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How one rural county struggles to find polling places

When she talks to friends and neighbors about voting on Election Day, Ophelia Gould-Faison likes to offer a bit of advice: “Bring your patience, your meds. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Bring a chair. And wear Depends.” This story also appeared in Stateline Gould-Faison’s precinct in Littleton, North Carolina, has been combined with another nearby one this […]

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