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While most Americans were performing their civic duties on Tuesday by voting in the 2020 presidential election, Long Island Nets guard Devin Cannady was taking on a greater role in the process.
Back home in Indiana, Cannady was working the polls as an election site safety coordinator through The Poll Hero Project. The guard reflected on his experience on Twitter Wednesday:
Besides the awesome feeling I had afterwards… my biggest takeaway from poll working was the TRANSPARENCY that happens once the polls are closed. Democrats & Republicans counting votes together as a form of checks and balances to make sure each vote is 1.) VALID + 2.) COUNTED.
It’s not rocket science, but the poll workers put their political parties aside and make sure the environment promotes an apolitical process to ensure a LEGITIMATE COUNT.
It’s GO time! Tomorrow is the day!🗳 @pollheroproject @arneduncan pic.twitter.com/a6IuptxaDr
— Devin Cannady (@devin_cannady3) November 3, 2020
One of Cannady’s college teammates co-founded The Poll Hero Project, per Chris Milholen of Nets Daily, which is what inspired the guard to get involved.
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“The best part was that my siblings (Delaina: 19, Dylan: 17) worked alongside me,” Cannady said.
“I’m confident that my generation will take these past 4 years and create a much better future.”
— Chris Milholen (@CMilholenSB) November 5, 2020