Thank you Beth for laying out how poll workers are trained and on the same page for a free and fair election. Your job will be a bit harder given the list that Secretary of State Pate sent out to all the counties that will have to be checked. If there is a discrepancy then a provisional ballot will need to be filled out. I'm wondering as Ed Tibbets wrote in https://edtibbetts.substack.com/p/iowas-suspicious-voters if the list was really necessary.
Yes, I am confused why Pate's office isn't actually doing the work themselves to figure out if the "discrepancy" is a real issue or not. Why is the burden of proof on the citizen to prove they are able to vote, and not on the department accusing the person? Aren't we innocent until proven guilty? It is a shame to have such suspicion about each other when our elected officials could do their jobs instead.
Totally agree. The SOS should be able to find out if a person has become a naturalized citizen. Once again they are adding an element of mistrust in our system. Our of line for a Secretary of State.
This gives me a measure of hope, knowing poll workers in Iowa are united in their efforts to conduct a free and fair election, not divided by party. Thanks for your volunteerism!
Me too--I sent the article to some of my fellow poll workers for their approval (the others said they didn't need to read it first), and they thought it was well written. I think we are not as different as we are told.
Thanks for doing this important work, Beth, and for explaining (again) how carefully the system is designed. Wishing you an uneventful November 5.
Thank you Beth for laying out how poll workers are trained and on the same page for a free and fair election. Your job will be a bit harder given the list that Secretary of State Pate sent out to all the counties that will have to be checked. If there is a discrepancy then a provisional ballot will need to be filled out. I'm wondering as Ed Tibbets wrote in https://edtibbetts.substack.com/p/iowas-suspicious-voters if the list was really necessary.
Yes, I am confused why Pate's office isn't actually doing the work themselves to figure out if the "discrepancy" is a real issue or not. Why is the burden of proof on the citizen to prove they are able to vote, and not on the department accusing the person? Aren't we innocent until proven guilty? It is a shame to have such suspicion about each other when our elected officials could do their jobs instead.
Totally agree. The SOS should be able to find out if a person has become a naturalized citizen. Once again they are adding an element of mistrust in our system. Our of line for a Secretary of State.
This gives me a measure of hope, knowing poll workers in Iowa are united in their efforts to conduct a free and fair election, not divided by party. Thanks for your volunteerism!
Me too--I sent the article to some of my fellow poll workers for their approval (the others said they didn't need to read it first), and they thought it was well written. I think we are not as different as we are told.