WEBVTT - 10-30-25 Sloan with Sherry Poland

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<v Speaker 1>Don't want to be an American. It's got so lung.

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<v Speaker 1>Show back on seven hundred, wolbody got an election coming

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<v Speaker 1>up Tuesday. Levees in a dozen places, local offices, and

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<v Speaker 1>there's a big CPS renewal. We've got the mayor's race,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and some twenty six people. It feels like

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<v Speaker 1>three thousand people trying to place in the top nine.

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<v Speaker 1>So twenty six people looking for nine jobs in a

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<v Speaker 1>Sea Down council on this and more. Is the person

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<v Speaker 1>who controls it all. That would be the director of

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<v Speaker 1>the Hamlet County Board of Elections, Sherry Poland, welcome back.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing well, Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>You always in a good mood. This is like right now

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<v Speaker 1>I would be just crabby af you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>because you got so much coming at you right now.

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

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<v Speaker 1>on Tuesday, six thirty am to seven thirty I believe correct.

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<v Speaker 2>That's 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 2>That's correct, that's correct. A few years ago, Hi Ohio

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<v Speaker 2>changed these acceptable forms of ID for voting, so in

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<v Speaker 2>order to vote in person, you do need to have

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<v Speaker 2>a State of Ohio driver's license or a State of

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio identification card, or a passport or military ID. So

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<v Speaker 2>make sure it's not expired. Make sure it's up to

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<v Speaker 2>date before you come to the polls.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I bring one that's expired, I forget it. What happens,

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<v Speaker 1>I can vote.

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<v Speaker 2>No problem. If you do not have an acceptable form

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<v Speaker 2>of ID, you will be issued what we call a

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<v Speaker 2>provisional ballot. It's the same ballot that's issued to every

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<v Speaker 2>other voter you would market, but instead of scanning it

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<v Speaker 2>and having it counted election night, it's placed inside what

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<v Speaker 2>we call a provisional envelope and that has your identifying

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<v Speaker 2>information on it. You fill that out after election day.

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<v Speaker 2>Bipartisan teams verify the information on the envelope, and the

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<v Speaker 2>voter has four days after election day, so that's the

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday after election Day to come to the Board of

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<v Speaker 2>Elections and present an acceptable form of ID. They do,

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<v Speaker 2>then that ballot will be added to the official count,

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<v Speaker 2>which occurs a few weeks after election day. I do

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<v Speaker 2>want to note that if you're in fign yourself in

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<v Speaker 2>that situation right now, so your driver's license or state

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<v Speaker 2>idea is expired. Go to the BMV before you come

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<v Speaker 2>to the polls. That interim documentation that the BMB gives

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<v Speaker 2>you while your identifications being mailed to you, that interim

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<v Speaker 2>idea that's good for driving purposes, it's also acceptable for voting.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you have that, you will not have to

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<v Speaker 2>vote provisionally.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, got it. Let's talk about the early voting numbers,

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<v Speaker 1>how early voting the absentee ballots, and how did the

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<v Speaker 1>request compared to previous elections and what does that tell

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<v Speaker 1>you about what's going to happen Tuesday?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So absent te voting, which is that umbrella that

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<v Speaker 2>contains both voting by mail and early in person voting.

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<v Speaker 2>We're pretty much right on track as to the twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one election. So four years ago, once again Cincinnati

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<v Speaker 2>was voting council members and this election, that turnout is

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<v Speaker 2>tracking right on pace with that twenty twenty one election.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, compare that to like a presidential cycle, the last

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<v Speaker 1>presidential election, so one percent. Okay, what are we talking?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, So in twenty twenty one, county wide, we saw

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty six percent turnout. City Cincinnati is slightly lower,

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<v Speaker 2>a twenty five percent. Compare that to a presidential where

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<v Speaker 2>we see a seventy two percent turnout. So unfortunately, we

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<v Speaker 2>don't see the turnout in odd numbered years elections than

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<v Speaker 2>we do in the even years. But you know, we

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<v Speaker 2>it's kind of hard for us in the business to

