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sigh. some people.... (election edition)
Nov. 3rd, 2022 11:39 pmtoday's 'stupid voter tricks' included the people mailing(!) their requests for AV ballots a week before the election. When the mail delivery to the clerk is after 5pm on Thursday, there is no way that the ballot can be mailed before noon on Friday. At that point, it's highly unlikely (OK, pretty much impossible) that the voter will even *receive* the ballot before Tuesday, much less be able to mail it back. At some point, a voter has to take some responsibility. It's not the _clerk's_ fault that you didn't get your ballot in time when you didn't even *ask* for it until five mail days before the election. It's not like election day is a surprise or anything.
And then there was the pair of voters who were absolutely aghast that the Emergency Polling location for the township was at the Rod & Gun Club. 'why not the Friends Center?' (which question is a pretty good guide as to _why_ they didn't want it at the R&G Club, amirite?) The actual answer to that question is "it's not big enough, doesn't have an office for the clerk and a locking room for the Absent Voter Counting Board"; and even fewer people know of its existence, much less its location. There are no schools or churches in the township, and the only other possible polling place is the Buddhist monastery which didn't have the office/AV Board space back when it was the Free Methodist Church. And is, you know, a monastery.
And J has offered house-space to people coming in this weekend. Dude, you do realise that I'm going to be working Friday and Saturday (if I'm not at the twp hall, I'm gonna be in the garden getting it ready for winter), and you're going to be 'in charge' of bedding/towels/cleaning/hosting?
And then there was the pair of voters who were absolutely aghast that the Emergency Polling location for the township was at the Rod & Gun Club. 'why not the Friends Center?' (which question is a pretty good guide as to _why_ they didn't want it at the R&G Club, amirite?) The actual answer to that question is "it's not big enough, doesn't have an office for the clerk and a locking room for the Absent Voter Counting Board"; and even fewer people know of its existence, much less its location. There are no schools or churches in the township, and the only other possible polling place is the Buddhist monastery which didn't have the office/AV Board space back when it was the Free Methodist Church. And is, you know, a monastery.
And J has offered house-space to people coming in this weekend. Dude, you do realise that I'm going to be working Friday and Saturday (if I'm not at the twp hall, I'm gonna be in the garden getting it ready for winter), and you're going to be 'in charge' of bedding/towels/cleaning/hosting?
