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.
An election inspector checks the signatures of voters as they come in to the polling place, checks ID if needed. We also call the Board of Elections to check the voters eligibility to vote if there is a question and turn them away if necessary. We set up the polling place and take down all the signs at the end of the night. We log in all ballot numbers and make sure that all ballots are accounted for, even the mistakes and voided ones. We also accepted absentee ballots.
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This was a paid position. The only requirement was that you were registered as either a Republican or a Democrat since there has to be at least 1 of each at every district table. They prefer to have 2 but 1 will do if they don't have enough workers. I was also required to take a 3 hour training class. FYI I live in New York.
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No we all had a job to do and believe it or not if we actually got along well.
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I don't think it is antiquated. Some of us were discussing whether or not we will ever be able to vote by smart phone, but who knows. With the advances in technology I think there would be more risk of voter fraud (hackers etc).
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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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Yes, we did have trouble with the ballots and I found myself explaining it to most of the voters who came out. It may be because they are so new and different from what we are used to. I think people will adjust. We all just need to vote in the smaller (non-presidential) local elections so we can get used to it!
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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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