Why A Poll Watcher Guide?

Having read poll watcher guides from across Illinois, I have come to the conclusion that most poll watcher guides in the state are useless.

Poll watcher guides are written by those who don't want poll watchers in polling places. They list restrictions on poll watchers but not poll watcher responsibilities.

Most shocking is that poll watcher guides don't tell poll watchers what they are watching for.

Poll watcher training is just as bad. Mostly it is a combination of myth, legend, and election law long past.

What is needed is a poll watcher guide which tells the poll watcher:

  • What you are watching for?
  • Why you are watching for it?
  • And, what is the current Illinois election law a poll watcher's actions are based on?

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