One of the most unusual things today is that school is in session. Most of the #elections they close the schools. But there are so many special elections right now they can’t. (1 in Dec, 2 in Jan, 1 each in Feb and March)
So the school has given us a music room off to one end. There’s a gate down in the hallway separating our wing from the rest of the school. This causes a few problems.
Voters go to the main entrance, out of habit. They can’t get in that way, and even if they did, you can’t get here from there. That irks some voters.
Normally we officers are welcome to use a teachers lounge (for microwave to heat our food, fridge, or tables for eating). Thanks to the gate, we can’t get to the lounge unless we leave the building and re-enter the main door by being buzzed in by the office staff.
The staff bathroom is usually what we use, but that is also on the other side of the gate. So we use the bathroom the kids use attached to the gym. Except then a teacher locked the gym when they left. So we had to get the staff to unlock it again.
Our precinct has a little over 2400 registered voters. We have had 38 in the first 3.5 hours.
We are in a small music room in an elementary school. It’s unusual in how small it is and in the fact that there is just one door. Often we are in a cafeteria, gymnasium, or library where there’s multiple doors. You can arrange a traffic flow from one door to the other.
It’s no big deal. Just one more thing we sorta manage on the day.
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A member of the actual board of elections showed up to say thank you. Brought us a box of donuts. That’s nice. That’s another thing that has never happened before.
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So here’s a root post for my #electionofficer work. Mute or follow as it suits you.
It’s a special #election in Fairfax County Virginia. 17th district in the Virginia House of Delegates (like a state-level House of Representatives or House of Commons). Virginia also has a State Senate.
These districts are small. Where the full county is something like 250-300 precincts, today it’s just 19 precincts voting. It’s a single race: democrat or republican or write-in.
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There is a 'Firehouse' Democratic Primary in Alexandria, VA on Tuesday, Jan 20th
A Jan. 20 firehouse Democratic primary to fill the 5th House District seat is set for Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Alexandria. The seat is being vacated by state Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-Alexandria), who is the Democratic nominee in the 39th Senate District seat being vacated by Sen. Adam Ebbin.
I am sure many are unaware of this unexpected primary.
I am working in support of long-time Alexandria criminal defense attorney Chris Leibig, who is not a political insider (his first run), is pro-union, and seeks the seat due to the degree to which democracy is under attack in our country. Learn more about Chris at his info page, but -- whoever you support -- if you are a District 5 Alexandria citizen, please show up and vote at the Charles Houston Recreation Center or the Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library!
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