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Cameron Quinn, Fairfax County’s chief elections officer, right, checks in with volunteers Mary Pat Lutz of Vienna (left) and Trudy Dixon (right) of Clifton as she prepares to vote absentee on Oct. 24. at the Sully District precinct.

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Making Voters Feel Welcome, No Matter Their Language

County election officials have stepped up outreach efforts and volunteer recruitment efforts.

“I was touched with the Korean community’s efforts to help us translate materials and provide volunteers. … And so we're trying to encourage other pockets. My next target is Vietnamese. We’ve also printed recruitment brochures in Farsi, Arabic, Chinese Korean, French, and Spanish.” — Cameron Quinn, Fairfax County’s chief elections officer

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