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.

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.