I said that I was done doing election protection work..

[Botany]

.... but I just signed up again to work outside a polling place in central Ohio.

Please if there is a God send me some proud and or Boogaloo boys.

I have been doing this since 2004 and I know they really can't do shit outside of being arrested. Nobody can talk to a voter within 100 feet of the door and nobody can obstruct a voter outside the 100 foot line but hopefully it will all be over prior to election day. It will be tough but we are going to turn Ohio a nice shade of blue this year.

Btw I have 100 pound lab who is a sweetie but she is very protective of me too. I think she might be sitting with me.

[we can do it]

1. I've done that in Akron in 2004 and 2008.

I’m doing hotline until weekend before, because I live in Delaware now. But I am considering doing a polling place the weekend before thru Election Day.

[bottomofthehill]

2. Lords Work

Florida ( Polk County ) 2000 and 2004. Philly 2008, Johnstown PA 2012, 2016 stayed in VA on a GOTV program.

[captain queeg]

3. Good idea to take your lab

I had a 100 lb black lab, very nice but had a really impressive bark. I remember walking him in town one time and a bunch of punks gathered on the sidewalk. I walked right thru the middle of them, they let me pass without comment.

[Botany]

4. She loves kids, other dogs, and people too but I wouldn't want to cross her "protective side"

... it is so funny to see her go "on point" when my granddaughter comes to visit ... she is only 3 but
my lab ... turning 2 @ Xams ... will not leave her side except to hop on bed to sleep with my son.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Watch for the sneaky trick they use around here -

The law says the poll workers must place the flags at 100'. They tend to place them at the street - which is often well over 100'.

The law also says the those engaging in electioneering have to stay outside of the flags.

So - when the poll workers incorrecly place the flags, technically all that can be done is to call the board of elections and make the poll workers move them. Not a top priority on election day.

The ironic thing was the year I encountered that, it was the Republican team who had measured off 100' (with the flags at about 300'). We were standing on opposite sides of the driveway (inside the flags) when the pollworers came out and asked the dems (only) to move.

[Botany]

7. No worries I will bring a 100' string and measure from the door first thing in the AM.

... in reality "they" can't do shit.

[Ms. Toad]

8. Unfortunately, the law is on their side.

While the location of the flags is mandated - the location of the flags is what governs where electioneering can take place. Legally, people hading out voter guides, etc. must stand behind the flags (not >100ft, but behind the flags).

That's why your 100' string won't do any good - and you'll have to get the board involved to move the flags if they pitch a fit about where people are standing.

[brooklynite]

6. As with so many things, the gun-toting poll watcher threat is largely bluster...

...people don't think about how many polling sites there are, and how relatively few voters there are at each one.

[GulfCoast66]

9. All this talk about sending goons to polls is just that, talk.

They hope the talk of it will scare people from voting.

There are hundreds of polling places in big cities and the police will not allow goons to try to intimate voters. Even if they are there, city people will tell the to fuck off.

Certainly not a problem in Florida. Open carry is illegal here. They aren’t doing shit if they can’t carry their guns. Someone will kick their ass.