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<v Speaker 2>understand why that happens because we are voting for our

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<v Speaker 2>local elected officials. These are the folks that really have

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<v Speaker 2>an impact on our day to day lives. So I

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<v Speaker 2>encourage everyone if you haven't voted yet, voted yet early

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<v Speaker 2>voting in person is still ongoing through Sunday, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know your polls will be open in your community on

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<v Speaker 2>election day, get out and vote.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say it's simply but it's marketing, I think right,

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<v Speaker 1>because in a presidential cycle, it's in your face all

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<v Speaker 1>the time. You're getting tons of robo calls, social media

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<v Speaker 1>feed is packed with political messages and bickering. You turn

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<v Speaker 1>on a streaming show or TV and you're inundated with

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<v Speaker 1>political messages, president presidential races front and center, And I

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<v Speaker 1>think it just the marketing drives more people to polls.

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<v Speaker 1>That's my theory.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Absolutely. Something else we see is that you know,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes controversial issues will bring voters out to the polls.

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<v Speaker 2>So two years ago, twenty twenty three odd year, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>election again, looking electing local officials, we saw a higher turnout.

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<v Speaker 2>I think we saw a forty eight percent turnout in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three. But that your abortion, marijuana, we're both

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<v Speaker 2>on the ballot. So the issues can also drive out turnout.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yeah, and I think me and that's probably a

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<v Speaker 1>good point too, is the more globally issued. That's a

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<v Speaker 1>state issue. But everyone's like, okay, I can identify with that.

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<v Speaker 1>You start talking about millage and levees and school boards

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<v Speaker 1>and dogcatchers, people's eyes glaze over, rightly or wrongly. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's how we're programs. Like I got my ballot

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<v Speaker 1>where we just moved to and looked at, and there

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<v Speaker 1>were like three or four things on there, and most

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<v Speaker 1>of them were fairly inane. There's a levee issue, which

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<v Speaker 1>I voted on, but the other ones were like, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know who these people are. Did some research found

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<v Speaker 1>out some of them? Other ones I just and the

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<v Speaker 1>ones I looked at when I have no idea who

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<v Speaker 1>they are, I can't find any information on them. I

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<v Speaker 1>just left blank, which you can do. You can do.

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<v Speaker 2>You can absolutely skip the contest. That is your right

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<v Speaker 2>to do that. But I think you bring up another

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<v Speaker 2>very good point, and that is to become an informed voter.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's easy to do if you vote by mail

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<v Speaker 2>because that ballot is mail to your house. You can

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<v Speaker 2>fit take your time to the research. However, for this election,

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<v Speaker 2>voting by mail has ended. That ended on Tuesday. Anyone

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<v Speaker 2>who wished to vote by mail had to submit an

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<v Speaker 2>application to the board by this past Tuesday, Chamber twenty,

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<v Speaker 2>so voting by mail has ended. But what you can

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<v Speaker 2>do if you are going to vote in person and

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<v Speaker 2>is go on to our website Vote Hamilton County, Ohio

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<v Speaker 2>dot gov. Vote Hamilton County, Ohio dot gov. Go onto

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<v Speaker 2>our website and you can look up your sample ballot

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<v Speaker 2>on our website so it looks almost identical to the

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<v Speaker 2>ballot you'll received when you walk into the polling place.

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<v Speaker 2>So review ahead of time, do your research like you did,

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<v Speaker 2>and become an informed voter so there's no surprises when

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<v Speaker 2>you walk into the polling place. You can go in

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<v Speaker 2>knowing how you want to cast your ballot.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott's Onland with Sherry Poland. She's the director Hamilin County

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<v Speaker 1>Board of Elections got the election coming up Tuesday. If

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<v Speaker 1>you're in person, at six point thirty relative to that, Sherry,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you mentioned the twenty right around twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>percent turnout right around that maybe twenty five one out

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<v Speaker 1>every four voters in the city. And sometimes issues will

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<v Speaker 1>bring out more people on off year elections, as this

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<v Speaker 1>one is because you don't have the hype of the

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<v Speaker 1>presidential I understand that, and I think people are just

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<v Speaker 1>fatigued too going I'm going to take a knee here

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<v Speaker 1>this year. I don't need to show. But I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with the crime issue in Cincinnati, and I

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<v Speaker 1>know you can't get in and that's not your area concern,

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<v Speaker 1>you're just managing the election. But I thought, for sure,

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<v Speaker 1>with the interesting crime downtown and the number of people

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<v Speaker 1>running for counsel, that would I get I guess, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>drive more people out.

