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How Hurricanes Helene and Milton Are Impacting the 2024 Election - Democracy Docket
Hurricane Helene ravaged multiple southern states, leaving more than 230 people dead and entire cities destroyed. As Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall later today, the storms have created enormous new obstacles for how voters will cast their ballots and local officials will run elections less than a month from now. Democracy Docket’s Sophie Feldman discusses the measures officials have taken to ensure elections will run smoothly post-hurricanes. - 10/09/2024.