Year in review: Elections held in spite of pandemic
Dec. 30, 2020
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A poll worker answers a voter s question from behind a sneeze guard during the Aug. 5 election. Manistee County Clerk Jill Nowak reported this year s elections ran smoothly despite the additional coronavirus precautions. (File photo) Show MoreShow Less
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EDITOR S NOTE: This is part of the News Advocate s Top 10 stories of the year (in no particular order) revisiting and recapping the biggest news in Manistee County in 2020.
MANISTEE COUNTY The protests, pandemic and deep-seated political divisions that came to define 2020, also colored its election season.
With four elections scheduled, poll workers knew going in that 2020 would be a busy year, but set against the backdrop of a pandemic would prove to be an even greater challenge.