April 22, 2008
Working the Polls
For those of you who don't know, I'm a Judge of Elections in my precinct in Central Montgomery County...
Basically it entails :
a) get up at crack of dawn for donut run
b) start the machines
c) do paper work
d) crash course the high school kids helping out
e) spend most of the day calling voter services checking registrations & BSing with neighbors & friends that vote.
f) curse those that I know didn't vote
g) count the votes
h) lot more paperwork
i) haul the fate of our Republic to a regional voter station
All while living in radio silence.
We ended with 840-ish voters.
Despite a 46/36 registration advantage, it was all Democrat extravaganza today.
Hillary 319 - 50.8 %
Obama 308 - 49.2 %
I don't know what that means. Demographically, we're upper middle classish.
On the other hand, I can say that I managed to snag 120 votes of my own for county committee... 100% of the vote. :)
2008 Posted by AlexC at April 22, 2008 10:04 PM
Congrats, ac, that puts you right up there with Saddam Hussein and Fidel Castro!
Seriously, good job on judging and committeeing. I was signed up and trained to be an election judge but in 2004 the county GOP asked if I'd be a poll-watcher instead. Now I don't think I could handle it. It's hard for me to stand for any length of time.
I salute you and Sugarchuck for your involvement with local governance -- I sleep better knowing there are at least two of you out there.
Posted by: jk at April 23, 2008 10:30 AM | What do you think? [1]