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tanglefoot

(202 posts)

8. I can assure you the average age of the people in the room was about 50.

Reply to IamK (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 05:20 PM

Feb 2012

And that was all the poll workers for the entire county. Most of the older poll workers left when they started complicating things with the registration database, higher thresholds for same-day registration and electronic voting/scanning machines.

But you would know that if you actually showed up to the polls.

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Wisconsin: A worried poll worker speaks: Wisconsin elections in trouble [View all] Scuba Feb 2012 OP

yeah the process change sounds really difficult..... IamK Feb 2012 #1

What, did your lips get tired before you finished the article? Jackpine Radical Feb 2012 #4

It's amazing how many people assume everyone's world is just like theirs. sybylla Feb 2012 #5

Thanks Scuba... midnight Feb 2012 #2

"protect against thousands of registered, and legitimate but unregistered, citizens from voting" ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2012 #3

I signed up to be a poll worker. Went through the intial training in December. tanglefoot Feb 2012 #6

the won't have to deal with the hassle for long... IamK Feb 2012 #7

I can assure you the average age of the people in the room was about 50. tanglefoot Feb 2012 #8

72 IamK Feb 2012 #9

Its raining cold hard facts in here.... IamK Feb 2012 #10