{"id":140763,"date":"2024-03-07T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/counting-votes-facing-threats-what-its-like-to-run-an-election\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T09:00:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T09:00:11","slug":"counting-votes-facing-threats-what-its-like-to-run-an-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/counting-votes-facing-threats-what-its-like-to-run-an-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Counting Votes, Facing Threats: What It&#8217;s Like to Run an Election"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/buqKnrMLwVc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Counting Votes, Facing Threats: What It's Like to Run an Election\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/buqKnrMLwVc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There are people in communities big and small around the country who dedicate their working lives to making sure that if you\u2019re an eligible voter, you get to cast a ballot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And their vital role in American democracy has gotten much harder in the last few years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Audie talks with Defiance County, Ohio Board of Elections director Tonya Wichman (https:\/\/www.boe.ohio.gov\/defiance\/about-us\/)  and Pennsylvania\u2019s Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt, (https:\/\/www.dos.pa.gov\/about-us\/Pages\/Secretary-of-the-Commonwealth.aspx)  about how they have experienced increased scrutiny, how they built dealing with harassment into their day-to-day work, and why they still do the job as many others in the field \u2013 fed up with fear \u2013 have walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Share your thoughts or questions with us \u2013 we&#8217;d love to hear from you! 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