WEBVTT - 10-30-25 Sloan with Sherry Poland

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to be an American.

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<v Speaker 2>It's got so lun show back on seven hundred Woldy

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<v Speaker 2>got election coming.

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<v Speaker 1>Up to Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 2>Levy's in a dozen places, local offices, and there's a

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<v Speaker 2>big CPS renewal. We've got the mayor's race, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>and some twenty six people. It feels like three thousand

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<v Speaker 2>people trying to place in the top nine. So twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six people looking for nine jobs in a Sea Down

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<v Speaker 2>council on this and more. Is the person who controls

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<v Speaker 2>it all. That would be the director of the Hamlin

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<v Speaker 2>County Board of Elections, Sherry Poland, welcome back.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing well, Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>You always in a good mood.

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<v Speaker 2>This is like right now I would be just crabby

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<v Speaker 2>af you know what I mean, because you got so

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<v Speaker 2>much coming at you right now.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, so we'll start with this.

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<v Speaker 2>The polls up on Tuesday, six thirty am to seven

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<v Speaker 2>thirty I believe correct, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>Crack six thirty am to seven thirty pm.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't forget the driver's license.

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<v Speaker 3>That's correct, that's correct. A few years ago, Hi Ohio

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<v Speaker 3>changed these acceptable forms of ID for voting, so in

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<v Speaker 3>order to vote in person, you do need to have

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<v Speaker 3>a State of Ohio driver's license or a State of

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<v Speaker 3>Ohio identification card, or a passport or military ID. So

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<v Speaker 3>make sure it's not expired. Make sure it's up to

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<v Speaker 3>date before you come to the polls.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I bring one that's expired, I forget it. What happens,

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<v Speaker 2>I can vote, no problem.

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<v Speaker 3>If you do not have an acceptable form of ID,

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<v Speaker 3>you will be issued what we call a provisional ballot.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the same ballot that's issued to every other voter

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<v Speaker 3>you would market, but instead of scanning it and having

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<v Speaker 3>it counted election night, it's placed inside what we call

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<v Speaker 3>a provisional envelope and that has your identifying information on it.

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<v Speaker 3>You fill that out after election day. Bipartisan teams verify

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<v Speaker 3>the information on the envelope, and the voter has four

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<v Speaker 3>days after election day, so that's the Saturday after election

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<v Speaker 3>day to come to the Board of Elections and present

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<v Speaker 3>an acceptable form of ID. If they do, then that

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<v Speaker 3>ballot will be added to the official count, which occurs

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<v Speaker 3>a few weeks after election day. I do want to

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<v Speaker 3>note that if you're in that, find yourself in that

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<v Speaker 3>situation right now. So your driver's license or state idea

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<v Speaker 3>is expired. Go to the BMV before you come to

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<v Speaker 3>the polls. That interim documentation that the BMB gives you

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<v Speaker 3>while your identification is being mailed to you, that interim

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<v Speaker 3>idea that's good for driving purposes, it's also acceptable for voting.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you have that, you will not have to

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<v Speaker 3>vote provisionally.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, got it. Let's talk about the early voting numbers.

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<v Speaker 2>How early voting the absentee ballots, and how does the

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<v Speaker 2>request compared to previous elections and what does that tell

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<v Speaker 2>you about what's going to happen Tuesday?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, So absent te voting, which is that umbrella that

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<v Speaker 3>contains both voting by mail and early in person voting.

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<v Speaker 3>We're pretty much right on track as to the twenty

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<v Speaker 3>twenty one election. So four years ago, once again Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 3>was voting council members, mayor this election, that turnout is

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<v Speaker 3>tracking right on pace with that twenty twenty one election.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, compare that to like the presidential cycle, the last

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<v Speaker 2>presidential election, so one twenty percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, what are we talking?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so in twenty twenty one, county wide, we saw

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<v Speaker 3>a twenty six percent turnout. City Cincinnati is slightly lower

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty five percent. Compare that to a presidential where

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<v Speaker 3>we see a seventy two percent turnout. So unfortunately, we

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<v Speaker 3>don't see the turnout in odd numbered years elections than

