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us know what's on your mind. Thanks for listening. This is Our Body Politics. I'm Karen

Grigsby-Bates founding member of NPR's Code Switch team sitting in for Faradjidea. If you've been

following the show, and we know you have, you already

know a lot about how our democracy works, and you know what happens when it breaks down, from

January 6th to gerrymandering to political polarization. Now we're unpacking crucial issues

you might not have considered. We turn first to what happens on Election Day itself.

If you voted in person in the United States, chances are you've interacted with a poll worker.

Ahead of the 2022 midterms, the U.S. dealt with a shortage of poll workers. And today, we're seeing

alarmingly high turnover rates for U.S. election officials. With so many

high-stakes ballots across the country, not to mention the 2024 election, what's being done to

address this looming crisis? Joining me now to unpack these issues is Virginia K. Salomon,

CEO of the League of Women Voters. Thanks for speaking with us, Virginia.

Thanks for inviting me. Excited to be here. Before we get into all the challenges facing poll

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