Nothing unusual about that, except

這沒有什麼不尋常的地方，除了

these voters had already voted.

這些選民已經投票了。

They cast their ballots by mail,

他們通過郵件投票。

but they were missing one thing:

但他們缺少一件事。

an accurate, handwritten date.

一個準確的、手寫的日期。

The lawsuit that got these ballots thrown out was filed

導致這些選票被推翻的訴訟是這樣的

by the Republican National Committee.

由共和黨全國委員會。

It's part of a larger effort

這是一個更大的努力的一部分

led by allies of former President Donald Trump,

由前總統唐納德-特朗普的盟友上司。

many of whom ran for election in the 2022 midterms.

其中許多人在2022年中期選舉中參加了選舉。

In the news, you'll often

在新聞中，你會經常

hear this group referred to as election deniers.

聽到這個群體被稱為選舉否認者。

And while it's true,

雖然這是事實。

they do still deny that Joe Biden won in 2020,

他們確實仍然否認喬-拜登在2020年獲勝。

what they can do is just as important as what they say.

他們能做什麼和他們說什麼一樣重要。

In 2020, nearly three-quarters of US

2020年，近四分之三的美國

voters cast their ballots early or by mail.

選民們提前或通過郵件投票。

But these politicians want to limit

但這些政客們想限制

and even get rid of these practices altogether.

甚至完全擺脫這些做法。

This plan is what motivated

這個計劃是促使

thousands of volunteers across the country

全國各地成千上萬的志願者

ahead of the 2022 midterms.

在2022年中期選舉之前。

They didn't just fight election deniers.

他們不只是與否認選舉的人作鬥爭。

In a lot of places, they beat them.

在很多地方，他們擊敗了他們。

And how they did it could be the key to protecting free,

而他們如何做到這一點可能是保護自由的關鍵。

fair, and open elections in the US

美國的公平和公開選舉

for years to come.

在未來的幾年裡。

Let's take another look at those mail in ballots in Philadelphia.

讓我們再看看費城的那些郵寄選票。

On Monday, I got like 15 calls and like ten text messages

週一，我接到了大約15個電話和大約10條簡訊

from a variety of, like, volunteers

來自各種，如，志願者

and like political people about my ballot.

和喜歡政治的人關於我的選票。

The day before the election.

選舉的前一天。

I got a text from my friend.

我收到了我朋友的簡訊。

Like thousands of other voters in Pennsylvania,

像賓夕法尼亞州成千上萬的其他選民一樣。

Kristen and Zoe had already verified their identities

克里斯汀和佐伊已經驗證了他們的身份

by providing a Pennsylvania-issued ID number

通過提供賓夕法尼亞州頒發的身份證號碼

when they applied for their mail in ballots.

當他們申請郵寄選票的時候。

Their ballots had been postmarked

他們的選票都有郵戳

and stamped by the Philadelphia Board of Elections

並由費城選舉委員會蓋章。

on the day they were received.

在收到它們的當天。

And yet...

然而...

These lists came out that listed

這些名單出來後，列出了

people who had sent in a mail in ballot

寄來郵寄選票的人

that was invalid for some reason, your name showed up.

由於某種原因，你的名字出現了，這是無效的。

I was, like, disappointed in myself for a second.

我當時，好像對自己有一秒鐘的失望。

Like, how did I date this incorrectly?

就像，我怎麼會把這個約會弄錯了？

Like, I really thought I was following

就像，我真的以為我在遵循

all the, you know, the rules and what the guidelines are,

所有的，你知道，規則和指導方針是什麼。

how to fill it out.

如何填寫。

Pennsylvania has had mail in voting

賓夕法尼亞州已經有了郵寄投票

since 2019 and in every election

自2019年以來，在每次選舉中

since then, multiple judges have ruled that missing

此後，多名法官裁定，失蹤的

date should not mean a ballot gets thrown out.

日期不應該意味著選票被扔掉。

But just weeks before the last day to vote in 2022,

但就在2022年投票的最後一天的幾周前。

a group of Republican politicians

共和黨政治家團體

sued to try to get a different ruling.

告，試圖獲得不同的裁決。

And it worked.

而且還很有效。

The candidate at the top of the ticket for the Republicans,

共和黨人中處於票面首位的候選人。

the gubernatorial candidate, Doug Mastriano,

州長候選人Doug Mastriano。

was like a noted election denier.

是像一個著名的選舉否認者。

I am the elections director

我是選舉主任

for the mid-Atlantic region for the Working Families Party.

擔任工作家庭黨大西洋中部地區的負責人。

I'm a proud resident of Philadelphia,

我是費城的一名自豪的居民。

Pennsylvania, the greatest city in the world.

賓夕法尼亞州，世界上最偉大的城市。

We knew that there was a risk

我們知道，有一種風險

that people would use mail in voting specifically

人們會專門使用郵寄投票

as a way of attacking the legitimacy of the elections overall.

