Calm in the office
Arrived in the office about 7:55am. Checked in with Sue Wold, Deputy Commission of Elections. She reported that all of the polls opened at 7am as required. Several of the office staff did (or were doing) the same routine I had been doing, i.e., visiting polling places on the way into the office. Those in the office were taking calls from precinct officials (or making calls to them) to confirm the machines were operating - the workers showed up - the buildings were open. Returned a call to a voter who wanted some clarification on the Plans before he went to vote. Good for him! He took the time to ask questions before he voted. Had a phone interview with Jeff Tecklenburg of the Gazette. Everyone in the office is calm. Looks like a "normal" day. It's 9:50am - I'm leaving to visit some more polling places. --Joel