[EL] Poll Worker Bites Voter's Nose

[John Tanner]

The nose-biter surrenders

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/11/cleveland_man_surrenders_in_no.html

but I still expect to hold my nose when voting

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Foley, Edward <foley.33 at osu.edu> wrote:

> I’m not kidding; that’s the new low for election administration in Ohio:
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/elections-board-in-ohio-says-worker-bit-voters-nose-after-argument-outside-polling-place/2011/11/08/gIQAzzVz2M_story.html
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> I know you can’t make policy based on a bizarre isolated incident like
> this, but I can’t help wondering how one would address this in a
> well-designed poll worker training course.  (“Never, ever try to bite a
> voter’s nose, even if the voter does something stupid like calling you an
> ‘ass’.”  Or “If you feel like biting a voter’s nose, try counting to ten to
> see if you can calm down.”???)****
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> And now back to the serious news, like the “razor-thin result” in the
> Virginia senate seat that will determine which party controls that
> legislative chamber . . .****
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