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Related: About this forumWorried about poll watchers
and militia members intimidating voters?
Here is what to do:
The statute is 10 ILCS 5/17-23.
https://ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/001000050K17-23.htm
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Worried about poll watchers (Original Post)
murielm99
Oct 2020
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beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)1. can be a problem and I will be volunter poll watcher here myself
Illinois voting typically goes ok. But with trump stirring up the hornets nest, we gotta be prepared. I am ready to take photos and videos if the need arise
murielm99
(31,433 posts)2. Do it the legal way.
It may be too late to sign up. You must register forty days before the election.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)3. signed up 3 weeks ago
murielm99
(31,433 posts)4. Wonderful!
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)5. I will be inside the polling area with a friend outside in his car with a camera to record comings
and goings of any troublemakers.
raising2moredems
(706 posts)6. Thanks Muriel...
I can't speak for all precincts but the one where I work is not large by any means. More than two poll watchers would not fit. So now I know I could legally remove them.