# How exactly is this voter fraud thing supposed to work anyway? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 17, 2016, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-this-voter-fraud-thing-supposed-to-work-anyway/768813 "2016-10-17T10:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-this-voter-fraud-thing-supposed-to-work-anyway/768813/81 "2016-10-20T15:21:05Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Poll watchers are normal and are certified by both parties. They are there primarily to make sure the poll workers don’t cheat. for example, Democrats will be watching to make sure voters aren’t challenged unreasonably and Republicans will be watching to make sure voters are complying with state laws. So where poll watchers must ask for ID, they will, and where they are not supposed to, they won’t. Just to use one example. Poll watchers basically watch for any irregularity and report back to the main party. That’s how we learn about long lines and such, or machine malfunctions, and yes, if someone got back in line and the poll workers were lazy as hell and didn’t feel like challenging someone who already voted, a poll watcher would object. Or if a voter showed up and someone had already voted in their name, that’s it, they voted already. When I poll watched it was to see who on my side hadn’t voted yet and then to give them a call to remind them of the election. Now that I am an election inspector (poll worker) I resent being call lazy. We must get to our election district by 5 AM which, for me, means getting up at 4:15 AM. The polls are scheduled to close at 9 PM, but for the general election will likely remain open until around 9:30 or 9:45. In 2014 it was 9:45 as we had a line out the door at 9. From the time we shut down it takes about 30 - 45 minutes to write final reports and pack up everything. So 5 AM to 9:30 PM on a quick primary day and 5 AM to 10:30 PM general election day. If we look sleepy it’s because all of us are over 65 years old and all of us got up so early. For that 16.5 hour day I get $206.25. And speaking of lazy, what about voters? Only 10% came out for the Congressional primary and 30% of Democrats and 20% of Republicans for the presidential primary. And, no doubt, we’ll get 60%, or fewer, on general election day. Talk about lazy. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-this-voter-fraud-thing-supposed-to-work-anyway/768813/82 "2016-10-20T15:55:37Z")
> [@crucible](#): > > Trump’s constant claim that the election is rigged is, besides being a call to try to intimidate Democrat voters, a suggestion that since Democrats are horrible people and are rigging the election, it is perfectly okay for Republicans to respond in kind… Maybe, just MAYBE, he’s not saying it to accuse others. Instead he’s saying it to BRAG about what he plans to do! HAS ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT! :D:D:D [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-this-voter-fraud-thing-supposed-to-work-anyway/768813.md?page=4)