Voting, I too thought as I was waiting on the voting card to pop back out, how easy it would be, for some kind of proof to pop out as well, with a stamp on it of I voted, who I voted for, with time and date on a piece of paper/card. My name doesn't have to be on it but maybe a private #, but at least a time and date of voting would at least show some proof. Someone came up with the idea of that voting machine, it seems simple to be able to pop out a receipt/proof too, along with the voting card. Maybe one of these days, wishing and hoping.

Well founded. The potential for fraud is huge.

There are several criteria for an election to be monitored by our groups. Having no paper trail would disqualify the US. Other disqualifying items would be no consistent manner of voting and no central election commission to resolve vote disputes. There are other technical criteria which the US elections don't meet also.

In the US we resolve all of these issues using lawyers.

But do not fear, here in Fayette County, Marilyn Watts and James Studdard on the Board of Elections will endeavor to make sure that every single white vote is counted!

What a snarky way of claiming that these two people (whom I do not know, even by reputation) are not only racist, but criminal. Is this founded by a reasonable and verifiable record, or is it merely a slanderous or misleading statement? Can someone use that same criteria to claim criminal behaviour conducted by you? Theft, hate crimes, vandalism, or crimes of deviancy?

The sarcasm in Sniffles' post rings true for many of us in Fayette County.

It is unclear to many voters why Chairman Marilyn Watts and Attorney David Studdard, both who were appointed by Fayette County Commissioners (all Republican), refused to change the manner in which on-site poll workers are selected. Like many voters, I was under the assumption that poll workers should constitute a 50/50 ratio, half Repub and half Democrat. That's why I volunteered to be a poll worker several months ago, but I was turned down because Marilyn Watts and David Studdard had already hand picked their managers (Republican) and subsequently the managers hand-picked their workers. If I am incorrect about this, then someone please correct me. However, I received a letter last month from our Democratic Representative, to the Fayette County Elections Board, that read:

"Chairman Marilyn Watts and Attorney David Studdard refused to change the manner in which poll workers have been selected. For many years, the Board has appointed precinct managers and then allowed the precinct managers to choose their own staff, subject to their approval. This has resulted in the vast majority of poll workers to be people who consistently vote in Republican primaries...the present system is decidedly partisan and even a virtual patronage system, often involving nepotism where several members of the same family work in the same precinct."

This is not to say that these poll workers are devious in any way and will inhibit a fair election, however, the current process of only enlisting Republican managers and, therefore, Republican poll workers presents the look of partisan politics on the local level.

Until the system changes, in how we select election managers and poll workers, the partisan politics and nepotism that continues through Marilyn Watts and David Studdard will only perpetuate the well intentioned snarky comments and sarcasm from people like sniffles and the voting public.

Just curious here, do you think half the poll workers in Clayton County are Republicans?

I yam what I yam....Popeye

"Just curious here, do you think half the poll workers in Clayton County are Republicans?"

Don't know, hutch, but I would hope that all counties would be open to a bipartisan poll staff. Only in a perfect world, I suppose.

btw - Happy Birthday!!! What are you, 29???

Yeah, 29, I just grayed up early, I think the logistics of finding equal numbers of certain parties who are willing to serve can be problematic, depending on the demographics of the parties. Thank you for the happy birthday.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

Okay, so the manner in which polls are staffed are the same as in Cobb, Fulton, Clayton, and many other one-party, or majority party rule areas. I think that it is easy to throw allegations of racism around, but would you be comfortable tarring people with the pedophilia brush? In some circles, those are equal tarrings. Prove that people are doing the wrong thing, an illegal thing. Then maybe I will not call you on it.