Word: polle
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Earlier in the day, for example, several Republican poll workers were asked to leave their polling places. Reports varied as to why - either they lacked proper credentials or the polling place was too crowded to accommodate them. In either case, a city judge promptly ordered them returned to the polling places, according to state party officials...
...More colorfully, a pair of men dressed in the militant uniform of the Black Panthers - berets, dark shades, military-style jackets, pants and boots - appeared in front of a polling place in a predominantly black area of north Philadelphia around midday. One man was reportedly armed with a nightstick, but he was asked to leave by police, who had been summoned by a Republican poll watcher. By mid-afternoon, as media began to gather, one uniformed but unarmed man remained, handing out literature to voters, but he angrily refused to answer any questions. A credentialed Obama poll worker, who identified...
...Obama volunteer from the precinct told political blog Talking Points Memo that there had been no voter intimidation by the men, and indeed, McCain workers seemed to be baiting the Panthers by taking their photos before police arrived. The volunteer also said the man was a fully credentialed poll watcher. And by mid-afternoon, when TIME arrived, the remaining Panther did not seem to be making any effort to stop people from approaching the building, although he maintained a stiff and formal expression on his face and stood with a military bearing when not handing out literature...
...While she was talking with the press in front of the polling place, in the cafeteria of an apartment building, a man who identified himself as a representative of the city's District Attorney showed up, spoke briefly with the Democratic poll workers and left, saying there was "no situation here" and advising reporters to stay away from the uniformed man. Election watchdog group The Committee of 70 reported at mid-afternoon that they were seeing only a handful of problems in the area, including poll workers who were improperly demanding driver's licenses from all voters at a crowded...
...Reports of poll workers requiring additional and unnecessary identification from voters in Denver...