#50: Election Judges Richard Fann and Teresa Edwards

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Elections that are free and fair don’t just happen by themselves. Across the country, legions of people across thousands of precincts are employed to set up and manage the voting process. In this interview, I caught up with two such people hours before the big day. First, I spoke with Richard Fann, who has served as an election judge for two decades; then I talked to Teresa Edwards, who is brand new to polling stations—both as a worker and a voter.

About Richard Fann: Richard Fann is a radio frequency engineer from Shiloh, Illinois. He served in the United States Air Force for four years before taking his engineering skills to the civilian world. Over the past 25 years, he has worked for a number of companies, including Motorola, St. Louis Electronics, and WPCS International. He is currently the President of Multibrand Engineering and Wireless. On every election day for the past twenty years, Fann has taken a vacation day from work to serve as an election judge.

About Teresa Edwards: Teresa Edwards is a recent high school graduate from Baltimore, Maryland. A few weeks ago, she returned to Baltimore after a year in Utah, and she is currently looking for a waitressing job. (Please tweet her if you know of one.) On November 6, 2012, Edwards will be working as an election judge for the first time; she will also be casting her very first ballot.

 

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