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<v Speaker 3>we do in the even years. But you know, we

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<v Speaker 3>it's kind of hard for us in the business to

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<v Speaker 3>understand why that happens, because we are voting for our

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<v Speaker 3>local elected officials. These are the folks that really have

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<v Speaker 3>an impact on our day to day lives. So I

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<v Speaker 3>encourage everyone if you haven't voted yet, voted yet early

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<v Speaker 3>voting in person is still ongoing through Sunday, and then

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<v Speaker 3>you know your polls will be open in your community

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<v Speaker 3>on election Day, get out and vote.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say it's simply but it's marketing, I think, right,

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<v Speaker 2>because in a presidential cycle, it's in your face all

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<v Speaker 2>the time.

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<v Speaker 1>You're getting tons of robo calls.

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<v Speaker 2>Social media feed is packed with political messages and bickering.

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<v Speaker 2>You turn on a streaming show or TV and you're

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<v Speaker 2>inundated with political messages. President presidential visis front and center,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think it just the marketing drives more people

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<v Speaker 2>to polls.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my theory.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah. Absolutely. Something else we see is that you know,

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes controversial issues will bring voters out to the polls.

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<v Speaker 3>So two years ago, twenty twenty three odd year, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>election again looking electing local officials, we saw a higher turnout.

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<v Speaker 3>I think we saw a forty eight percent turnout in

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<v Speaker 3>twenty twenty three. But that your abortion, marijuana. We're both

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<v Speaker 3>on the ballot, So the issues can also drive out turnout.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, And I think that's probably a good point too,

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<v Speaker 2>is the more globally issued. That's a state issue. But

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<v Speaker 2>everyone's like, okay, I can identify with that. You start

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<v Speaker 2>talking about millage and levees and school boards and dogcatchers,

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<v Speaker 2>people's eyes glaze over, rightly or wrongly. I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>how we're programms. Like I got my ballot where we

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<v Speaker 2>just moved to and looked at and were like three

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<v Speaker 2>or four things on there, and most of them were

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<v Speaker 2>fairly inane. There's a levee issue which I voted on,

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<v Speaker 2>but the other ones are like, I don't know who

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<v Speaker 2>these people are. Did some research found out some of them?

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<v Speaker 2>Other ones I just and the ones I looked at

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<v Speaker 2>when I have no idea who they are. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>find any information on them. I just left blank, which

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<v Speaker 2>is the same.

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<v Speaker 3>You kid, you can absolutely skip the contest. That is

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<v Speaker 3>your right to do that. But I think you bring

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<v Speaker 3>up another very good point, and that is to become

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<v Speaker 3>an informed voter. And it's easy to do if you

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<v Speaker 3>vote by mail, because that ballot is mail to your house.

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<v Speaker 3>You can fit take your time to the research. However,

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<v Speaker 3>for this election, voting by mail has ended. That ended

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<v Speaker 3>on Tuesday. Anyone who wished to vote by mail had

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<v Speaker 3>to submit an application to the board by this past Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 3>Chamber twenty, so voting by mail has ended. But what

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<v Speaker 3>you can do if you are going to vote in

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<v Speaker 3>person then is go on to our website vote Hamilton County,

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<v Speaker 3>Ohio dot gov. Vote Hamilton County, Ohio dot gov. Go

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<v Speaker 3>onto our website and you can look up your sample

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<v Speaker 3>ballot on our website so it looks almost identical to

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<v Speaker 3>the ballot you'll receive when you walk into the polling place.

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<v Speaker 3>So reviewed ahead of time, do your research like you did,

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<v Speaker 3>and become an informed voter so there's no surprises when

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<v Speaker 3>you walk into the polling place. You can go in

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<v Speaker 3>knowing how you want to cast your ballot.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott's Onland with Sherry Poland she's the director Hamilin County

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<v Speaker 2>Board of Elections. Got the election coming up Tuesday. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're in person, at six point thirty relative to that, Sherry,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you mentioned the twenty right around twenty six

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<v Speaker 2>percent turnout right around that maybe twenty five one.

