http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/blog_rss/ilanastern Political musings from Durango CO Tuesday was our primary, and I was an election judge for the very first time. Which sounds fancy and important, but most of the job involves looking up would-be voters in the big registration book and verifying eligibility, giving them ballots or directing them to the newfangled touchscreen thingy, and giving them the little "I VOTED" sticker. In other words, it's a long day of clerical work (6 am to 8 pm) for $100, which works out to...more than minimum wage, anyway. Here in southwest Colorado we didn't have quite the high-profile race that Connecticut had, but we had a single contested race - the Democratic candidate for state representative in the 59th District. As you might expect, the turnout was light, with far more Democrats than Republicans, and quite a few unaffiliated voters filling out declaration forms at the polls so they could vote in the contested Dem race. And then there was the weird stuff. http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/post/ilanastern/C2Cc http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/post/ilanastern/C2Cc/commentary#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2006 15:33:11 EDT http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/post/ilanastern/C2Cc Ilana http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/profile_picture/c5aea49ae6cb2405e6_6v8mv2lje.jpg Ilana 0 http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/comment_rss/C2Cc/ If you've been involved with politics in La Plata County for a while, you may remember Hal Mansfield . He's now living in Arizona and has a new website which includes lots of his writings, including articles on social issues and his collected letters to the editor . Take a look, and don't forget to drop Hal some email and say hello! http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/post/ilanastern/CLTr http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/post/ilanastern/CLTr/commentary#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:09:26 EST http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/post/ilanastern/CLTr Ilana http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/profile_picture/c5aea49ae6cb2405e6_6v8mv2lje.jpg Ilana 0 http://www.progressnowcolorado.org/page/community/comment_rss/CLTr/