As someone who has worked as a poll official, I have personally seen this all the time. I would say about 1/3rd of people whom I processed during my state primary had very little or no idea about what candidates were on the ballot. I even had several people confused as to why they saw republican names on their ballot during the general election section, and more were confused as to why they didn’t see Joe Biden, or even Bernie Sanders on the list. It’s quite scary to me what that lack of knowledge entails, and I really do hope that this non-profit does something to combat the lack of information as well as register people to vote.
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As someone who has worked as a poll official, I have personally seen this all the time. I would say about 1/3rd of people whom I processed during my state primary had very little or no idea about what candidates were on the ballot. I even had several people confused as to why they saw republican names on their ballot during the general election section, and more were confused as to why they didn’t see Joe Biden, or even Bernie Sanders on the list. It’s quite scary to me what that lack of knowledge entails, and I really do hope that this non-profit does something to combat the lack of information as well as register people to vote.
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