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You have rights when you go to vote – and many people are there to help if there's trouble at the polls

  • Written by Daniel R. Birdsong, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, University of Dayton
imagePoll workers, election observers and poll monitors are all on hand at voting places to ensure the 2020 election proceeds smoothly and safely.Macrovector/iStock via GettyImages

Despite all the challenges to this year’s election – long lines, calls for voter intimidation, baseless claims of fraud – voting is a fundamental civil right...

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