There was no drama at the polls Tuesday though a few Trump supporters attending a rally in Omaha, Nebraska experienced freezing temperatures as they waited for buses when the event ended. Oregon Trail memes were plentiful on Twitter Wednesday.
Voter activity picked up a
bit as we headed into the final days of early voting. Noticed an uptick of white Trump voters, maybe a dozen or so
during my shift. A pack of 4 white men walked in together. One wore a Trump
2020 mask and camo pants. Another wore a Trump t-shirt and MAGA hat. Their mere presence may have felt intimidating to some voters though the men appeared to be harmless, didn’t bother anyone.
I silently judged Trump voters, pitied them for their
ignorance and unwavering loyalty to their dear leader. I passed judgment on some of the dem voters too, the ones who didn't bother
to vote all the way down ballot, the ones who wore a mask with their noses
hanging out, and the ones who reeked of cigarette smoke.
Received an email from the Tobaccoville chief judge about set up Monday for election day Tuesday. 9 people were scheduled to work though I didn’t recognize any of their names. Chris, the chief judge, said he thought set up would take only an hour. That location was also an early voting site so theoretically we only needed to make a few adjustments, like switching from registration laptops to printed poll books.
When I was working in the BOE office last month I asked an election day recruiter, Stuart, if I could be assigned to a precinct with more dem voters. I told him I would be willing to drive anywhere in the county. Stuart said it would help him if I worked in Tobaccoville because it was difficult to recruit people willing to drive out to the NW edge of the county. The real challenge for Stuart was making sure every precinct had a balanced mix of workers, some democrats and some republicans. Most people prefer to work near where they live so they don’t have to drive far. It was apparently difficult to recruit dems and independents to work in solid red precincts. As an unaffiliated voter, I was like a type O universal blood donor. Non partisan independents were needed everywhere.
Felt a bit tired Tuesday but slightly less depressed. Voter activity was steady yet slow enough we had time to move the canopy closer to curbside in preparation for rain Wednesday. Fork IT John.
Received an email from the Tobaccoville chief judge about set up Monday for election day Tuesday. 9 people were scheduled to work though I didn’t recognize any of their names. Chris, the chief judge, said he thought set up would take only an hour. That location was also an early voting site so theoretically we only needed to make a few adjustments, like switching from registration laptops to printed poll books.
When I was working in the BOE office last month I asked an election day recruiter, Stuart, if I could be assigned to a precinct with more dem voters. I told him I would be willing to drive anywhere in the county. Stuart said it would help him if I worked in Tobaccoville because it was difficult to recruit people willing to drive out to the NW edge of the county. The real challenge for Stuart was making sure every precinct had a balanced mix of workers, some democrats and some republicans. Most people prefer to work near where they live so they don’t have to drive far. It was apparently difficult to recruit dems and independents to work in solid red precincts. As an unaffiliated voter, I was like a type O universal blood donor. Non partisan independents were needed everywhere.
Felt a bit tired Tuesday but slightly less depressed. Voter activity was steady yet slow enough we had time to move the canopy closer to curbside in preparation for rain Wednesday. Fork IT John.
Photo of canopy near curbside voting area with hillside and stairs visible in background
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