Precinct Diary

[Jeanfromfillmore]

When I "volunteered" as a vote clerk it was in 2002 (I think is was that year) or could have been 2000. But we did our training at the Reagan Library and we were told during training to check everyone's ID, which I did for everyone that voted. Back then checking for ID's was an acceptable practice. I don't remember if they told us to check the ID's to make the process go faster because we could check their name off the rolls quicker when the name was written down in front of us, or if it was to prevent fraud. Back then there wasn't much talk about fraud and I didn't ponder why we were to check their ID's, we were just told to.

And an Inspector also came by while I was there.

I only did that once and for the same reason you did AG, I wanted to see how the process worked.

What a difference it is from today.

[Ayatollahgondola]

Originally Posted by Jeanfromfillmore

When I "volunteered" as a vote clerk it was in 2002 (I think is was that year) or could have been 2000. But we did our training at the Reagan Library and we were told during training to check everyone's ID, which I did for everyone that voted. Back then checking for ID's was an acceptable practice. I don't remember if they told us to check the ID's to make the process go faster because we could check their name off the rolls quicker when the name was written down in front of us, or if it was to prevent fraud. Back then there wasn't much talk about fraud and I didn't ponder why we were to check their ID's, we were just told to.

And an Inspector also came by while I was there.

I only did that once and for the same reason you did AG, I wanted to see how the process worked.

What a difference it is from today.

Sooo many people just handed the license to us without any thought. It was easier for them to do that as opposed to that verbal communication thing. By the way;
My first time seeing those new drivers's licenses too.

[StokeyBob]

I don't think there was much turn out because this seemed to be one of the sneak elections they run.

Well they used to anyway.

When I was a kid I noticed two types. The big elections where you heard all about them before they pulled them off on the news and stuff.

Then there were the sneak elections they used to pass thing like bond measures for the school budget. You never heard a peep about them in the paper or on the news. At school they would remind every child to make sure and remind your parents about the election tonight. They might even give you a note to take home or pin it to you.

This election seemed a lot like that. Even my polling place was hid off the beaten trail.

From the results they came up with it looks like enough people showed up that aren't TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY.

[StokeyBob]

This is what I mean about a sneak election.

This story is from my county; Alameda.



Californian county votes for tax in health services measure for illegal immigrants

BERKELEY Calif. (Reuters) - Voters in California's Alameda County passed a measure on Tuesday that is expected to raise $100 million a year for health clinics for illegal immigrants, who are excluded from state programs and the federal Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.

On May 23 a measure to include illegal immigrants in the state's Medi-Cal program for the poor to residents who are undocumented stalled in the state senate, and immigration reform proposals have also stalled in U.S. Congress for the past year.

The measure extends a 0.5 percent sales tax to fund the clinics to 2034 from 2019.

"Our elected officials, our constituents, and our health authority see healthcare as a basic human right, to be provided regardless of immigration status," Alex Briscoe, Director of the Alameda County Health Care Services Agency, said.

About 7 percent of California's population - 2.6 million people - are undocumented, and in 2012 the state spent more than $600 million on emergency room and other health-related services alone for people living in the state illegally.

Many of those who used the facilities in the past will now be eligible for insurance under Obamacare or the Medi-Cal program, leaving a potential funding gap for the clinics that are already struggling to meet the needs of patients expected to be increasingly those without documents or health insurance.

Alameda County, which includes the cities of Berkeley and Oakland east of San Francisco, funds health care services for about 50,000 undocumented residents at the clinics.

The measure passed by a nearly 3-to-1 margin with all precincts reporting results early on Wednesday.


http://news.yahoo.com/californian-co...110607700.html

[StokeyBob]

Measure AA - Alameda County
Needs 2/3 majority Yes votes to pass
Total Precincts: 1119 Precincts Reported: 1119 Percent Reported: 100.00
Contest # of Votes % of Total
Yes 127451 74.91
No 42697 25.09

Alameda county population estimate 1,578,891.

According to these figures 1 out 9 decided to spend the other peoples money.

I surprised at the figures that that many people voted!