Totally apporpriate, brucie, thanks for the imput. I hope you are right; the intimidation, implied or otherwise, can be troubling

Doug, that's one of the most balanced political things I've ever seen you post.

Thanks ya'll. I've since found this is an old-time tradition in New England, but one must complain to the election officials, NOT individual voters. Apparently it was originally done to keep each party in line, making sure they didn't pull any shenanigans..but of course THOSE haven't stopped, have they...Florida in 2000.

kat