tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post5865047367815253744..comments2023-10-30T05:45:18.219-04:00Comments on Bronx News Network: What You're Seeing Out ThereBronx News Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022201181076163457noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-83178321387551631242010-09-14T18:56:22.407-04:002010-09-14T18:56:22.407-04:00I also voted at St. Brendan's, at about 6:20 a...I also voted at St. Brendan's, at about 6:20 am.<br /><br />When I arrived, they were still setting up, and I was actually the first voter through the door. In addition to the lack of set-up, the workers seemed somewhat confused about the process.<br /><br />After I waited for the poll worker to locate the ballots, she handed one to me without a "privacy sleeve." When I asked for one, she looked confused, consulted with another worker, then went to search for them.<br /><br />As this was going on, one of my neighbors had arrived in line behind me with her daughter, but she decided she couldn't keep waiting and left. (Hopefully she came back after work!!!)<br /><br />Then I went over to one of the "privacy booths," where there were no pens. I had one, and filled in my ballot, then informed one of the workers that the pens had not been attached to any of the privacy booths.<br /><br />Now it was time to scan my ballot. When I got to the scanner, though, the worker there wanted the green card from the first poll worker, which she had kept. More waiting and consultation....<br /><br />By then, two other voters had managed to navigate the process before me... and both their ballots had generated an error message on the scanning machines. The message indicated that the vote had been counted, but there was an error dropping the ballot into the box or something. So, I got to wait a little longer for the poll workers to try reaching a technical support person (which didn't seem to be happening).<br /><br />Eventually I was able to scan my ballot, which generated the same message. Hopefully the vote was, in fact, counted, as the scanner indicated.<br /><br />This was all rather stressful when the place was still essentially empty, so I am glad to hear that these problems seem to have been worked out by the time Greg got there.Jay Shuffieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-22817794845732166452010-09-14T16:06:27.161-04:002010-09-14T16:06:27.161-04:00Voted early this morning at the Dekalb Avenue Comm...Voted early this morning at the Dekalb Avenue Community Center. The process was a breeze; getting there was not. Pedro Espada's thugs where out in full force: I know the blond woman wearing the Espada shirt that confronted me was NOT from the neighborhood. This happened TWICE before I even got to the poll site. These pushy interlopers where within the 100 ft limit of the site so I reported them to the poll worker. <br /><br />The site was buzzing with activity. I guess I wasn't the only one that would be shamed if Espada was the our nominee...a man with more rackets then the US Open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com