on how to handle the equipment and the ballots. You can see these people, in real time, handling these things effectively and following the rules.
Both as a democracy advocate and as a Christian, I put a big value on honesty and on the truth. A democracy needs well-informed people who understand what the truth is, and we need leaders who make decisions based on the truth.