We hear a lot about elections and in this election season no doubt we are going to hear more. If you want to know what really goes on, talk to someone who actually runs an election. Elections are run by the state and by local government.

Hayley Ripple is the auditor for Benton County Iowa. She's an actual expert. The bottom line, elections are fair and safe. Despite what you might hear.

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The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow

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David Holt, mayor of Oklahoma City got some 230 mayors to agree to a declaration that essentially agrees to turn down the political noise, respect all view points and remind us we are all Americans in a democracy.

The Oklahoma City Declaration

230 Bipartisan Mayors Sign Declaration Against Political Violence, Recommit to Unity

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The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow

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Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic

Connie Boesen is the mayor of Des Moines. She said when she became mayor one of her priorities was restoring the city's neighborhoods, she did it, it's good government, listen to how she's improving her city.

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The Good Government Show is part of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.

The Royal Cousins: How Three Cousins Could Have Stopped A World War by Jim Ludlow

Executive Producers: David Martin, David Snyder, Jim Ludlow
Host/Reporter: David Martin
Producers: David Martin, Jason Stershic
Editor: Jason Stershic