i heard that you must be registered to vote in a county to be a poll watcher in that county. is this true?
Found this on the net. Think it is from Ocean Counties website...
NOTE; DIVISION OF ELECTIONS OPINION DE86-5, 4/30/86 AUTHORIZES POLITICAL COMMITTEES AND OTHER GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED THEIR SCOPE OF INTEREST TO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC ISSUE IN AN ELECTION TO APPOINT WATCHERS TO THE POLLS FOR THAT ELECTION.
POLL WATCHER INFORMATION AND RULES
(Section 101.131, Florida Statutes)
1. Each candidate and each political party may have ONE poll watcher in each polling room at any time during the election.
2. Each candidate and each political party desiring poll watchers shall submit written authorization giving precinct assignment of poll watcher prior to Noon of the second Tuesday preceding the election.
3. A poll watcher must be a qualified registered elector in Orange County.
4. NO candidate, sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman, or other law enforcement officer may be designated as a poll watcher.
5. Poll watchers are required to furnish their own materials and necessities.
6. Poll watchers are allowed within the polling room to observe and may sit close enough to hear the voter's name BUT SHALL NOT OBSTRUCT THE ORDERLY CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION.
7. List of approved poll watchers is sent to each precinct having poll watchers on election day.
8. Acknowledgment of receipt of poll watcher notice is required at time of qualifying or upon receipt.
9. Poll watchers are prohibited from wearing political advertisements and other political paraphernalia such as t-shirts, buttons, hats, etc., while they are observing in the polling room. (Division of Elections opinion DE 82-13 -- June 23, 1982)
Rev. 10-2000
You are sooo good Ragtime!! I reeeeally hope and pray our FL Republicans are signing up for this. Just look at the "probe" going on in the D'asch-hole State!!
I just rec'd this email looking for folks to help out...
It's info specific to PBC, however every county must be going through the same "crunch" right now.
Monday is Columbus Day!
This may be a day off for you, but the campaign doesn't stop, and neither
does our need for a little of your time!
We need your help!
Please plan to spend a couple hours at one of our offices to help out the
Governor Jeb Bush and the Republican Ticket!
There are only 25 Days until Election Day! This means that we have less
than four weeks left until the fate of our state is decided.
You have one choice to make: How much time can I give?
We have ONLY 25 DAYS LEFT, as I repeat myself! We can either give the next
3 1/2 weeks all we have, or we risk not having Jeb as our Governor!
Imagine what will happen if the other guy gets into office. Can you afford
not to give as much of your time as possible to the Republican Party?
We need you to make phone calls, chase absentees, walk neighborhoods, and
more. We need to get our voters out. If you don't help, who will?
Please call one of the Headquarters (listed below) and let them know when
you will be in to help on Monday!
We really need people to come in during the day and help out by making phone
calls, nit only this Monday, but every day and every evening!
*Boca Raton Satellite Office:
Address: 2399 N. Federal Highway, Suite C
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: (561) 361-3088
Cell Phone: (561) 305-2571
*Delray Beach Satellite Office:
Address: 1004B East Atlantic Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Phone: (561 ) 276-9195 or (561) 276-9197
Cell: (561) 305-2573
* West Palm Beach Main Headquarters:
Address: 1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, Suite 210
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401-2301
Phone: (561) 686-1616
Fax: (561) 686-1898
In the evenings, we also have phone banks in these areas (If you are
available for one of these areas in the evenings, please give me a call or
send me an email and let me know your availability!):
Jupiter (6-8:30pm)
Wellington (Royal Palm) (5:30pm-8:30pm)
Delray (we need someone who is willing to head up evening calls)
Boca Raton (6-8pm)
Monday is a great opportunity to make a big dent in the phone calls we have
to make! Please give some of your time!
Happy Columbus Day!
Regional Field Director
Republican Party of Florida
Email Address:
ccwynar@rpof.org
Website: www.rpof.org
Ok I went and volunteered at the RPOF web site...I'll wait and see what happens next! (Being a poll-watcher sounds like fun. Never done it before!)
YAY!! Me neither, but it *does* sound like fun! And this time, we also get to watch the Feds!!
