Obama and Paul poll workers kicked out of some precincts

[Lone_Star_Dem]

Campaign volunteers for the Barack Obama and Ron Paul have been kicked out of precincts from Concord to Swanzey for not having the proper credentials, several unrelated sources have witnessed.

In general elections it is standard practice to have poll workers sitting behind the registration table and scratching off names as people sign in. Periodically they take those lists and the campaign gets in contact with those who have voted yet.

But, that is for general elections and everyone who does this a) has to live reasonably nearby (read: state residents) and b.) have letters from the state party to be an "observer".

Apparently many of these Obama and Paul observers did not have this letter. These same sources say that it is the Clinton campaign that has called foul

New Hampshire Senate President Sylvia Larsen, a Concord Democrat who supports Hillary Clinton, said she saw the Obama observers.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/politics/primarysource/2008/01/obama_and_paul.html

[napi21]

1. So why didn't they have the letters? I have no idea who called foul

and it really doesn't matter. If they were supposed to have a letter and didn't have one, that person could have been ANYONE! It cfould have been a Romney plant for all we know. Is it HARD to get one of these letters? I know they're really strict about this stuff where I vote.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

3. Honestly. Did any of it make sense to you?

I was left scratching my head after reading this: "But, that is for general elections and everyone who does this a) has to live reasonably nearby (read: state residents) and b.) have letters from the state party to be an "observer"."

So, do they even need them in a primary election? It was confusing to me.

[beyurslf]

2. Rules and rules. We have to have those letters here too. It isn't like they changed the rules

this morning or the Obama campaign just started campaigning in NH.