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With such a historic election upon us; young people are being told more than ever how important it is to vote... But just how does it all work? With over 800 polling places in Alameda county alone this is no easy feat. We decided to investigate how this elaborate system works and who are the people behind the scenes making it work.

by CarlDBrown on Nov 03,2008

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