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<v Speaker 2>That surprised me, you know, and it's still a possibility

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<v Speaker 2>on election day. You know, the majority of voters in

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilton County still choose to vote on election day, so

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we might see that higher turnout come. Then.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I don't have a crystal ball that tells

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<v Speaker 2>me that, but we'll find out on Tuesday.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, exact, we'll find out together on Tuesday. Regarding that too,

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<v Speaker 1>how many more people this year And I'm sure you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at the trend and it's just align almost straight upward.

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<v Speaker 1>I would guess the number of people taking advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>the very generous way we can vote early in the

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<v Speaker 1>Buckeye State, where like me, I just would rather have

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<v Speaker 1>it mail to my house. I'd get a cup of coffee,

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<v Speaker 1>sit there on a Sunday afternoon morning, I guess before

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<v Speaker 1>football and figure out who I'm and what I'm voting for,

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<v Speaker 1>do a little research. Whereas typically you don't have that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of time. You feel pressured if you're standing there

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<v Speaker 1>in queue, and then you know, getting into the booth

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<v Speaker 1>itself to actually punch the draw the little circles. I guess,

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<v Speaker 1>not punched the card, but draw the circle. This is

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<v Speaker 1>easier to know how many more people are taking advantage?

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<v Speaker 1>Are we seeing the trend continue upward?

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<v Speaker 2>What we're seeing continue to trend upward is the early

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<v Speaker 2>in person voting. It's just become, you know, extremely extremely

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<v Speaker 2>popular in Hamilton County. It started when we moved the

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<v Speaker 2>Board of Elections away from downtown to our current facility

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<v Speaker 2>in Norwood. You know, it's more centrally located in the

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<v Speaker 2>county that we serve. We have you know, a large

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<v Speaker 2>amount of free public parking, and that's that is what's

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<v Speaker 2>trending upward, is that early in person vote voting every

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<v Speaker 2>election we outpass the last similar election. When it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to that, voting by mail is you know, sort of

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<v Speaker 2>holding study or maybe dropping slightly. You know, during twenty twenty,

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<v Speaker 2>we had many many people vote by mail, obviously due

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<v Speaker 2>to the pandemic, and we thought that perhaps that trend

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<v Speaker 2>would continue because now we have so many people that

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<v Speaker 2>were never exposed to voting by mail before, they might

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<v Speaker 2>have found it to be very convenient. But that didn't happen.

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<v Speaker 2>After twenty twenty, we went back to the majority of

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<v Speaker 2>Hamilt's County voters casting their ballot the traditional way at

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<v Speaker 2>the polling place.

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

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, you know, I think one way. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we live in the Midwest. We like our traditions. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of people that say to me,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, no, I go into my polling place on

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<v Speaker 2>election day. That's a sacred day to me. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>I do and I'm not going to deviate, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>from that, which you know, I think is interesting. Then

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<v Speaker 2>we have a lot of people with the early voting.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we have voting for almost a month at

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<v Speaker 2>our Early Vote Center, and it is and people find

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<v Speaker 2>it to be, you know, extremely convenient. I will note obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>on election day you must go to your assigned polling place,

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<v Speaker 2>which is based on where you live, whereas at the

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<v Speaker 2>Early Vote Center, you know, anyone who no matter where

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<v Speaker 2>you live in Hamilton Counties, your registered voter, you can

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<v Speaker 2>come and vote the Early Vote Center. So many times

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<v Speaker 2>we see families coming together so where they might be

