Who is taking vacation on Election Day to work for Kerry or Local Dems?

[bleedingheart]

I am calling off Monday and Tuesday to GOTV and to work my poll since I am a Democratic Committee woman for my area.

[Gasolinedream]

1. I am taking a half-day...

offered to drive people but they sdaid they had enough, so it looksl ike I will be banging on doors to make sure people voted.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

10. poll watcher; not counted as vacation. counted as fulfilling Civic

Duty. Our university is big on that

[Dufaeth]

2. Self employed here :)

I am volunteering to drive people, and/or be a poll watcher.

[MrMonk]

3. Poll monitor

Asked upstairs for the day off to be a poll monitor.
Not only did I get it, but they're not going to take it out of my vacation time.

[Lady President]

4. Taking off Nov. 1, 2, 3

I'm taking vacation on Nov. 1 and 2 to make calls and canvass. I'm hoping on Nov. 3 I can relax. I won a free spa day in a Kerry fund raising raffle and my plan to pamper myself. Realistically, I live in Ohio and we may have more work to do after election day.

[bleedingheart]

5. I am also taking off on the 3rd...

I didn't mention that only because it was my "spa" day too...hahahah actually I will probably be helping clean up and help move the candidates stuff out of the rental office.

[kostya]

6. Damn straight! Travelling from Blue OR to OH for 4 days of GOTV.

:bounce: :toast: :party: :crazy:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Taking off 11/02 for doing whatever necessary, 11/03 to recover

Hopefully, I'll find out during our last weekend canvassing how I can best be used on Nov. 2. I plan to vote early this week so I'm at the K/E campaign's complete disposal...and expect to watch election returns with friends and and family election night. It's only one week from today. MKJ

[Doohickie]

8. I voted other because

I don't know if I can get the day off yet. If so, I will be driving people to the polls or whatever the Tarrant County Democratic Party would have me do.

[liberal N proud]

9. Voter Protection at the polls

Sub-Urban Clevland

[LittleClarkie]

11. I took Oct 29, Nov. 1, 2, and 3 off

And will present myself to the Milwaukee campaign, arms outstretched: "Take me."

We're setting up shop in the union office, from whence all directives shall come. I am to report there to see where they need me most, since I don't live in any Milwaukee district.

I figured it was better to GOTV in the Blue part of town than to fight against the Reds in my neck of the woods.

As goes Milwaukee, so goes Wisconsin.

Here are a couple of good sites I just found if anyone wants to know how it's going in Wisconsin.

http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml

http://www.wisinfo.com/elections/

[Davis_X_Machina]

12. Teacher -- half day from two PM on...

...not counted against sick or personal days, thanks to the union. I'll be working at a polling place.

[truthpusher]

13. My wife is working the polls and I will be watching her back.

I will also work with the campaign.

[kwolf68]

14. Maybe

I just emailed the Democratic Party volunteer coordinator in Virginia offering my services to election day.

I said I'd pretty much do anything to help.

I'll wait for an email tomorrow and then I am in. I am taking both tuesday and wednesday off if I volunteer. If not, just Wednesday.

[sleepyhead]

15. Self-employment has its privileges

Taking off early Nov. 1 to travel to Philly for poll-watching duty. Returning Nov. 2 pm to celebrate. If I am too wiped out on 11/3 I will leave work early and sleep it off!

[RevolutionStartsNow]

18. I agree

I own my own business, so can make my own schedule usually. I have to be in OH on business later next week, so I'm taking off Monday and Tuesday to help Kerry win the state and the election!

My brother and his wife are both taking time off from their jobs to fly out from NYC to also help in OH.

[jbm]

16. I have been reorganizing my schedule for a month..

so that next tuesday could be open. So far they have me scheduled as a poll watcher from 6AM till 9 AM, part of the phone canvassing team till noon..than I become a neighborhood canvasser till 4. I'm not sure what happens between 4 and 7, but I'm not leaving the dem hdqtrs until I'm certain of a Kerry win!

[liskddksil]

17. I',m skipping almost all classes

I'm just going to my 10 o'clock class. Doing exit polling in the afternoon for my school's polling institute. Than handing out literature later.

[brooklynite]

19. Packing my bags and...

flying down to Florida with my wife for the KE Legal team.
* * *
My mother's going to Pennsylvania
* * *
My father's going to New Hampshire

Should make for an intersting Thanksgiving discussion.

[eridani]

20. Poll worker

6AM to 9PM, with only 1 hour off for lunch. I figured that since I've been getting my panties in a twist over the BBV issue, I needed to put my money where my mouth was.

[Virginian]

39. Poll worker - Helping Americans vote.

No vacation day because I am unemployed.

When I worked for the American Red Cross, I had to take vacation day. Funny that for an organization that depends so much on volunteers that they didn't consider it like a Jury duty day.

