Good turnout in my Sangamon County polling location.
Scattered reports of DOJ people showing up, not offering credentials, and “observing” for periods of up to an hour.
Lawyers - don’t all poll watchers have to present credentials?
Agree with other posters - the least campaign signs ever in front of our polling place. Also fewer card passers than usual at 48th Ward Chicago. Steady stream of voters all day.
Not a lawyer, but an election judge who has received guidance from the AG via my election authority. DOJ can be official monitors and observers, but must present credentials and sign in and out like pollwatchers do. Further, only select agencies can be monitors, according to the instructions. Bureau of Prisons, DEA, ATF may participate as monitors (unarmed); ICE and FBI may not.
- One Term Mayor - Tuesday, Nov 3, 26 @ 3:21 pm:
Early voting: Frenzy.
Election Day: Rolling trickle.
NW Side, Chicago.
- ChicagoBars - Tuesday, Nov 3, 26 @ 3:23 pm:
No line, no waiting at 47th Ward Sulzer library voting site at 1pm. Possibly a decade low in campaign yard signs out front too.
- Teacher Lady - Tuesday, Nov 3, 26 @ 3:33 pm:
Good turnout in my Sangamon County polling location.
Scattered reports of DOJ people showing up, not offering credentials, and “observing” for periods of up to an hour.
Lawyers - don’t all poll watchers have to present credentials?
- I'm just Jen - Tuesday, Nov 3, 26 @ 3:52 pm:
Agree with other posters - the least campaign signs ever in front of our polling place. Also fewer card passers than usual at 48th Ward Chicago. Steady stream of voters all day.
- yinn - Tuesday, Nov 3, 26 @ 4:05 pm:
Not a lawyer, but an election judge who has received guidance from the AG via my election authority. DOJ can be official monitors and observers, but must present credentials and sign in and out like pollwatchers do. Further, only select agencies can be monitors, according to the instructions. Bureau of Prisons, DEA, ATF may participate as monitors (unarmed); ICE and FBI may not.