Hi everyone! I served as an Election Judge in my precinct for the first time this November 7th. I worked the polls from 2pm until about 9pm and my duties included trading receipts for ballots, handing out the I Voted stickers, helping voters insert their ballots into the counter and answering a lot of general questions from voters. I had a lot of fun throughout the afternoon and enjoyed meeting my neighbors. All the voters were really excited to be there and the patriotic spirit was definitely high! I particularly liked the end of day activities. It was neat to see how the booths and the new AutoMark machine pack up nice and tight and that most of the supplies just get stored in the ballot counter. There were a lot of counts and forms for me and my fellow judges to sign, which made me feel very official and important. My favorite part was adding up the voter totals and seeing how many people we registered throughout the day. We registered a whopping 114 new voters, which is incredible for a midterm election and had a total of 1014 votes counted (over 65%)! Thank you Precinct 4 - 7!