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offbalance) wrote2008-11-04 03:01 pm
offbalance) wrote2008-11-04 03:01 pm
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Further adventures in voting.
I forgot to add an anecdote that happened as Puck, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
quasisonic and I prepared to cast our ballots.
The women running my district (17), were asking everyone for ID. Because the line had been so long and so slow-moving, Puck had been reading everything in his line of sight - including the Poll worker guide stating specifically that IDs were only required so long as there was a notation next to that person's name stating if that particular person needed to show ID.
Puck, when asked for ID, asked if there was a notation next to his name that specifically called for it. When they said no, he balked, and told them that ID was not required. They pushed him for it, saying that ID made things "easier" and to please just hand over his ID. He said he would, but that he would complain.
Then he asked me for a pen, and wrote down the names of the poll workers who had demanded ID.
Later on, I got this email from him:
It was WAY EASY to get to talk to someone in the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ about my problem. They took down all the relevant information, were able to locate the right person to talk to in our local area, and this problem is going to be handled right away.
So, if any of these poll workers are not behaving as they should? I'm guessing that the DOJ is the place to call. And good for him for not treating something like this with a shrug of the shoulders and/or a "whatever," and for actually following through on his threat to call.
I wonder if they're still asking for ID over there. No way to know tonight - I'm going to be watching the returns and drinking heavily in Manhattan, at least for part of the time.
quasisonic and I prepared to cast our ballots.The women running my district (17), were asking everyone for ID. Because the line had been so long and so slow-moving, Puck had been reading everything in his line of sight - including the Poll worker guide stating specifically that IDs were only required so long as there was a notation next to that person's name stating if that particular person needed to show ID.
Puck, when asked for ID, asked if there was a notation next to his name that specifically called for it. When they said no, he balked, and told them that ID was not required. They pushed him for it, saying that ID made things "easier" and to please just hand over his ID. He said he would, but that he would complain.
Then he asked me for a pen, and wrote down the names of the poll workers who had demanded ID.
Later on, I got this email from him:
It was WAY EASY to get to talk to someone in the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ about my problem. They took down all the relevant information, were able to locate the right person to talk to in our local area, and this problem is going to be handled right away.
So, if any of these poll workers are not behaving as they should? I'm guessing that the DOJ is the place to call. And good for him for not treating something like this with a shrug of the shoulders and/or a "whatever," and for actually following through on his threat to call.
I wonder if they're still asking for ID over there. No way to know tonight - I'm going to be watching the returns and drinking heavily in Manhattan, at least for part of the time.