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<v Speaker 1>Out every four voters in the city.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes issues will bring out more people on off

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<v Speaker 2>year elections, as this one is because you don't have

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<v Speaker 2>the hype of the presidential I understand that, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think people are just fatigued too going I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>take a knee here this year.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need to show.

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<v Speaker 2>But I thought, you know, with the crime issue in Cincinnati,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know you can't get in and that's not

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<v Speaker 2>your area concern, you're just managing the election. But I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>for sure, with the interesting crime downtown and the number

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<v Speaker 2>of people running for counsel, that would I get I guess,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe drive more people out.

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<v Speaker 3>That surprised me, you know, and it's still a possibility

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<v Speaker 3>on election day. You know, the majority of voters in

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<v Speaker 3>Hamilton County still choose to vote on election day, so

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we might see that higher turnout come. Then.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I don't have a crystal ball that tells

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<v Speaker 3>me that, But well I'll find out on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, exact, we'll find out together on Tuesday. Regarding that too,

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<v Speaker 2>how many more people this year and I'm sure you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking at the trend and it's just align almost straight upward.

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<v Speaker 2>Would guess the number of people taking advantage of the

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<v Speaker 2>very generous way we can vote early in the Buckeye State,

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<v Speaker 2>where like me, I just would rather have it mailed

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<v Speaker 2>to my house. I'd get a cup of coffee, sit

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<v Speaker 2>there on a Sunday afternoon morning, I guess before football

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<v Speaker 2>and figure out who I'm and what I'm voting for,

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<v Speaker 2>do a little research. Whereas typically you don't have that

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<v Speaker 2>kind of time. You feel pressured if you're standing there

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<v Speaker 2>in queue, and then you know, getting into the booth

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<v Speaker 2>itself to actually punch the draw the little circles. I guess,

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<v Speaker 2>not punch the card, but draw the circle. This is

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<v Speaker 2>easier to know how many more people are taking advantge

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<v Speaker 2>are we see that trend continue upward?

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<v Speaker 3>What we're seeing continue to trend upward is the early

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<v Speaker 3>in person voting. It's just become you know, extremely extremely

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<v Speaker 3>popular in Hamilton County. It started when we moved the

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<v Speaker 3>board of elections away from downtown to our current facility

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<v Speaker 3>in Norwood. You know, it's more centrally located in the

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<v Speaker 3>county that we serve. We have you know, a large

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<v Speaker 3>amount of free public parking, and that's that is what's

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<v Speaker 3>trending upward, is that early in person vote voting every

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<v Speaker 3>election we outpass the last similar election. When it comes

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<v Speaker 3>to that, voting by mail is you know, sort of

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<v Speaker 3>holding study or maybe dropping slightly. You know, during twenty twenty,

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<v Speaker 3>we had many many people vote by mail, obviously due

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<v Speaker 3>to the pandemic, and we thought that perhaps that trend

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<v Speaker 3>would continue because now we have so many people that

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<v Speaker 3>were never exposed to voting by mail before, they might

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<v Speaker 3>have found it to be very convenient. But that didn't happen.

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<v Speaker 3>After twenty twenty, we went back to the majority of

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<v Speaker 3>Hamiltons County voters casting the ballot the traditional way at

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<v Speaker 3>the polling place on.

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<v Speaker 1>Election I hate that's happening.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, you know, I think one way. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>we live in the Midwest. We like our traditions. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I know a lot of people that say to me,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, no, I go into my polling place on

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<v Speaker 3>election day. That's a sacred day. To me, that's what

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<v Speaker 3>I do and I'm not going to deviate, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>from that, which you know, I think is interesting. Then

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<v Speaker 3>we have a lot of people with the early voting.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we have voting for almost a month at

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<v Speaker 3>our Early Vote Center, and it is and people find

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<v Speaker 3>it to be, you know, extremely convenient. I will note

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<v Speaker 3>obviously on election day you must go to your assigned

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<v Speaker 3>polling place, which is based on where you live, whereas

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<v Speaker 3>at the Early Vote Center, you know, anyone who lives

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<v Speaker 3>of matter where you live in Hamilton Counties, your registered voter,

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<v Speaker 3>you can come and vote the Early voat Center. So

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<v Speaker 3>many times we see families coming together so where they

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<v Speaker 3>might be you know, assigned to different polling places because

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<v Speaker 3>they don't all live, you know, in the same home.

