Really takes some stones to fire a 76 year old VOLUNTEER for speaking her mind.
Way to go Ann. Loser.

Don't tread on me

  I'm coming out of lurk mode here.....A couple of months ago, (as my frustration level reached a boiling point) I became more involved in a concrete way with politics in my community. I'm one of those volunteers working behind the scenes, I call registered Dems, I canvas house to house, I help with meet the candidate events. I signed up to be a poll worker for the first time and recently completed my training course.

  During the training, it was stressed that on election day, we are all non partisan. We leave our party affiliation at the door and our jobs are to ensure that every registered voter is given the opportunity to vote without influence or prejudice. If a voter shows up (for example) with a campaign pin or wearing a t-shirt, we're required to ask the individual to remove the pin or cover the shirt, or turn it inside out and return to cast their vote. For that same reason, we have a 75 foot rule that prohibits display or promotion in front of the poll.

  If I'm being silly here, please indulge me, I've been a registered voter since 1977  never gave any of the actual mechanics of voting much thought beyond casting my own vote.

  For the first time, statewide, we're using Diebold touch screens and accuvote optical scanners. Our machines generate a paper trail which is spooled up into a printer housing  with a security seal that I will put in place before the polls open. (I find it ironic that semi-luddite that I am, they've assigned me to the system that I have the least confidence in!)

  I digress. The fact that I'm a poll worker, will be sworn in as a member of the election board, has no bearing on my personal opinions about the accuracy of the tally of votes I'll be modeming in at the end of the day. I've already conveyed my outrage and disappointment to the secretary of state who decided to order these machines. My job is to perform my duties in as professional a manner possible, My job is to follow the procedures stipulated by the election and board of supervisors. My job is to make the voting process pleasant, positive, fair, and accurate to the best of my ability and within the scope of my duties.
  Voters in my  county have the option of voting early, by mail,or using a paper ballot on election day.
  Perhaps the poll worker above could have given thought to the appropriate setting/venue.
     just saying.

 The fact here is that the marshall is obligated to enforce the peace of the polling place and this woman was discussing a partisan issue. To the best of my knowledge, republicans aren't complaining about voting irregularities.
  This was a case of electioneering in a polling place and this isn't tolerated. This long time poll worker should have known better considering her years of experience.