Lolo22
Haverstraw, NY
Female, 53
I was an inspector at the polls for the 2012 presidential election. It was our job to set up the polling place, verify voters' eligibility, and make sure all ballots were accounted for. Ask me anything.
It definitely felt like work. I was there to do a job and did it to the best of my ability like I would have with any job. .
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No. I was at a location that is probably among the most diverse in my state. It was a fairly even breakdown of male/female as well as being racially diverse. Some people told me who they were going to vote for (I would ask them not to tell me or told them that I didn't need to know) and some asked me how to vote for their candidate (I couldn't tell them). None of them surprised me no matter which way it went.
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I had no problems at my polling place. I think most people just wanted to get in and out.
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No, we had no fights. We were told not to intervene in a fight but to call the police. Most of the election inspectors are older so that is the only thing they could do anyway.
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I'm not sure if a lot of that goes on. I didn't see any of that where I was.
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This was my first time working at the polls. I would do it every year but no, I have no interest in working in politics.
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The final tally is done back at the Board of Elections headquarters. It is done by permanent employees of the Board who are members of both parties. The poll workers are really just there for a day. We turn everything over to them.
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