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When I voted my straight Dem ticket today I met (Original Post) wnylib Nov 2019 OP
Congratulations! You will have a great opportunity to see elections up close. CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2019 #1
Yeah......big job and thanks for doing it. a kennedy Nov 2019 #2
Good news!❤ Karadeniz Nov 2019 #3
We don't usually have any problems at my voting wnylib Nov 2019 #4
my PA ballot had a straight dem option, but I didn't trust them not_the_one Nov 2019 #5
There wasn't a straight ticket option on wnylib Nov 2019 #7
I can't believe you were allowed to photograph your ballot yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #8
Bravo! oasis Nov 2019 #6
congratulations. Working the polls is a real eye opening experience yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #9
 

not_the_one

(2,227 posts)
5. my PA ballot had a straight dem option, but I didn't trust them
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 12:44 AM
Nov 2019

So I went through the entire ballot filling in the Democratic candidates' bubbles. I voted to NOT retain any republican judge. (They all were retained any how...)

Then I took a photograph of both sides of the ballot, with my Drivers License AND Voter ID in the photo with the ballot.

If it is EVER needed, I am going to be able to PROVE my vote.

wnylib

(21,282 posts)
7. There wasn't a straight ticket option on
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 01:28 AM
Nov 2019

my ballot. I filled in the bubble on each individual candidate, too. Did not think of taking a photo, though.

Since this was a local election, I knew some of the candidates from being in some of the same community activities. That helped me choose between Dems for options to pick 3 out of 5.

yellowdogintexas

(22,206 posts)
8. I can't believe you were allowed to photograph your ballot
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 02:58 AM
Nov 2019

or take any kind of picture! I am an election judge in Texas, and we do not allow cell phones within 100 feet of the voting area. Signs posted everywhere. If I saw someone try to photograph their ballot I'd have to tell them to put it away. This includes just taking a photo of your kid casting his/her first vote. No pictures. Not. One.

Of course now we have a 100% paper ballot system in our county which we used for the first time today. You can vote at any of the 325 precincts in the county no matter where you live and after you make your selections using a touch screen, you print your ballot which you then feed to the scanner where it is counted.

yellowdogintexas

(22,206 posts)
9. congratulations. Working the polls is a real eye opening experience
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 03:04 AM
Nov 2019

I realized after my first time as an election worker that our votes here were well protected and that the integrity of the vote in my county is secure.

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