Politicking leads to complaints in Charlottesville
Staff Reports
Feb 12, 2008
In Charlottesville, competition between Republican and Democrats has been intense enough this morning to lead to complaints about politicking at the polls.
Sheri Iachetta, the voter registrar for Charlottesville, said she has received complaints from voters in three of the city’s 28 precincts who felt harassed with questions about their voting preferences.
“They’d ask if you’re a Democrat or a Republican and try to shove paper in your hands…It’s the competition. This is unusual,’’ Iachetta said.
But the politicking has taken place 40 feet from the entrance to the polls, as required by state law, she said.
“There’s nothing we can do.“
I voted at Jahnke Road Baptist Church, and I had about a 25 minute wait a 8am. The A-K line was exceptionally long, and only to get inside to see two seasoned citizens working the both with trouble checking people in, which resulted in a sluggishly long lag time. It took both of them over 4 minutes to check off one person. They admitted they couldn’t see due to the lights, but no accomondations were made to move either of them to a new station such as being a sticker passer outer. No one was waiting in the L-Z section. It didn’t help matters to see that they had a younger crew working that desk.
Patrice of Richmond, VA
Feb. 12, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Virginia, it’s your neighbor North Carolina, the media said on Saturday that if Huck can win in VA, then he has no reason to get out. North Carolina doesn’t vote until May. My point, is that Huck can still win if we choose. Some early states have decided this race so far—following the crowd—but we later states can still make a difference by saying that we have a better choice. Other states have done it and so can we. Faith Family Freedom
Heather of Charlotte, NC
Feb. 12, 2008 at 10:06 AM
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