Q-tips, generators and a prayer: How to run an election

Election 2020: Updates from The Washington Post

English - October 29, 2020 20:50 - 15.7 MB - ★★★ - 50 ratings
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Chris Anderson is a Florida election official. In the weeks leading up to Nov. 3, he has been trying to administer an election safely, securely and as smoothly as possible. The tools of his trade: 101,000 Q-tips from a local Dollar Tree, a phone constantly pinging with text messages, and an election supervisor’s prayer that begs, “We don’t care who wins — just don’t let it be