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sharp_stick

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3. I remember years ago

Reply to Newsjock (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 01:07 PM

Nov 2012

I volunteered for an organization that worked with traumatic brain injury victims. During an election we would go with any interested people and act as readers. We would read the ballot options to the person and they would mark the ballot. If they were unable to mark the ballot we could do it with their permission.

We had to sign affidavits each time we brought someone in.

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