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Selma Aarvik

Ballot Firefighters

Election Fixers Who Saved the Count

Selma Aarvik

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English
Mindful Pages
07 April 2026
Elections & referenda; Civil rights & citizenship; Political campaigning & advertising
Most arguments about democracy stop at the ballot box. Yet the real fight for trust continues long after the doors to the polling place have closed and the cameras have gone home. This book enters that hidden world and follows the often nameless election workers who protect the process when the rest of us are asleep. Through vivid narrative profiles, it shows how election workers in cities and small towns move, store, and count ballots under intense pressure. Readers see, step by step, how votes are counted in practice and what can go wrong when guardrails are weak. The stories connect individual choices to system safeguards, turning abstract debates about election integrity book themes into concrete moments at tables, vans, and warehouse doors. Along the way, it reveals the routines and reforms that now define the vote counting process. This is a guide for citizens who want to understand behind the ballot box work without technical jargon, for students studying institutions, and for anyone worried about protecting democracy without sliding into panic. By highlighting real ballot counting stories and the emerging profession of election administration profiles, it offers a grounded picture of how democracy safeguard roles have evolved. You will finish with a clearer sense of what to look for, what questions to ask, and why the quiet resilience of these workers deserves attention.
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Imprint:   Mindful Pages
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   299g
ISBN:   9789376555154
ISBN 10:   9376555155
Pages:   220
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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