On edit:
We don't get a lunch break. We are there from 5:00 until the votes are counted at the precinct -- That could be as late as 10:00, 10:30?
We have a break table in the corner because we cannot leave the room except for rest room breaks.

The doors are open from 6:00 - 7:00. Anyone in line at 7:00 gets to vote. I have no idea when the line will finish. I expect it to be long and slow.

[freeplessinseattle]

21. You bet! been planning for this for 4 long years

and am listening to Michael Moore's advice in a MoveOn em today-"do you really need clean socks that bad?"

Dear Friends,
Forget the laundry. Let the dirty dishes pile up in the sink. Break out the TV dinners and tell the kids to do their own homework.

My friends, I need you to put your daily routine on hold for the next 200 hours.

The great grassroots geniuses at MoveOn PAC need 1,157 more volunteers in the next 24 hours to mobilize voters in the battleground neighborhoods they're targeting in Seattle and other key areas. So pick up the phone and call the MoveOn PAC office closest to you. Right now. (Stop reading this -- I mean it, call right now!)

Seattle: [phone]


Or, sign up on MoveOn PAC's website and a local staffer will call you within 24 hours to get you started:

http://www.moveonpac.org/lnvb/

You live in a swing state, so you really can't leave this to anyone else. I don't want to wake up on Nov. 3 and see Washington colored red. And I know YOU would rather eat wet socks than watch Peter Jennings talk about how the Republicans out-hustled us and out-smarted us on Election Day.

[donheld]

22. I'm going to work Monday and Tuesday

:bounce:

[sofa king]

23. Does it count if I'm unemployed?

[rl6214]

24. I'm taking off

Tuesday and Wed.

[blondeatlast]

37. Yes, indeed, IMHO.

Here's to new job in a Kerry economy, friend!

:toast:

[frank frankly]

25. i work the night shift, but i am taking the day off school to work phones

also doing canvassing for moveon.org this weekend.

gotta work it down the homestretch!!!

[tilsammans]

26. I intended to take the day off . . .

. . . to provide rides to the polls for seniors and anyone else without a car. But my boss heaped a sh*tload of work on me!

[Stephanie]

27. Who knows where I should volunteer in NY?

I took the day off but I didn't sign up anywhere yet.

[geniph]

32. One place to find out:

http://www.moveonpac.org/precinctpartners/signup.html

[doni_georgia]

28. Mandatory staff development day, but I am driving folks to the polls

starting at 3 when I get off.

[americanwomanone]

29. I Am Waiting for a call

I went to my local Kerry headquarters for a yard sign and they were all out! I think that's a good thing. I volunteered and will be a poll watcher. This is the first time in my life I have ever been involved other than to vote. What has happened the past four years has been an awakening for me.

[DaveinMD]

30. its not really vacation

I'm a political consultant. I'll be working the polls for one of my local clients.

[geniph]

31. Vacation on Tuesday to work and then celebrate,

and vacation on Wednesday to recuperate from the celebration. :-)

[sherilocks]

33. Beginning this weekend until they call it for K/E

I'll be in Tallahassee with Election Protection.

[tnliberaldemocrat]

34. Can't do anything Election Day....

Just found out schools are closed here that day. Much as I'd like, I can't keep my six-year-old son at the polls all day. He'd never cooperate.

But I am going door-to-doo canvassing Monday for Kerry and for Guy Derryberry, local Dem running for state rep seat against Repub incumbent.

Any advice from DUers about how to do a good job? I won't be alone but this will be the first time I've ever done something like this. Any tips would be appreciated.

[blondeatlast]

40. They will probably team you with an experienced canvasser.

Enjoy; it's hard work but you will never, ever regret it!

Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[lakeguy]

35. I took the 29th through the 3rd

[goodboy]

36. Working in Columbus Ohio....need all the help we can get...nt

[Minimus]

38. poll watching on e-day from 6:30 am to 7:00 pm

working early voting poll this friday 2 - 7 pm - outside passing out leaflets with info about democrats on ballot. I was told the poll is heavy repub so not many people will be interested in my leaflets. I'm remaining hopeful.

[mondohondo]

41. Me too

I took the 1st, 2d and 3d off (the last to get over the hangover). I'm scheduled to work phones on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday and to be a "Runner" between my local voting place and HQ to report periodically during the day who hasn't voted yet.

Oh yes, I also volunteered to provide a batch of good eats for the volunteers. After all, as Napoleon said, "an Army travels on its stomach".
:beer:

[Hans Delbrook]

42. Me and my better half!

We're going to be driving people to the polls and GOTV and whatever else they need!

PA Victory04 for Kerry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[POAS]

43. Taking election day

working at the polls as a poll checker in NE OHIO.

ALso taking wednesday off, need time to recover.