November 5, 2008 – Meet Mattie Voorheis. 21-years-old, first-time voter, Syracuse resident…and Onondaga County Election Inspector. So what does an election inspector actually do?
“Sit…and try not to irritate people,” Voorheis said.
In fact, Onondaga County pays election inspectors $150 on Election Day in November for a 16-hour shift from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Election inspectors must be available to work the entire shift and be registered to vote. At each polling place the county requires an equal number of inspectors from each party to ensure bipartisanship.
“I don’t know if it’s super effective just because there aren’t really a lot of Republicans, like I’m registered as an independent but I am serving as a republican because we couldn’t get any other republicans to come work,” Voorheis said.
But Voorheis said that was not the only problem.
“This is important and I don’t wanna knock the system but I feel like it’s disorganized,” Voorheis said.
Although she went through a nearly three hour training session, Voorheis said she still didn’t feel prepared for her role in the election, but she is excited to be a part of the process.
“If there ever was a year to do it this would be it.”
“Sit…and try not to irritate people,” Voorheis said.
In fact, Onondaga County pays election inspectors $150 on Election Day in November for a 16-hour shift from 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Election inspectors must be available to work the entire shift and be registered to vote. At each polling place the county requires an equal number of inspectors from each party to ensure bipartisanship.
“I don’t know if it’s super effective just because there aren’t really a lot of Republicans, like I’m registered as an independent but I am serving as a republican because we couldn’t get any other republicans to come work,” Voorheis said.
But Voorheis said that was not the only problem.
“This is important and I don’t wanna knock the system but I feel like it’s disorganized,” Voorheis said.
Although she went through a nearly three hour training session, Voorheis said she still didn’t feel prepared for her role in the election, but she is excited to be a part of the process.
“If there ever was a year to do it this would be it.”
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