[Peace-discuss] Buttoned-down voting

[Jenifer Cartwright]

I helped a friend Poll Watch for the Dems today at the Mellon Bldg, a heavily Dem Dist... and THEY RAN OUT OF FEDERAL-ONLY BALLOTS -- these are what are given to folks w/ address glitches, most of which seemed honest enuff mistakes by the voters -- it's ensures that they can vote for US Rep and US Senator. This really UPSETS ME -- lots worse than being asked to remove a campaign button. --Jenifer  

--- On Tue, 11/2/10, David Johnson <dlj725 at hughes.net> wrote:

From: David Johnson <dlj725 at hughes.net>
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Buttoned-down voting
To: "Peace-discuss List" <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>, "David Green" <davegreen84 at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 2, 2010, 7:30 PM



 
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David,
 
You should have refused to remove it.
 
David J.
 

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  From: 
  David 
  Green 
  To: Peace Discuss 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 9:27 
  AM
  Subject: [Peace-discuss] Buttoned-down 
  voting
  

  
  I was met this morning at the polling station by a man with a booming 
  voice who asked me my name, and loudly proclaimed it to the the waiting poll 
  workers. He noticed the button that I had thoughtlessly worn in to the polling 
  place, purchased at the AWARE table: "Socialism: the radical idea of sharing." 
  I was asked to remove it, which of course I did, while giving him a completely 
  spontaneous look that was somewhere between quizzical and annoyed. Before 
  voting, I was asked to evaluate the efficiency of the experience, and I 
  checked the box that said I had waited in line for zero minutes. After 
  voting, and after having to be instructed on allowing a machine to suck up my 
  ballot, I was awarded a sticker with a proper American flag. That, of course, 
  is non-partisan and non-ideological, as good citizenship is meant to be. I 
  re-fastened my button on leaving the polling place; one can only be a 
  socialist in private.
   
  They always need for you to know that they're keeping an eye on 
you.
   
  DG

  
  

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