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In response to "got at the polling station at 5:45. got out at 6:50" by prayformojo

They have one book with everyone's name address to sign everyone in at my polling place. And one older woman w/shaky hands checking folks off. ONE.

Posted by Diva (aka Diva) Nov 4 '08, 05:01

I was pretty surprised they could only check people in one at a time.

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just wait until that lady dies. then there won't be anyone!....nm - x Nov 4, 05:11 5
- I was thinking about volunteering for the next election. They could use some younger blood and I don't mind using a vacation day. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:19 4
  - I wonder how much time it takes to be trained. They probably do that in the evenings, maybe. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:28
  - I probably would have done so this time if I were around. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:19 2
    - Have you worked the polling place before? -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:20 1
      - no I haven't. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:33
That's ridiculous. Why do we have to make it so hard?? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:02 7
- Costs. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:05 5
  - If they would just get another book it would help a lot. Like, split the alphabet in half or something and have 2 people check off the names. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:34 3
    - My mother told me that her polling place did just this - split the alphabet in 2. A-L in one line, M-Z in the other. (All 30 people there were in the - kelly Nov 4, 05:37 2
      - The polling place in Weehawken was like this and much more efficient. I was also surprised to not have an electronic booth. - Diva Nov 4, 05:54
      - Our primary voting was nothing like this, IIRC. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:41
  - I would volunteer. I should have. I'm a bad american. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:23
- I was thinking that same thing. People are hanging in there though. Not many are leaving the line at least. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:04

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They have *one* book with everyone's name address to sign everyone in at my polling place. And one older woman w/shaky hands checking folks off. ONE.

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They have one book with everyone's name address to sign everyone in at my polling place. And one older woman w/shaky hands checking folks off. ONE.