How long is an Observer generally expected to be there?
A minimum of 4 hours, 6, 8? Or does one typically inform the
Voter Site Supervisor of what you are willing to do?
Are you usually given breaks, i.e. bathroom or 10 minutes here and there to walk around and stay alert or answer phone calls?
I’m interested, but want some idea of what is usually expected before I give Trump my email.
I signed up. Trump having my email is the least worry in the list of who has my email.
When I did it, you show up, introduce yourself to everyone and grab a chair and watch. You could come and go as needed, there were no restrictions as far as taking a break etc.
There was another conservative (Romney election)observer sitting with me and we had some nice conversations. At one point the ballots were to be moved to another location by one of the poll workers and we told the judge that it was not right to do that.
Most every polling site I visited in Charlotte was run by obvious democrats. This is probably the case in most cities. Democrats run almost every polling place. We need people there to watch!!
“How long is an Observer generally expected to be there?”
In my county, we try to get as many ‘watchers’ and ‘challengers’ signed up as possible. This allows for rotations at the polling places so nobody has to be there all day. Call your county party chairman and demand to be involved.
True the vote was created by people like us to help monitor elections. They have some great materials here:
http://truethevote.org/poll-watcher-training
How long is an Observer generally expected to be there?
A minimum of 4 hours, 6, 8? Or does one typically inform the
Voter Site Supervisor of what you are willing to do?
Are you usually given breaks, i.e. bathroom or 10 minutes here and there to walk around and stay alert or answer phone calls?
I’m interested, but want some idea of what is usually expected before I give Trump my email.
Answers to you questions may depend on the precinct, town, etc. Upon receipt of info turns out you cannot, they will contact the next person on list.
I gave Trump my email in January—it has been fine :)