BFreeFranklin

BFreeFranklin t1_ivq4ngv wrote

I’m not sure whether it happened at any other tables. I went to the table for my precinct/ward (apologies for any imprecise language), and there were three workers, if I remember right. One of the first two would ask for your name and give you the roll to sign.

Then most people seemed to proceed to the third worker, who (again, if memory serves) had a pen and notebook and was asking voters for their affiliation.

A voter ahead me in line took issue with it, which seemed to annoy the worker. I did not catch the explanation of the reason for that question, but the voter’s response was something to the effect of, “Well, check your book then.”

My only real hypothesis was that it was a weak attempt to catch impersonators, but that doesn’t seem a very satisfactory answer.

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BFreeFranklin t1_ivq1hy8 wrote

Question: Do you know why poll workers (at my polling place, anyway) we’re asking people for their party affiliation after they signed the voter roll?

I only ask because I can’t recall encountering that before.

I don’t know if it matters, but another volunteer ushered me into the booth after I signed the roll but before this person could ask for my affiliation.

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BFreeFranklin t1_iu13u66 wrote

I think you’ve been misinformed. I also think that there is essentially a 0% chance that any seats are available (other than through third parties) for games 3-5, regardless of whether you’re right.

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BFreeFranklin t1_is1zj9f wrote

I’m just some person on the internet, so you should completely ignore what I’m about to say and confirm for yourself, but:

I believe that without an explicit renewal, the lease goes to month-to-month, and most of the other terms remain the same (assuming they are not otherwise in violation of the law).

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