• lectricleopard@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    Im considering finding a local polling location where I can stand watch and gather other like minded people so there are more of us than them there. They will be the intimidated, they are the minority.

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      21 hours ago

      Great spirit, terrible idea.

      You won’t make anyone feel more comfortable, you’ll just make things crowded and chaotic.

      The only reason anyone should be at a polling location is casting a vote.

      You want to group up somewhere and show support, do it a block away within eyesight. Have signs and shit about how voting matters now more than ever.

      Chances are ICE will come fuck with you anyways, which is still a win because then they’re not at the polling station either.

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        20 hours ago

        Hi, poll worker here and this is absolutely accurate. If you stand in or near our polling place we will absolutely have you removed.

        However… observing polls is a core part of a functional democracy and I strongly encourage you to do so. Each county is a bit different, but essentially every single one of them have some sort of process that you can register as an observer and you’ll be legally protected while observing and documenting what you see. If you’re affiliated with a political party, contact your local officials and they can help facilitate, as most observers are party affiliated.

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          20 hours ago

          Excellent. Thank you. This is what we need to know. We just need to have sufficient numbers of people doing legal observation at the right places.