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troutman · 10-26-2004, 04:27 PM

Oregon too:

Watchers watch the watchers as ballot counters try to count
Both parties put in regular appearances at the Washington County Elections Division

http://www.oregonlive.com/campaigncentral/...92262326020.xml

As a voluntary observer at Washington County's Elections Division office, Cornish is allowed to watch, but not object, touch or, for the most part, speak. She and a group of fellow Republicans, mostly retirees, organized through a series of shifts, have taken the tradition of poll watching to another level.

Instead of showing up at the election office on Election Day, as usual, poll watchers such as Cornish have been streaming in and out of the office since Oct. 18, the first business day after ballots for the Nov. 2 general election were mailed.

A few days later, volunteers from a nonpartisan group, Count Every Vote, showed up. And then a few Democrats started to appear.

10-26-2004, 04:27 PM	#10
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Oregon too: Watchers watch the watchers as ballot counters try to count Both parties put in regular appearances at the Washington County Elections Division http://www.oregonlive.com/campaigncentral/...92262326020.xml As a voluntary observer at Washington County's Elections Division office, Cornish is allowed to watch, but not object, touch or, for the most part, speak. She and a group of fellow Republicans, mostly retirees, organized through a series of shifts, have taken the tradition of poll watching to another level. Instead of showing up at the election office on Election Day, as usual, poll watchers such as Cornish have been streaming in and out of the office since Oct. 18, the first business day after ballots for the Nov. 2 general election were mailed. A few days later, volunteers from a nonpartisan group, Count Every Vote, showed up. And then a few Democrats started to appear.