I got a letter today confirming my assignment to work at the primary. I get to work at my own precinct. I wouldn't have minded wherever they had sent me, though it will be nice to be so close. Especially since I have to be there at 6 am on the day of the primary. Also the night before to set up, which I didn't know about.
The letter was from the chief judge of the precinct, and asked me to call and confirm that I'm going to be there. Which I did. Talked to a nice gentleman who I'm guessing is the judge's husband. Also I have to do training on April 17. They warned me that the person conducting the training is a stickler for punctuality & that I would be turned away if I was more than 10 minutes late. Um, I wasn't planning to be late, but thanks for the heads up!
The letter thanked us for "volunteering for this patriotic duty." I never thought of it that way before. In Italy working the polls is a civic duty -- it's randomly assigned, like jury duty. How do they select election workers in other countries?
Post a comment