I'm driving folks to the polls, what are you doing on Election Day?

[DakotaDemocrat]

I'm taking a vacation day to drive little old ladies and others to the polls on election day. Its something I have to do. Plan on having the ol Aztec stocked with cookies and coffee for them. I can't wait!

I know what I'm doing on that Tuesday, do you?

[trumad]

1. I'm going to medicate myself into a 24 hour stupor...

I will then wake up the next morning, log on to DU and see who won.

[HFishbine]

2. Considering

working for the exit polling firm. It will preclude me from campaigning, but could be interesting.

[serryjw]

7. Sounds like fun...tell us!

how can we do this?

[HFishbine]

11. Here you go

Thanks to DUer cthrumatirx who orignally posted it. It's an all-day affair, but the pay is not bad.

---------------

Interested In Working As An Exit Pollster on Election Day?

We are hiring people all over the country.

Responsibilities:

Brief rehearsal phone call prior to Election Day.
Must be able to work from poll opening to poll close.
Pass out surveys to voters as they exit the polls.
Tally and call in survey results
Mail back questionnaires and tally sheets after Election Day.
This is a well-paid, one-day position. You will be paid within one week of Election Day.

We also hire people to report to the polls at the end of the night to collect the vote results. The time commitment for this responsibility is usually no more than a few hours.

For more information in either position, please e-mail [e-mail] . Please include your name, location, and a phone number

http://www.exit-poll.net/election-night/employment.html

You could become a part of history and get the inside skinny as a certified exit poller for the elections.


Edit: they need 6000 pollsters nation wide....

[serryjw]

14. Hey Thanks! n/t

[Catfight]

20. I'll donate my pay to the Kerry Campaign, I'd love to do this. n/t

[phish420]

9. Someone said they were stopping exit polling

thank god thats not true

[On the Road]

3. Driving to the Polls Here, Too

It's the most direct way to get out the vote.

[brooklynite]

4. Coming to Florida...

My wife and I will be doing poll monitoring, making sure those who show up to vote get a chance to. I'll be down for the weekend through Tuesday; my wife will probably come down for a week.

[deutsey]

5. I'll probably be an Election Judge

Depends on whether I can get the day off. My boss is a big Kerry supporter, so it's highly likely.

[LittleClarkie]

6. Whatever the hell HQ tells me to do

I took off of work the day before and the day of. I will just show up at HQ and say "Take me."

I also took off the day after so that I could recover.

[lgreen]

24. Me too...

I'm taking the day off work, renting a minivan, and driving people to the polls. I just found out who I need to talk to at the local campaign HQ. Then I'm taking the next day off to recover...

[Shoeempress]

8. Hubby & I are taking day off, absnetee balloting and have signed up

to do whatever it takes. Keeping the Champagne Chilled and when we win, going out to party for as long as an old woman can.

[phish420]

10. Working the polls

http://www.electionprotectionvolunteer.org/friend

[HFishbine]

12. More info?

Hi,

I looked into that and even submitted my information as a possible volunteer. Can you tell us what's involved?

[noamnety]

21. I'm poll monitoring too

Also through www.electionprotection.org

I got an email telling me when training sessions are - those are done by conference call from your home. Then the night before elections, we have training in the area where we are assigned, then on the day, we help resolve voting problems on the spot at the polls. You get a 4 or 5 hour shift, although if you want to work longer they'll take you.

They are doing it in battleground states, so if you signed up but you are in a state like California, and didn't say you were able to travel, I don't know how they'd use you.

[bbernardini]

13. Attending an in-service day, as my workplace is also a polling place.

They use our gym for elections, so we have an in-service day every November. I'd love to take off from work and help, but I'd like to keep the job I've got as long as I can, and missing an in-service would reflect poorly.

That being said, I'll be getting up extra early to be one of the first people to vote at my polling place before I come to work. I wonder if I can volunteer during my lunch hour... :)

[babylonsister]

16. Who do you contact to drive little old ladies?

I'm able and willing, but have no idea who coordinates this. I live in Houston. Any ideas?

[DakotaDemocrat]

18. I called local office, and...

they hooked me up with Daschle's office.

I don't think the DNC can coordinate this anymore, must be done by local candidates.

[AngryOldDem]

15. Hoping to poll-watch

Volunteered to do that about two weeks ago; hope they get back in touch with me.

[KoKo]

17. Driving to polls here in NC and whatever else needs to be done, greeting

at the polls or whatever.

[Catfight]

19. I want to do that? How the hell can I get involved to do something like

that? Why can't we all get together and rent a bus?

[democratreformed]

22. Yep. That's exactly what I'm doing too.

Hey, the cookie and coffee idea is great. I think I'll steal that from you if it's okay.

[Cozmosis]

23. Voting

And maybe partying :)