ATLANTA β A few dozen people recently walked into a neat storefront at a Forsyth County mall for a simple presentation on how to monitor surveys.
The crowd, a mix of mostly older voters and college students, listened intently as a coach calmly explained the do’s and don’ts of poll-watching and answered a handful of questions.
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