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Meet voters who say distance is just one more barrier in a 160year struggle to secure their right to vote. Soledad im soledad obrien. Welcome to matter of fact. Tuesday is election day and americans have already cast a record breaking number of early votes. The potential for a record inperson turnout adds stress for Election Officials, especially in places where covid19 cases are surging. Add to that President Trump calling on his supporters to watch polling places. President trump theyre trying to rig the election. We cant let that happen. I hope you are all going to be poll watchers. I hope you are. Because with you people watching the polls, it would be pretty hard to cheat. I would hate to be a cheater. Soledad but in most states people cant just show up and say they want to watch whats going on. Whether recruited by Political Parties or Watchdog Groups, must be certified by local officials and assigned to specific polling places. Jeffrey im Jeffrey Metzler and im a poll watcher. S
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