Lolo22
Haverstraw, NY
Female, 53
I was an inspector at the polls for the 2012 presidential election. It was our job to set up the polling place, verify voters' eligibility, and make sure all ballots were accounted for. Ask me anything.
No. I was at a location that is probably among the most diverse in my state. It was a fairly even breakdown of male/female as well as being racially diverse. Some people told me who they were going to vote for (I would ask them not to tell me or told them that I didn't need to know) and some asked me how to vote for their candidate (I couldn't tell them). None of them surprised me no matter which way it went.
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It definitely felt like work. I was there to do a job and did it to the best of my ability like I would have with any job. .
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I had no problems at my polling place. I think most people just wanted to get in and out.
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This was my first time working at the polls. I would do it every year but no, I have no interest in working in politics.
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I'm not sure if a lot of that goes on. I didn't see any of that where I was.
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No, we had no fights. We were told not to intervene in a fight but to call the police. Most of the election inspectors are older so that is the only thing they could do anyway.
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Great question. I think there is a great need for MORE people who are registered in the major parties to be there. If you don't have an interest in the party you will not be as interested in protecting the equality of the election. We are there, members of both parties, to make sure that no one has an unfair advantage. We don't allow anyone to enter the polling place to campaign or event to hand out flyers. All affidavit ballots must be signed by 2 people, 1 from each party so that we can make sure that the ballot was sealed and no one tampered with it. The Board of Elections has members of both parties working in the background. I don't believe you would achieve the same level of security with those not fully committed to their party.
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