Not in ByGod Texas!!! None of those nasty shenanagins. Either party may place a "pollwatcher" at a specific polling place, but that person may NOT address or approach the voters. They may observe the process, question the judge (away from the line or "checkin table"), take any concerns about possible inaccuracies/improper procedures to the County Clerk's office, but may NOT disturb voters or clerks/judges in the performance of their duties. If such a scene is tried, the election judge, or his/her alternate judge, may call the sherriff and have the offending "pollwatcher" removed to a holding cell until the polls close.

If y'all haven't voted yet and are planning to do so on 2 Nov. look up your voters' reg. certificates/cards, if it applies in your state. It quickens/smoothsout the process of moving the line. The people working your polls will have put in several hours in training/update for the process and arrived at the polls by 6 or 6:15AM. They may work there until nearly 8PM with only a few potty-breaks and a lunchbreak. They will set up the polls, lay out materials, open the polls, aid disabled voters, teach how to use the equipment to those voters who haven't learned, phone the election center for more materials, soothe frayed nerves of voters who are in a hurry, reminded passionate partisans of either side not to "electioneer" inside the polling place, dealt with voters kids playing with the machinery, etc. -- til it seems they've been there for 12 days rather than 12 hours. Then they will close the polls and pack up the machinery and materials. Having spent all day supervising the safety and validity of the polling process, the judge and at least one of her/his alternates will then form a guard to deliver the ballots (whatever form they take) to some variation of election central receiving station to be counted. Some of us will collapse after that, but some are still full of enough piss and vinegar to go to a returns-watching party!!! A little thing like your voters reg. card will be a moment of smooth sanity for those behind the desk. I've been a 'Catter long enough to know that you guys are always ready to support the promotion of someone else's health and sanity.

Thanks, in advance. See y'all at the polls. Go vote. Go vote. Go vote.    Tw