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'Election Insiders' Goes Behind The Scenes With St. Louis County Elections Board
From hanging-chad jokes to complaints about absentee ballots, election workers have heard it all. But there’s one question Gloria Shur Bilchik says they dislike the most: “What do you do the other 364 days of the year?”
Bilchik’s new book answers that question with eye-opening detail. And, in the final chapter, the Creve Coeur resident explains what they do on Election Day, too.
“Election Insiders: Behind the Scenes With the People Who Make Your Vote Count” is the result of the 18 months Bilchik spent observing the St. Louis County Board of Elections. It is her first book, and in it, she presents St. Louis County as a microcosm of the challenges faced by election boards across the country.
Those challenges are especially acute this year, as the coronavirus continues to ravage the nation.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-08-03/tuesday-election-insiders-goes-behind-the-scenes-with-st-louis-county-elections-board?