Primary election tomorrow! Get out an vote ya'll!

Elections for me always seem like they are forever in the distance, and then BAMM! here they are, the next day.

An election for me means getting up around four thirty so I canbe at the polls before six. When you're the chairperson for a precinct, mines DSM 75, you want to try to get there before the poll workers, otherwise they have about 16 hours to rib you about it!

It's a real challenge to beat folks that are 60, 70 and 80 to any AM event if you've ever been in that situation. For this primary we had a mandatory two hour training session in order to get up to speed on some new procedures. Out of the perhaps 250? attendees, and by the looks of the crowd I was perhaps one of the youngest, and I'm 43.

I think the majority of election workers are of an older set as that demographic seems to have the most free time, however, I'm there so that claim doesn't necessarily hold water. The auditor's office is always scrambling to field candidates and it's a big part of what they do. They are very thankful for returnees and profusely express appreciation and are overall some of the most positive people I've ever had the pleasure to work with.

If you're looking for a volunteer postion where you can make a difference, contribute to your local community, meet new people and serve the public, you might want to consider volunteering at your local auditors office. Poll workers are in demand around the nation and it's an excellent way to be of service in a postion for just a few times a year.

The one drawback is that election day is a 16 hour shift and you can't leave, but you get used to it. I usually don't take breaks of a lunch, it just seems to make me tired. And after I work the polls for 16 hours and go home and still have energy to return emails, plan the next days schedule, and so on, I'm always left to wonder how productive I could be if I put in that kind of effort on a daily basis.

Get out and vote ya'll!