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Meet the election judges behind La Plata County’s voting process

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Meet the election judges behind La Plata County’s voting process

RMPBS News: 2024 Episode 13 | 4m 26s | CC

Election judges collect ballots from drop boxes, verify signatures, greet voters at service centers and work late into the night on Election Day tabulating votes. More importantly, these judges are community members who dedicate two to three weeks of their time before the election.

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