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2004 US Presidential Election
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November 02, 2004
Illinois | We're voting

We poll judges arrived at our precinct at 5 a.m. and got all documentation set out, the ballot tabulator turned on and inspected. The voters started lining up about 5:45. We have been busy, but not overwhelmingly so.

We have also had campaign sign problems for the first time that I can remember. Another judge and I marked out 100 feet from the precinct, put out the orange cones to mark the distance. There were a couple of campaign signs in the ground beyond 100 feet which is legal. After 45 minutes of voting we noticed those signs were destroyed, smashed, and a few opponent signs put in their place, but at a spot less than 100 feet. So we removed the offenders and are in process of calling the county clerk’s office because this is probably going on all over the area. Never happened since I have been working elections.



Posted by Diane Meyer at November 2, 2004 08:36 AM | TrackBack
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