Also: I think Harris County election administrators and volunteers have cause for a...
” : I am one of thousands of election workers who showed up at 5:30 a.m. to our polling places on Tuesday. At 6:45 pm, we heard with disbelief that we wereto keep our polling place open until 8 p.m., making a very long day even longer. Although we were all tired and wanted to close up and go home, it was very satisfying to help those few people who were delighted that they were still going to be allowed to vote.
Still, I’d appreciate you checking my math while I use the Chronicle’s numbers to reframe our discussion. Of the 782 polling locations, 98 percent openedThe whole voting process is primarily run by frontline volunteers who worked 14-hour days while being overseen by the newly hired election administrator along with his staff.The volunteers took an unpaid four-hour training class.
I may be seeing this wrong, but I think Harris County administrators and volunteers have cause for a celebration of an enormously successful and patriotic, logistical undertaking on behalf of our country — especially considering the harsh gaze of Chronicle staff. Harris Votes is a remarkable American activity.For the third time in a row, Harris County elections were a circus.
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