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• Now hiring: Election officials seek poll workers

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  Experts say finding enough poll workers is always difficult, even when there isn't a pandemic

• Southern Poverty Law Center announces $30M investment in voter registration and mobilization efforts

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  Voter outreach organizations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi are eligible for support

• 'It takes extreme measures to get attention': Police reform protesters take demands to mayor's residence

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  "What you stand for is incredibly important, and I appreciate it," said Durham, N.C., Mayor Steve Schewel after having an "honest conversation" with protesters in front of his home

• Ohio elections boards must email or call absentee voters who don’t provide identifying information

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  Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose issued the directive Monday as part of his "Ready for November" plan for safe elections this fall

• GARE announces $110,000 in funding to help communities advance racial equity through the arts

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  The Government Alliance on Race and Equity is now accepting applications for its Innovation and Implementation Fund for the summer 2020 cycle

• Michigan mayor resigns after making racist remark during council meeting

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  “I am deeply sorry to have my service end on this note and in this way,” said former Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert

• 1 city, 1 voting place: Kentucky braces for bumpy primary

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  Residents in Louisville, the state's largest city, have only one site available to them for in-person voting

• Tucson delays budget vote amid calls to 'defund' police

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  Every resident that called into last week's city council meeting asked for more investment in community services

• Georgia election officials fear thousands of mail-in ballots may not have been counted

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  Officials in DeKalb, Morgan, Clarke and Cherokee counties have reported tabulation errors stemming from the state's new voting system

• ‘We are at a turning point’: Mass. city adopts 2021 budget despite criticism from residents

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  Despite keeping Northampton PD's budget largely the same from FY 2020, Mayor David Narkewicz says he is committed to systemic change in the near future

• Fact-checking vote by mail: FEC commissioner takes to Twitter to defend practice

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  In a 66-part tweet, Ellen Weintraub aims to set the record straight on the security, and integrity, of voting by mail

• Georgia election plagued by problems

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  Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said voters in line at one of Atlanta's largest precincts reported all the machines were down

• Obama: Local elections are the key to criminal justice reform

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  "The elected officials who matter most in reforming police departments and the criminal justice system work at the state and local levels"

• Ferguson elects first black mayor as new protests roil US

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  Ferguson City Council member Ella Jones will also be the first woman to lead the St. Louis suburb

• COVID-19: Opportunity for better digital engagement

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  Activity on local government social channels is increasing under the coronavirus epidemic with engagements on official city accounts skyrocketing 160% in March

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