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<v Speaker 2>you know, assigned to different polling places because they don't

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<v Speaker 2>all live, you know, in the same home. We see

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people sort of making a family event

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<v Speaker 2>and coming together the early votes thatenter, then going going

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<v Speaker 2>out to eat or something like that afterwards, or sort

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<v Speaker 2>of the stories that we that we hear, and again

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<v Speaker 2>it's it's extremely convenient. And the hours that we have

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<v Speaker 2>I will note we're open today and tomorrow from seven

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<v Speaker 2>thirty am to seven thirty pm Saturday eight am to

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<v Speaker 2>four pm. Early voting ends on Sunday and it's the

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<v Speaker 2>shortest hours we have by state law. We're open from

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<v Speaker 2>one pm to five pm on Sunday, so still plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of time to come on and vote early in person at.

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<v Speaker 1>The board Cherry Poland with all the event of early voting,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, they're still traditional south there. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how young people do that, because you know young people,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll probably mail it in. I mean, if you could

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<v Speaker 1>text your vote in, they probably all over that. I

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<v Speaker 1>would guess maybe I'd be that way too, I suppose.

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<v Speaker 1>But how is this changing how you tabulate the elections?

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<v Speaker 1>And normally you're sitting around waiting for the results to

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<v Speaker 1>come in. Sometimes it's the middle of the night when

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<v Speaker 1>they come. You know, if you're voting early, either in person,

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<v Speaker 1>by mail or however, you have those votes and of

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<v Speaker 1>course you have them in hand and you're ready to

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<v Speaker 1>release those results the minute the polls closed. So you

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<v Speaker 1>got a lot of stuff done up front, so to speak.

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<v Speaker 1>How's that changed your job? And also when the results

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<v Speaker 1>come out, Yeah, that's.

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<v Speaker 2>A great question. You know, in the state of Ohio,

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<v Speaker 2>we are permitted election officials are permitted to process those

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<v Speaker 2>vote by mail ballots as soon as they come in.

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<v Speaker 2>You have a handful of states that won't allow the

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<v Speaker 2>election officials to begin those acts of preparation until election warning.

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<v Speaker 2>But in Ohio, we can verify all the information that's

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<v Speaker 2>contained on the envelope ahead of time as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>we receive it. Once we determine that that vote by

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<v Speaker 2>mail ballot is accepted for counting, we remove the ballot.

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<v Speaker 2>It scanned, it's not tabulated, it's scanned, and the cast

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<v Speaker 2>vote record is what we call it is stored. And

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<v Speaker 2>then the ballot is stored in a secure facility here

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<v Speaker 2>at the Ware of Elections. Then on election night, as

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<v Speaker 2>soon as the polls closed at seven point thirty one PM,

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<v Speaker 2>we then hit the tabulate button, so the no ballots

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<v Speaker 2>are counted until the polls closed, but we are permitted

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<v Speaker 2>to do those acts of preparation.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, scam, get him ready to go, so that makes

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<v Speaker 1>the results come in here. And that's a big question here,

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<v Speaker 1>Sherry Poland. Is it's not about you know, free and

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<v Speaker 1>open elections and exercising your constitutional right to cast your

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<v Speaker 1>vote one person, one voice, and one vote, as the

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<v Speaker 1>case may be. This is not about that. This is

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<v Speaker 1>about Brian Combs, our assistant news director wants to know

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<v Speaker 1>what time he can go home on Tuesday Tuesday night.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, I don't have a crystal ball that would that

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<v Speaker 2>would tell me that. We hope, always hope at one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred to be one hundred percent report before eleven pm,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And again just to talk a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>more about the election night count and how that works.

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<v Speaker 2>We mentioned the early votes best early in person and

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<v Speaker 2>by mail are the very first ballots that are tabulated

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<v Speaker 2>and released on election night, and then it's a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a waiting game for those ballots to come

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<v Speaker 2>in from the polling places all across Hamilton County. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's because our voting equipment is not connected to the internet.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, it doesn't they don't even have the capability

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<v Speaker 2>of being connected to the internet. So the physical delivery

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<v Speaker 2>of the ballots and the equipment from the bipartisan poll

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<v Speaker 2>workers to the bipartisan teams at the Board of Elections,

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<v Speaker 2>so it takes a little time for them to come in.