作為攻擊整個選舉的合法性的一種方式。

We ended up with over

我們最終有超過

1300 unique volunteers who were calling voters

1300名獨特的志願者，他們正在給選民打電話

to help them cure ballots

以幫助他們治癒選票

and make sure their voices were heard.

並確保他們的聲音被聽到。

Doug Mastriano lost his bid for governor, and Democrats

道格-馬斯特里亞諾競選州長失敗，民主黨人

now control the Pennsylvania State House.

現在控制著賓夕法尼亞州的眾議院。

If enough state reps want to change that rule

如果有足夠的州代表想改變這一規則

about the handwritten dates on the outside

關於外面的手寫日期

of envelopes, they can.

的信封，他們可以。

Like Mastriano in Pennsylvania, one of the candidates

與賓夕法尼亞州的馬斯特里亞諾一樣，其中一名候選人

for governor in Michigan, Tudor Dickson, had also cast

密歇根州的州長候選人Tudor Dickson也投了票。

doubt on the 2020 election results.

對2020年選舉結果的懷疑。

More than half the state's

該州一半以上的

5.5 million votes in 2020 were cast by mail.

2020年有550萬張選票是通過郵件投出的。

And even though Republicans in the state Senate

而且，儘管州參議院的共和黨人

authored a report that found no evidence

撰寫了一份報告，發現沒有證據

of widespread or systemic fraud,

廣泛的或系統的欺詐行為。

that didn't stop Tudor Dickson

但這並沒有阻止圖德-迪克森的腳步

from tweeting about stolen elections.

從推特上發佈有關被盜選舉的資訊。

And it didn't stop the Republican-led state legislature

而這並沒有阻止共和黨上司的州立法機構

from introducing 39 bills

從提出39項法案

to dramatically limit mail in and early voting.

大幅限制郵寄投票和提前投票。

There are many, many reasons

有很多很多原因

why people would want to vote by absentee ballot,

為什麼人們會想通過缺席投票來投票。

but for some reason, some politicians want to make it harder.

但由於某些原因，一些政客想讓它變得更難。

Kim's organization, Voters

金的組織，投票者

Not Politicians, recruited more than 300 volunteers

不是政治家，招募了300多名志願者

and knocked on over 100,000 doors.

並敲開了100,000多扇門。

I remember on Election Day,

我記得在選舉日。

I woke up at about 6:00 in the morning.

我是在早上6點左右醒來的。

I went all up and down my street.

我在我的街道上走了一圈又一圈。

I really want to talk to you today about Prop 2,

我今天真的想和你談談提案2。

it's going to give us all the constitutional right to vote

它將賦予我們所有人憲法規定的選舉權

without harassment or interference,

不受騷擾或干擾。

including by our own legislators.

包括我們自己的立法者。

It's going to give us all nine days of true early

它將給我們所有九天的真正早期

in-person voting.

親自投票。

If you roll through Detroit,

如果你輾轉於底特律。

you will see this area, especially where I live,

你會看到這個地區，特別是我住的地方。

it was covered with Prop Two signs, Yes on Prop Two.

它佈滿了提案二的標誌，贊成提案二。

You're going to be able to opt in to a system

你將能夠選擇加入一個系統

where you can request your ballot once

你可以在那裡申請你的選票，一旦

and then get it for every future election.

然後在今後的每一次選舉中得到它。

It was worth it, you know, in the end, it paid off.

這是值得的，你知道，最後，它得到了回報。

Prop two passed in Michigan by a large margin.

提案二在密歇根州以大比數通過。

And Tudor Dixon lost.

而圖德-迪克遜輸了。

But even if she hadn't, because of Prop Two,

但是，即使她沒有，因為有了提案二。

Michigan's constitution

密歇根州的憲法

now contains an explicit promise to the state's citizens

現在包含一個對國家公民的明確承諾

that their votes will be counted.

他們的投票將被計算在內。

I'm passionate about voting rights.

我對選舉權充滿熱情。

I know what my ancestors went through.

我知道我的祖先們經歷了什麼。

So I'm here to fight for democracy.

所以我在這裡為民主而戰。

And I'll be here until I guess I leave this earth.

而我將在這裡直到我猜我離開這個地球。

The issue of voting free from interference

不受干擾的投票問題

was front and center in Arizona, too.

也是亞利桑那州的前沿和中心。

I have been so pleased to hear

我一直很高興聽到

of all you vigilantes out there that want to camp out

所有想在外面露營的守夜人的

at these drop boxes. Right?

在這些投遞箱。對嗎？

Kari Lake, one of the candidates for Arizona governor,

卡里-雷克，亞利桑那州州長的候選人之一。

tweeted her support for this surveillance project.

