Why should technologists become pollworkers? 1. They really need the help. 2. You'll learn how elections work. 3. You'll meet the people who actually run the local elections, learn their problems and constraints. 4. Those relationships are invaluable. 5. It's fun.
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Plus you meet your neighbors while performing an important civic function, get pocket money for lunch, and get to pass out those coveted "I Voted" stickers.
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In Spain poll workers are randomly selected for the day, a bit like jury duty in the US. In theory there is less chance of collusion for fraud. Not everyone loves it, though.
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Votes are always paper ballots, standardized throughout the country. Counted manually in a matter of hours. Quite efficient. Some people want to “fix” it with tech, often because they don’t know how it is done and how well it works.
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Sounds similar to Australia!
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I'm amazed how many people who bitch about elections, voting security, etc have no idea how any of it works. Then I ask them to help us on election day and you'd think I was asking to murder their cat.
ধন্যবাদ। আপনার সময়রেখাকে আরো ভালো করে তুলতে টুইটার এটিকে ব্যবহার করবে। পূর্বাবস্থায়পূর্বাবস্থায়
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You can also participate in local election audits. I would highly recommend this.
ধন্যবাদ। আপনার সময়রেখাকে আরো ভালো করে তুলতে টুইটার এটিকে ব্যবহার করবে। পূর্বাবস্থায়পূর্বাবস্থায়
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(unless you are independent or 3rd party, where the 2-party states **BAN** you from poll working *Cough* PA *cough*
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I don’t think this is true generally, and I know it’s not true in my locality. Can you cite those regulations?
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In NC they read like this, eg they say you have to be recommended by your party. In reality if you call the election board & volunteer they'll take you even if unaffiliated (I'm proof for NC)
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All depends on the state. In Virginia, for example, you can say you'll represent the R, D, or either one. (For many parts of the process, you need someone from each party. And yes, I know two parties is narrow.) Downside is it's hard to become a chief if you're not an R or D.
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And! If you are lucky enough to work for one of those Silicon Valley firms with unlimited vacation, take some of it around Election Day and help drive people to the polls!
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Umm yeah, no. I spent my unlimited PTO on burning man and D batteries for the cattle prodding booth somewhere around 8-9, ok... yeah, so, we’ll let you vote “no no please make it stop, ok keep going” any time you want. No ID required !
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I have and he’s correct
ধন্যবাদ। আপনার সময়রেখাকে আরো ভালো করে তুলতে টুইটার এটিকে ব্যবহার করবে। পূর্বাবস্থায়পূর্বাবস্থায়
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It took about ten minutes as a poll watcher to realize I could de-anonymize votes with Mississippi’s paper tape (it prints votes on one long tape, in order; voters sign another roll in order). That was fun, and scary. Problem ignored to this day, “fix” is to deny access to tape.
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Aren’t poll workers forced to give provisional non-counting ballots to voters who have been mysteriously removed from registration databases? How does being a poll worker help?
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If you were a poll worker you would learn what a provisional ballot is. One person educated is a win!
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I've been a pollworker for about a decade (precinct 841, Fairfax County VA). When I talk to election officials about voting security, I always include that in my bio, and you can see the difference - "he understands our problems, not just a crank".
ধন্যবাদ। আপনার সময়রেখাকে আরো ভালো করে তুলতে টুইটার এটিকে ব্যবহার করবে। পূর্বাবস্থায়পূর্বাবস্থায়
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Not a broken record, Matt. Stuck perhaps. Or perhaps just a record that understands some people need to hear things more than once before they understand...
ধন্যবাদ। আপনার সময়রেখাকে আরো ভালো করে তুলতে টুইটার এটিকে ব্যবহার করবে। পূর্বাবস্থায়পূর্বাবস্থায়
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