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Hands-Off: Getting out the vote during a pandemic

Canvassers are switching up their tactics to stay safe
Posted at 6:04 PM, Sep 28, 2020
and last updated 2020-09-28 18:04:37-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As the pandemic persists across the country, efforts to get out the vote aren't immune to its impacts. Canvassers for the Democratic and Republican parties are altering their canvassing efforts to minimize contact and keep voters and volunteers safe.

FOX17 followed Karen Weaver and Helen Laughtenbach - two long-time volunteers for the Democratic party - as they handed out materials on their canvassing route.