I received a request to be an election judge

[tcfrogs]

as a Republican!!!!! I'm in Chicago, and have voted for R's before, but have converted. Should I take the opportunity (it pays $150) or blow it off?

[LiberalVoice]

1. Absolutely!

We need everyone we can trust to count those votes honestly!

[tcfrogs]

3. Not going to matter, really

Rahm Emanuel is my Rep, and Kerry will win Illinois...can't really do much here...

[Lord_StarFyre]

2. Absolutely!

Take the gig, and when you start getting the messages from Rove about what to do, leak em here!

[tibbir]

4. Go for it

and the $150 ain't all bad either.

[RazzleCat]

5. Extreme Caution

I have been both an election judge, and an election judge supervisor. The 2000 election was a mess (and I live in Missouri where things were not so questioned). The day started with "mis-numbered" ballots. Tons of persons showed up that were not on the rolls we had, the phone lines did not work. You could use your personal cell phone, but you still could not get through so all you could do was send them away. When all was said and done I still had to go to Jefferson City and give a statement on what in the Hell happened to a Repug administrator, with the possibility of facing criminal charges, because the whole election was a fucking disaster in the precinct I was assigned too.