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<v Speaker 3>We see a lot of people sort of making a

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<v Speaker 3>family event and coming together the Early Votes Center, then

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<v Speaker 3>going going out to eat or something like that afterwards,

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<v Speaker 3>or sort of the stories that we that we hear

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<v Speaker 3>and again it's it's extremely convenient. And the hours that

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<v Speaker 3>we have I will note we're open today and tomorrow

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<v Speaker 3>from seven thirty am to seven thirty pm Saturday, eight

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<v Speaker 3>am to four pm. Early voting ends on Sunday, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's the shortest hours we have by state law. We're

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<v Speaker 3>open from one pm to five pm on Sunday, so

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<v Speaker 3>still plenty of time to come on and vote early

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<v Speaker 3>in person at the.

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<v Speaker 2>Board Cherry Poland with all the event of early voting,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, they're still traditional south there. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know how young people do that, because you know young people,

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<v Speaker 2>they'll probably mail it in. I mean, if you could

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<v Speaker 2>text your vote in the all over that I would guess.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe I'd be that way too, I suppose. But how

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<v Speaker 2>is this changing how you tabulate the elections? And normally

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<v Speaker 2>you're sitting around waiting for the results to come in.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it's the middle of the night when they come.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you're voting early, either in person, by

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<v Speaker 2>mail or however, you have those votes and of course

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<v Speaker 2>you have them in hand and you're ready to release

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<v Speaker 2>those results the minute the polls closed. So you got

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of stuff done up front, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 2>How does that changed your job and also when the

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<v Speaker 2>results come out, Yeah, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>A great question. You know, in the state of Ohio,

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<v Speaker 3>we are permitted election officials are permitted to process those

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<v Speaker 3>vote by mail ballots as soon as they come in.

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<v Speaker 3>You have a handful of states that won't allow the

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<v Speaker 3>election officials to begin those acts of preparation until election warning.

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<v Speaker 3>But in Ohio, we can verify all the information that's

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<v Speaker 3>contained on the envelope ahead of time as soon as

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<v Speaker 3>we receive it. Once we determine that that vote by

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<v Speaker 3>mail ballot is accepted for counting, we remove the ballot.

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<v Speaker 3>It scanned, it's not tabulated, it's scanned, and the cast

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<v Speaker 3>vote record is what we call it is stored. And

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<v Speaker 3>then the ballot is stored in a secure facility here

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<v Speaker 3>at the Ware of Elections. Then on election night, as

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<v Speaker 3>soon as the polls closed at seven point thirty one PM,

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<v Speaker 3>we then hit the tabulate button, so the no ballots

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<v Speaker 3>are counted until the polls closed. But we are permitted

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<v Speaker 3>to do those acts of preparation.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, scam, get him ready to go, so that makes

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<v Speaker 2>the results come in here. And that's a big question here,

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<v Speaker 2>Sherry Poland. Is it's not about you know, free and

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<v Speaker 2>open elections and exercising your constitutional right to cast your

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<v Speaker 2>vote one person, one voice, and one vote, as the

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<v Speaker 2>case may be.

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<v Speaker 1>This is not about that.

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<v Speaker 2>This is about Brian Combs, our assistant news director, wants

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<v Speaker 2>to know what time he can go home on Tuesday,

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<v Speaker 2>Tuesday night.

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<v Speaker 3>Again, I don't have a crystal ball that would that

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<v Speaker 3>would tell me that we hope, always hope at one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred to be one hundred percent report before eleven pm,

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<v Speaker 3>you know. And again just to talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>more about the election night count and how that works.

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<v Speaker 3>We mentioned the early votes that's early in person and

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<v Speaker 3>by mail are the very first ballots that are tabulated

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<v Speaker 3>and released on election night, and then it's a little

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<v Speaker 3>bit of a waiting game for those ballots to come

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<v Speaker 3>in from the polling places all across Hamilton County. And

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<v Speaker 3>that's because our voting equipment is not connected to the internet.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, that doesn't they don't even have the capability

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<v Speaker 3>of being connected to the internet. So the physical delivery

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<v Speaker 3>of the ballots and the equipment from the bipartisan poll

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<v Speaker 3>workers to the bipartisan teams at the Board of Elections,

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<v Speaker 3>so it takes a little time for them to come in.

