Episode #1: Election Integrity: Bedrock of Democracy w/ Laura Jacksack, Election Law Expert
Episode #1:
Free and fair elections are the bedrock of democracy. When the voting public loses confidence in the sanctity of our electoral system, our entire political system is in jeopardy. This brief covers the set-up of U.S. elections, common types of election fraud, and ways active citizens like you can help ensure election integrity.
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Episode breakdown:
2:58 Election Integrity in 2020: why it’s as crucial as it is challenging
6:27 Election Day: An Overview
7:48 How Elections Are Organized & Run
8:12 What is a voting precinct?
12:14 Technological advances in voting and the new challenges they pose
18:01 Two important roles at the polls: election judges and poll watchers
23:17 Election Fraud
25:46 truethevote.org
26:32 What does election fraud look like?
32:58 Why 100% turnout in any precinct raises red flags
34:40 What You Can Do
39:30 Requirements to be an election judge
44:38 How to become a poll watcher
51:52 Poll Watching at Nursing Homes
1:00:04 Closing a precinct
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