As a poll worker in Pennsylvania, we are instructed to avoid wearing anything that might indicate a political preference. No buttons, no T-shirts, etc. I still wear my red suspenders.
As I recall my many years of poll work including being a moderator, I believe we could wear any clothes we liked just no overt political buttons, etc. But in our small city everyone probably knew which party had given us the paying job for the day. Has it become that much more complicated nowadays?
In our county, they are done by the county election office. Election Judge, Minority Inspector, and Majority Inspector are to attend a 2 hour training earlier in the month and be at polling place from setup (1 hour before poll opens) through tear down (takes at least an hour after poll closes). Judge and Minority Inspector take the ballots and summaries over to the county office (takes about an hour). We get paid for training and for mileage. (Not a lot. I call it beer money.) On primary day last week I was up at 0430 to walk dog before leaving for the poll. Got home about 2200 which gave me about two hours to walk dog and unwind. Up at 6 to walk dog then crashed on sofa until I had to leave for a Retired Senior Volunteer Program Council meeting at 1:30.
Thanks, Don. My poll work was many years ago when everyone voted by machines on the same day with absentee ballots pretty restricted. I do remember it was a very long day. Early mornings might still work but nowadays I’m heading for bed by 8 p.m. Doing what I can from the sidelines though.
This is exactly what I was thinking reading thru the entire letter. They accuse their opponents of their own extreme partisan and often illegal behavior. They cannot recognize nonpartisan because they are so extremely partisan. Everything, every single thing, they do is for self promotion!!!
Yikes- we've got handfuls of GOP shysters in OH, but Dave Yost wins the prize for always being the most willing to say the quiet part out loud (though Vance is obviously at least close). He must be modeling after Paxton in TX and must never be allowed to become our governor.
PLEASE. Make these articles shorter. It is good information — but you lose the audience with such lengthy pieces. I’m not suggesting something the length of a text, but do you want folks to absorb the point and finish? Please, a bit of brevity and editing. You’ll lose nothing and gain more fulsome reads by being more concise.
So—where are hood govt groups such as the league of Women Voters and Common Cause and ACLU on this? Anyone taking this hypocrisy to the media? Juxtaposing Yost’s letter with his campaigning on Aug2023 Issue 1 is good. This guy intends to run for Governor—start branding him now.
Yes. Keep Lifting 🇺🇸 Prof. Snyder warns ‘On Tyranny’ do not capitulate your freedoms or liberties.
Thank you David. I didn’t know how much I didn’t know. I’m sad and furious that OH is so corrupt- please continue to keep us informed.
Connie
As a poll worker in Pennsylvania, we are instructed to avoid wearing anything that might indicate a political preference. No buttons, no T-shirts, etc. I still wear my red suspenders.
As I recall my many years of poll work including being a moderator, I believe we could wear any clothes we liked just no overt political buttons, etc. But in our small city everyone probably knew which party had given us the paying job for the day. Has it become that much more complicated nowadays?
In our county, they are done by the county election office. Election Judge, Minority Inspector, and Majority Inspector are to attend a 2 hour training earlier in the month and be at polling place from setup (1 hour before poll opens) through tear down (takes at least an hour after poll closes). Judge and Minority Inspector take the ballots and summaries over to the county office (takes about an hour). We get paid for training and for mileage. (Not a lot. I call it beer money.) On primary day last week I was up at 0430 to walk dog before leaving for the poll. Got home about 2200 which gave me about two hours to walk dog and unwind. Up at 6 to walk dog then crashed on sofa until I had to leave for a Retired Senior Volunteer Program Council meeting at 1:30.
Thanks, Don. My poll work was many years ago when everyone voted by machines on the same day with absentee ballots pretty restricted. I do remember it was a very long day. Early mornings might still work but nowadays I’m heading for bed by 8 p.m. Doing what I can from the sidelines though.
“More than irony—I’d call it projection”.
This is exactly what I was thinking reading thru the entire letter. They accuse their opponents of their own extreme partisan and often illegal behavior. They cannot recognize nonpartisan because they are so extremely partisan. Everything, every single thing, they do is for self promotion!!!
Yikes- we've got handfuls of GOP shysters in OH, but Dave Yost wins the prize for always being the most willing to say the quiet part out loud (though Vance is obviously at least close). He must be modeling after Paxton in TX and must never be allowed to become our governor.
Is there a link to access Yost's letter? I can't find it online.
Thank you, David, for keeping us informed. Could you publish the entire letter? I would very much like to read it. Thanks
PLEASE. Make these articles shorter. It is good information — but you lose the audience with such lengthy pieces. I’m not suggesting something the length of a text, but do you want folks to absorb the point and finish? Please, a bit of brevity and editing. You’ll lose nothing and gain more fulsome reads by being more concise.
So—where are hood govt groups such as the league of Women Voters and Common Cause and ACLU on this? Anyone taking this hypocrisy to the media? Juxtaposing Yost’s letter with his campaigning on Aug2023 Issue 1 is good. This guy intends to run for Governor—start branding him now.