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A Navy vet’s new stateside mission: The 2024 election

October 28, 2024 Louis Hansen

Julie Hendricks, a Navy veteran, speaks with another veteran during training for poll workers in Fairfax County, Virginia. Hendricks is director of operations for We the Veterans and Military Families. Photos by Christopher Tyree // VCIJ at WHRO

After graduating from the Naval Academy and serving 12 years as a helicopter pilot and instructor, Julie Hendricks has taken on a new commission — poll worker.

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In Democracy at Work, elections Tags elections, military, poll worker, democracy

The poll worker’s dilemma: A tie vote

September 3, 2024 Louis Hansen

Ken Mallory, who was a poll worker during a close election in Newport News, Virginia, in 2017, holds a film canister similar to the ones used to determine the winner of the 94th House District race between David Yancey and Shelly Simonds

Ken Mallory reviewed ballots in a historically close Newport News election. One vote made all the difference.

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In Democracy at Work Tags elections, poll worker
 
 
 
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