她在推特上表示支持這個監控項目。

Smile. You might be on camera.

微笑。你可能會被拍到。

So we're going to have people parked out there watching you

所以我們要讓人停在外面看著你

and they're going to follow you to your car

他們會跟著你到你的車上去

and get your license plate.

並拿到你的車牌。

It's going to happen.

這將會發生。

She was right. It did happen.

她是對的。它確實發生了。

Armed vigilantes dressed in tactical gear,

身著戰術裝備的武裝義警。

guys in body armor carrying guns and taking your picture.

穿著防彈衣的人拿著槍，給你拍照。

Poll stalkers.

民意調查的跟蹤者。

People who've been staking out ballot drop boxes

一直盯著投票箱的人

under the guise of preventing widespread voter fraud.

以防止廣泛的選民欺詐為幌子。

People spoke up.

人們開口了。

They dropped off their ballots and then they filed complaints

他們放棄了自己的選票，然後他們提出投訴

with the Secretary of State.

與國務卿的關係。

There's a group of people hanging out near the ballot

有一群人在投票站附近閒逛

drop box, filming and photographing

收件箱，拍攝和拍照

my wife and I as we approached the drop box

我的妻子和我走近投遞箱時的情景

and accusing us of being a mule.

並指責我們是一頭騾子。

Camo clad people taking pictures of me

穿著迷彩服的人在給我拍照

and my license plate

和我的車牌

as I dropped our mail in ballots in the box.

當我把我們的郵寄選票投進盒子裡時。

A pro-democracy group filed a lawsuit

一個支持民主的團體提起了訴訟

and the judge issued a temporary restraining order.

而法官發出了臨時限制令。

The people voted and Kari Lake lost.

人民投票，卡里-雷克輸了。

By a very small margin.

以非常小的差距。

The ballot drop boxes

投票箱

she threatened to remove, the early voting

她威脅說要取消，提前投票的

she threatened to cut off, they're both safe for now.

她威脅說要切斷，他們現在都很安全。

The US doesn't have one big election.

美國並沒有一次大的選舉。

It has over 3000 small elections run

它有超過3000個小型選舉運行

mostly by volunteers in high school gyms

主要由志願者在高中的體育館進行

and libraries and community centers.

以及圖書館和社區中心。

And that can make it easy for some politicians

而這可能使一些政治家很容易

to cast doubt on their efficacy out of self-interest.

出於自身利益的考慮，對其功效表示懷疑。

But it also means that anyone

但這也意味著，任何人

who cares about making them actually work

誰在乎讓它們真正發揮作用

can go from a bystander to an active participant

可以從一個旁觀者變成一個積極的參與者

in the fight to keep democracy alive and well.

在保持民主活力的鬥爭中。

Anyone can go from standing in line

任何人都可以從站在隊伍中

to standing behind the table.

到站在桌子後面。

Thank you guys so much for watching.

非常感謝你們的觀看。

One of the things we're trying to do on this channel is really

我們在這個頻道上試圖做的一件事是真正的

just be like your one stop shop for context for the news.

就像你對新聞背景的一站式服務。

Like if something is happening,

比如說，如果有什麼事情發生。

you're seeing lots of headlines about it

你會看到很多關於它的頭條新聞

and you want to dig deeper, you want to know more.

而你想更深入地挖掘，你想知道更多。

Like, that's what we're here for.

比如，這就是我們在這裡的目的。

One of the ways we're actually trying to do

我們實際上正在嘗試的方法之一是

this is by answering your questions.

這是通過回答你的問題。

You can send us a question

你可以向我們提出問題

and we will dig in and try to find some answers for you.

我們將深入研究並試圖為你找到一些答案。

Like a couple of weeks ago, Kim and I made a video

像幾周前，金和我做了一個視頻

about the ethics of zoos

關於動物園的倫理學

that came from an amazing question

這來自於一個驚人的問題

from one of our subscribers, Gaurav.

來自我們的一個訂戶，Gaurav。

A few months back, Joss

幾個月前，喬斯

made an incredible video about the history of unions

製作了一個關於工會歷史的令人難以置信的視頻

and why they didn't gain

以及為什麼他們沒有獲得

more of a foothold in the service industry in the U.S..

在美國的服務行業有了更多的立足點。

These are the kinds of questions that we love digging into.

這些都是我們喜歡挖掘的問題。

Stuff that comes from your brain.

來自你的大腦的東西。

Like, you guys are smart and we want to work with you.

比如，你們很聰明，我們想和你們合作。

So check out the form.

是以，請查看錶格。

It's linked in the description of this video.

它在這個視頻的描述中被鏈接。

Fill it out.

填寫吧。

Ask us a question and we'll get some answers.

向我們提出問題，我們會得到一些答案。

Thanks for watching.

謝謝你的觀看。