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Elon Poll: Voters Concerned About Election Interference, Absentee Ballot Issues

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A new Elon University poll shows that voters in North Carolina voters are concerned about election interference and mail-in ballot issues. There are also worries about post-election violence.

The survey was conducted early last week. It shows that just over half of registered voters in the state are worried they will be intimidated or harassed when they go to vote, and are equally concerned about the spread of COVID-19 from in-person voting.

About 40 percent say they expect the election outcome to be influenced by foreign governments.

A majority of respondents don't expect to know who won the presidential race by the close of Election Day. A little more than half are confident Americans will accept the results.

And the poll found clear differences of opinion based on party affiliation.

Jason Husser directed the Elon Poll. He says that while voters are skeptical about many aspects of electoral integrity, most have reported a positive experience voting this year.

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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