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7. Here in Ohio I asked about poll watchers

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 12:42 PM

Nov 5

When I was checking in at my polling station I asked in a loud voice “Where are the Republican poll watchers?” The poll workers were shocked until I followed up with “When I first voted in Ohio after 20 years in the Air Force, a Republican poll watcher challenged my right to vote saying “Who’s he? I don’t know him!” After hearing of my experience the poll workers told me there were no poll watchers and those kind of challenges are illegal in Ohio.

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Federal Election Monitors in Passaic County, NJ [View all] no_hypocrisy Nov 5 OP

Anticlimactic is the best 😊👋 enough Nov 5 #1

"Scare tactic" also is appropriate. gab13by13 Nov 5 #2

Thank you for the report LetMyPeopleVote Nov 5 #3

Glad it went smoothly. Thanks for your work! Liberal In Texas Nov 5 #4

Wait for it.......tRump will cry about crooked elections. multigraincracker Nov 5 #5

Here in Calif., have not yet heard of issues. I /we / many peeps drop off at blue ballot boxes or mail them in. Parking Exp Nov 5 #6

Here in Ohio I asked about poll watchers Bluejeans Nov 5 #7