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<v Speaker 3>So we'll usually we have a few early pickup locations

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<v Speaker 3>will actually send teams out from the board so we

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<v Speaker 3>can have some results trickling in early. You know, usually

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<v Speaker 3>between eight thirty and nine, but the majority of those

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<v Speaker 3>ballots arrives at the board around so that's typically when

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<v Speaker 3>we start to see you know, most of the results

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<v Speaker 3>come in between nine thirty and ten thirty, and again

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<v Speaker 3>we always hope to be at one hundred percent, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>before before eleven o'clock. We know it's a long day.

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<v Speaker 3>We know everyone is anxiously awaiting and constantly hitting that

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<v Speaker 3>refresh button. But you know, a latch and officials will

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<v Speaker 3>never trade you know, security and accuracy for speed, So

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<v Speaker 3>I'll just have to be a little bit patient to

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<v Speaker 3>make sure their results coming in are accuracy.

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<v Speaker 2>I know you have last minute preparations. You got to

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<v Speaker 2>go check the tires, make sure the dipstick has oil

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<v Speaker 2>in it. You got to go make sure the voting

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<v Speaker 2>machines everything's ready to go. You're a busy lady. I

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<v Speaker 2>always appreciate it talking to you and enjoy our conversations

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<v Speaker 2>and appreciate what you do for Democracy's an important thing,

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<v Speaker 2>even especially in off years when you have lower turnout

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<v Speaker 2>and probably fewer workers to deal with, et cetera. So

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<v Speaker 2>all the best, Sherry poland thanks again for coming on

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<v Speaker 2>the show. How about a nice quiet Tuesday. Does that

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<v Speaker 2>sound good?

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<v Speaker 3>That sounds wonderful to me.

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<v Speaker 1>It does. You've seen some stuff, yeah, we have.

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<v Speaker 3>But we have a great team here at the Board

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<v Speaker 3>of Election. I cannot praise the staff here and now

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<v Speaker 3>if it's truly a place where Democrats and the Republicans

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<v Speaker 3>come together to do the people's work. So got to

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<v Speaker 3>have a shout out.

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<v Speaker 1>To them all the best.

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<v Speaker 2>Cherry, be well, good luck, Thank you, Sherry poland that

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<v Speaker 2>as you're a director Hamiley County Board of Elections and

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<v Speaker 2>love it.

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<v Speaker 1>She's great.

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<v Speaker 2>She's just a great personnel, a great person and really

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<v Speaker 2>cares about her job and the integrity of the election

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<v Speaker 2>above all else. So six thirty am Tuesday, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>an in person voter, go get it done. If you

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<v Speaker 2>already did it, like me, just sit back and wait

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<v Speaker 2>for results to come in. And I have no idea

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<v Speaker 2>what to tell Brian Combs. This is all about Colms

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<v Speaker 2>is like, Hey, you're talking to Sherry Paul. Ask her

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<v Speaker 2>when she thinks I can go home. It's all about him.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this democracy of two hundred and fifty years

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<v Speaker 2>still a long time, and we tabulate the elections and

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes they're contentious, sometimes we fight two thousand comes to mind,

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<v Speaker 2>and basically they're in the ought. So we had a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of contentious elections. Along came her voting kind of

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<v Speaker 2>eased the process, made a little bit easier. Uh you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it wasn't like three or four o'clock in the morning.

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<v Speaker 2>There weren't all these few challenges and stuff like that,

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<v Speaker 2>especially on off here. We're not going to get that

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<v Speaker 2>all Brian Colembs wants to know, despite all of that history,

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<v Speaker 2>despite it being the cornerstone of our constitution of our

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<v Speaker 2>whal life here in America, one person, one vote. All

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Colmbs cares about is what time he can go

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<v Speaker 2>home and have a beer. Scott's Loan Show, seven hundred

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<v Speaker 2>W World