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EAC presenter praises poll workers, spotlights Vet the Vote campaign
Summary
At an Election Assistance Commission session, a presenter praised poll workers as the "backbone" of democracy, recognized commissioner Eleanor Vincent for 40 years of service and highlighted Vet the Vote, a national campaign recruiting veterans and military families to serve as poll workers.
A presenter at an Election Assistance Commission meeting praised poll workers as the "face of our democracy" and "the backbone" of elections, and recognized Eleanor Vincent in the audience for 40 years of service as a poll commissioner. The presenter said the commission and poll commissions in Illinois help facilitate voting and safeguard the democratic process.
The presenter, speaking as a proud Navy veteran, highlighted Vet the Vote, describing it as a national campaign recruiting veterans and military families to serve as poll workers. "Vet the Vote is a national campaign, as you heard earlier, recruiting veterans and military families to serve as poll workers," the presenter said. No motions or votes were recorded in these segments of the transcript.
