If People Only Knew how elections really work behind the scenes.
You know you have to register to vote and then you vote in an election - but what happens behind the scenes?
I sat down with Amy Hillman who is an election worker to find out how poll workers are hired, the checks in place to register someone to vote, when they start counting ballots, and what oversight there is to ensure an accurate vote count.
She even tells us where corruption could be hiding if there is any.
Timestamps
00:00 - Amy’s Background
08:26 - Hiring election workers & what they do
23:25 - Behind the Scenes of registering to vote
28:37 - Importance of Local Government
36:04 - Behind the Scenes of Mail in Voting
50:26 - Behind the Scenes of Early Voting
55:45 - Voting Day
01:04:27 - Counting Votes
01:31:16 - Voting Machines
01:41:03 - Are Elections Rigged?
01:44:58 - If People Only Knew
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