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<v Speaker 2>So we'll usually we have a few early pickup locations

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<v Speaker 2>will actually send teams out from the Board so we

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<v Speaker 2>can have some results trickling in early, you know, usually

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<v Speaker 2>between eight thirty and nine, but the majority of those

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<v Speaker 2>ballots arrives at the board around nine, so that's typically

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<v Speaker 2>when we start to see you know, most of the

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<v Speaker 2>results come in between nine thirty and ten thirty, and

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<v Speaker 2>again we always hope to be at one hundred percent,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, before before eleven o'clock. We know it's a

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<v Speaker 2>long day. We know everyone is anxiously awaiting and constantly

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<v Speaker 2>hitting that refresh button. But you know, a latch and

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<v Speaker 2>officials will never trade you know, security and accuracy for speed.

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<v Speaker 1>Gotcha.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll just have to be a little bit patient to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure the results coming in are accuracy.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you have last minute preparations. You got to

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<v Speaker 1>go check the tires, make sure the dipstick has oil

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<v Speaker 1>in it. You got to go make sure the voting machines,

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<v Speaker 1>everything's ready to go. You're a busy lady. I always

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate it talking to you and enjoy our conversations and

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<v Speaker 1>appreciate what you do for democracy. It's an important thing,

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<v Speaker 1>even especially in off years when you have lower turnout

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<v Speaker 1>and probably fewer workers to deal with, et cetera. So

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<v Speaker 1>all the best, Jerry Poland thanks again for coming on

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<v Speaker 1>the show. How about a nice quiet Tuesday, does that

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<v Speaker 1>sound good.

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<v Speaker 2>That sounds wonderful to me.

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<v Speaker 1>It's fuzz you've seen some stuff, yeah we have.

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<v Speaker 2>But we have a great team here at the Board

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<v Speaker 2>of Election. I cannot praise the staff here and now

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<v Speaker 2>if it's truly a place where Democrats and Republicans come

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<v Speaker 2>together to do the people's work.

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<v Speaker 1>So got to have a shout out to them all

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<v Speaker 1>the best, Cherry, be well, good luck, Thank you much,

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<v Speaker 1>Sherry poland that as you're a director Hamiley County Board

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<v Speaker 1>of Elections and love it. She's great. She's just a

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<v Speaker 1>great personnel, a great person and really cares about her

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<v Speaker 1>job and the integrity of the election above all else.

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<v Speaker 1>So six thirty am Tuesday, if you're an in person voter,

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<v Speaker 1>go get it done. If you already did it, like me,

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<v Speaker 1>you just sit back and wait for results to come in.

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<v Speaker 1>And I have no idea what to tell Brian Combs.

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<v Speaker 1>This is all about Colms is like, Hey, you're talking

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<v Speaker 1>to Sherry Paul. Ask her when she thinks I can

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<v Speaker 1>go home. It's all about him, you know this, this

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<v Speaker 1>democracy of two hundred and fifty years still a long time.

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<v Speaker 1>And we tabulate the elections and sometimes they're contentious, Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we fight two thousand comes to mind, and basically they're

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<v Speaker 1>in the odds. We had a lot of contentious elections.

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<v Speaker 1>Along came early voting, kind of eased the process, made

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit easier. You know, it wasn't like three

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<v Speaker 1>or four o'clock in the morning. There weren't all these

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<v Speaker 1>few challenges and stuff like that, especially on off here.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not going to get that all Brian Colmbs wants

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<v Speaker 1>to know. Despite all of that history, despite it being

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<v Speaker 1>the cornerstone of our constitution, of our wal life here

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<v Speaker 1>in America, one person, one vote, all Brian Colmbs cares

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<v Speaker 1>about is what time he can go home and have

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<v Speaker 1>a beer. Scott's Loan Show, seven hundred World