A pollworker in my district has confirmed that my decision to skip serving this year was well-considered.
She's dealing with the emotional trauma from seeing so many people enter "Hitler" and "Putin" as protest votes.
Please, please, please. If you're going to cast a protest vote, use Mickey Mouse. Everyone knows what that means and it doesn't torment your election workers.
In past years you'd see one or two such entries, but this year apparently it's a lot worse.
@rjh We had a voter come in with his hand-Chihuahua nestled in his arm at the same time as a couple of younger folk.
Dear voters: the vote should be anonymous. That's a cornerstone of our process. But when you pull stunts like this, you make it *very* hard for the people *around* you to practice proper opsec to keep your vote private. What do you expect us to do when you narrow the possible options on us this hard? 😉
We'll keep your secret. It's our duty, but *please* think about your privacy more than none.
