[goodnesswins]

OK....I'm going to be a "poll watcher" for the first time ever (NOT an "observer", just a "watcher"... an "observer" requires training, LOL) anyone have any suggestions.....? It appears I'll be moving from poll to poll (if I want to) or I could stay in my neighborhood.

[PhiKapMom]

They will be giving you a number to call and at the first hint of anything like a pickup truck coming in filled with people to vote, call that number. Or if you see a van with a lot of people getting out to vote, you might want to follow to see if it goes to another precinct and have everyone get out to vote again.

Anything at all that is suspicious call! We had that here in OK during the Right to Work Vote, but absolutely nothing went on in my precinct, but then we overwhelmingly approved it in my precinct -- supported big time by Republicans.

[FollowingTheGrace]

"OK....I'm going to be a "poll watcher" for the first time ever (NOT an "observer", just a "watcher"... an "observer" requires training, LOL) anyone have any suggestions.....? It appears I'll be moving from poll to poll (if I want to) or I could stay in my neighborhood. "

Sadly, I'm afraid the majority of the fraud will occur during the counting. How can we watch that?

[The UnVeiled Lady]

you didn't say what state you were watching in but in TX you have to be there before 7am and can't talk or they can kick you out. but write down every thing and I think you can talk to the election judge ( one in charge) about problems but that doesn't mean that she has to fix it. So write down the voters there, time and what happened every thing you can.

Document, document, DOCUMENT good luck!!!

[Tall_Texan]

OK....I'm going to be a "poll watcher" for the first time ever (NOT an "observer", just a "watcher"... an "observer" requires training, LOL) anyone have any suggestions.....? It appears I'll be moving from poll to poll (if I want to) or I could stay in my neighborhood.

I'd be surprised if much of the dirty tricks happen while the voting is taking place. The time to stuff the ballot box with illegal votes will either happen *before* the polls are open or *after* the polls are closed, when there is nobody around except the election folks to tamper with the ballot box.

If Democrats run the elections in your precinct, show up early with a camera and stay late. Ask to follow the box all the way to the courthouse.

If they resist, say "If your work is honest, you have nothing to hide from me." Tell them you are one of the DNC's "10,000 lawyers"...that'll maybe let their guard down.

Don't campaign or politic or even make comments about anyone in political office. Come across as being apolitical as hell but watchful as a fox.

Evil does their business best in the dark.

Oh, and don't forget you can still use a camera even after the film has run out... :-)

[mathluv]

My understanding, in Texas, is that a poll watcher must stay at the same place all day, just like the election clerks.