Election - Precinct Report

October 7, 2003 | Hildy

[Hildy]

I thought it would be fun to have people report back after voting. My neighborhood is comprised of middle-aged to older voters. Judging by the breakdown given to me by the Republican Party (I'm a poll watcher today) the area is predominantly Democrat. The workers said that for the first time they could remember there was a line out the door when they opened this morning! The only thing I'm a little nervous about is with all the Schwartzenegger buzz, people are forgetting to vote YES on the recall. It's the first question on the first page and since Arnie is on the last page people have the tendency of just going right to the page with his name. Even my husband almost forgot. People have been calling the radio shows saying the same thing. A few cried and said they forgot. Oh well...hopefully it will all even out at the end. I plan to call all the Reps on my list to remind them to vote YES on the recall.

[Hildy]

By the way, I'm in Spring Valley East of San Diego.

[So Cal Rocket]

Report it here:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2003/09/25/question_form.txt

[Support Free Republic]

Is Someone Else Carrying Your Water?
	Donate Here By Secure Server Or mail checks to FreeRepublic , LLC PO BOX 9771 FRESNO, CA 93794 or you can use PayPal at Jimrob@psnw.com
STOP BY AND BUMP THE FUNDRAISER THREAD- It is in the breaking news sidebar!

[Republic Rocker]

After all this how can people forget to vote on the RECALL? Really people!

[Hildy]

Report what? That people are too stupid to remember to vote on the recall question?

[mvpel]

PROBLEMS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY:

Calling 299-VOTE and selecting "0" for a voter-services rep loops you back to the initial voice menu prompts, and does not transfer you to a rep.

Precinct 1751 has not posted directional signs on nearby streets as they have in every previous election, the poll worker claiming that they only have to go out 100 yards. Are they trying to manufacture a crisis of people unable to find the polling place?

[pbear8]

We live in the middle of enemy territory in Northern Cali and for the first time there was a real line at our regular polling place.

I saw the usual lib types, one guy with a voter pamphlet, something about "No on Recall" to remind himself how to vote.

There was an older Asian lady in front of us in line, she turned and said, "This whole election makes me mad".

There was the stupid voter who was exasperated because she 'finally' found the polling place.

We vote by Optiscan sheets with number two pencils so no chads here.

[pbear8]

Sorry, I forgot to add the most important thing - we saw at least five people in the short time we were there voting with 'provisional ballots'. This may be a Dem voter fraud scheme.

[Hildy]

What's a provisional ballot?

[Hildy]

Two years ago they went to the same place. Again, if people are so stupid, they can't find out on their own where their polling place is...

[mvpel]

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Here's a link for the Field Inspector's Handbook for this election.

Please print out a copy of it and let's each of us make sure that all our polling places are toeing the line, and not attempting to manufacture a crisis to spoil this election.

Find out your local county's polling place reporting line, in Santa Clara it is 408-299-POLL, and the website is http://www.sccvote.org/.

[pbear8]

That's for someone who comes in and says "But I know I'm registered, I always vote here" or "They told me to come here at the other polling place" or "Well this is where I think I'm supposed to be" or "Hey, I want to vote".

The poll workers are supposed to allow them to vote with a pink 'provisional' ballot which the County Registrar is supposed to check later to see if the person is actually registered, etc.

It would be pretty easy to abuse this system.

[moodyskeptic]

Crowded this morning. Unusually quiet. I've worked recent elections as a pollworker, but moved recently so I'm at a new place as a "normal voter".

Take it easy on those workers, folks. They have a hard day, 6 am to 9 pm, and mostly newbies. Crossreferencing address with name is unweildy under pressure from a long line of impatient voters.

These are not pros, they are just like you, under pressure in a sometimes FUBAR system. Large crowds feel good, people are involved, this is democracy at work.

[Hildy]

I see...thank you.

[showme_the_Glory]

EXTREME DISENFRANCHISATION..... You have been tricked!

[moodyskeptic]

Forgot to mention that in previous elections, as a poll worker with the infamous punch card machines, we had only a handful ( 5 to 10) loose or hanging chads show up while sorting and stacking thousands of cards.

How Florida produced its anomolies is very suspicious. I suspect intentional Democrat batch fraud.

[WestCoastGal]

I'm lucky enough to live in Riverside County which uses the computer touch screen method of voting. An added bonus is that we can go to a computer voting center early which I did last week. The first screen is whether to recall or not Yes or NO, no reason to make a mistake. The rest of the ballot was about 6-7 pages to page through by pushing next on the screen to get to the last page where I voted for Arnold.

I decided it's time to put an end to the dirty politics of the left and he is the surest bet to do that. I hope he goes to Sacramento and kicks their butts!!!

And, I hope the LA Times goes broke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cyncooper]

The only thing I'm a little nervous about is with all the Schwartzenegger buzz, people are forgetting to vote YES on the recall. It's the first question on the first page and since Arnie is on the last page people have the tendency of just going right to the page with his name. Even my husband almost forgot. People have been calling the radio shows saying the same thing. A few cried and said they forgot.

Eek!

Good for you for being a poll watcher, Hildy.

Geeze, now we'll fret all day about the Recall question.

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Well I can remember few times that I've felt good since the rise of the New Left in the 1960s and the liberals' of that day (now neocons) denial of conservatives' access to the media using the FCC "Fairness Doctrine."

One was the election of Reagan, two was the 1994 election results, and three was today seeing so many at our little community's only polling place. I put Middle East military victories in a different but no less important category.

So I don't see bragging about our vote is bigger than yours as stupid. Our little community of about 800 people (not Carmichael, CA) had 138 absentee votes and by 0900 had 38 in-person votes with a steady flow. I bet every registered voter votes. This is the America I remember.

Of course, after the election that is not likely to go the Democrats' way it's back to reality. Today's liberals and leftist pukes MauMauing the courts, the Democrat hack running the Dept. of State dragging his feet certifing the election, and the Democrat hack running the Dept of Justice "investigating" the womens' charges against Schwarzenegger.