Poll chaplains hope to bring sense of calm to voting sites on Election Day
From Minnesota Now · 00:10:15
Show by Minnesota Public Radio
On Tuesday, at dozens of polling locations across the Twin Cities, you may see people in reflective vests labeled "poll chaplains." They're nonpartisan, clergy and lay people, who are trained to bring a calm presence to Election Day. One of those people is Kelly Sherman-Conroy, a pastor at All Nations Indian Church in Minneapolis and founder and director of the Interfaith Movement Chaplains Network. She's also a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.Sherman-Conroy joined Minnesota Now to talk about her work as a poll chaplain.
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