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Every Election Day, counties nationwide oversee over 100,000 polling locations and over 630,000 poll workers. Each election cycle, counties take great care ensure ballots are securely cast and counted accurately, amid operational and outside challenges.

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Paulina Gutiérrez, executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, middle, works on securing the tabulation machines after learning that the doors of the machines at the central counting facility at the Baird Center were not properly sealed on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch
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