This Election Day just past was my first experience as an election officer in Fairfax County, Va., and it was eye-opening.
My experience gave me a whole new appreciation for those fellow citizens of both political parties who show up at zero dark 30 to ready the tables, signs, voting machines, registration books and ballots so that we can have fair elections. They stay for hours after the polls close to pack up equipment and tabulate the votes. Last Tuesday turned into an 18-hour day. The stipend from the county was less than minimum wage, so those who served with me clearly did so in the spirit of making our democracy work.
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