[EL] Experts on elections monitoring?

[Richard Winger]

In California, the polling place officials have two copies of the list of voters arranged by address (for that precinct).  Polling place officials are supposed to indicate on each of these two identical lists which voters have voted.  The polling place officials are supposed to update one of these lists each hour.  One such list is posted at the entrance to the polling place, so that anyone can come by at any time and look at it, and take notes as to which voters have voted and which haven't.  The list doesn't need to be updated after 6 pm.  California polls close at 8 pm.  One reason not to update the list for the last two hours is that polling place officials are too busy during the last two hours.  

Richard Winger

415-922-9779

PO Box 470296, San Francisco Ca 94147

--- On Wed, 10/31/12, Sarah Lai Stirland <stirland at gmail.com> wrote:

From: Sarah Lai Stirland <stirland at gmail.com>
Subject: [EL] Experts on elections monitoring?
To: law-election at department-lists.uci.edu
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 10:12 AM

Hi all -- I know that the rules probably vary from jurisdiction from jurisdiction, but I was wondering if there's anyone here that could speak to me about the "normal" procedures around elections monitoring. What are the rules regarding having party and campaign volunteers "monitoring" and checking off who arrives at a polling location to vote? Is this normal practice? 


I'm a reporter at techpresident.com, and would appreciate any thoughts from the list. 
Sarah
415-859 9749   


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