Election Judge Robocaller ID'd, but Case Still Full of Mystery

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Election Judge Robocaller ID’d, but Case Still Full of Mystery

by Mark Brown - Chicago Sun-Times

By Lumberhead

Politics • November 2014 • Views: 1,761

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Sources said Parrilli was working with Sharon Meroni, a Republican wingnut who considers herself a one-woman crusader against vote fraud in Illinois — in between her efforts to prove Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen.

Numerous Republican committeemen told me Friday that Meroni, who made her own more benign robocall, is the Cook County Republican Party’s point person for election judges. She sent out official-looking emails identifying herself as Cook County Republican election judge coordinator.

More of Obama’s thugs and the vaunted Chicago Democratic machine at work./

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Backwoods_Sleuth Nov 10, 2014 2:05:13pm

Rah Rah, Go TEAM!!

Flounder Nov 11, 2014 6:33:08am

Cook County Election Judges responsibilities:

Election judges have many responsibilities and perform several tasks on Election Day, including:
Opening the polling place at 6 a.m. sharp and closing it at 7 p.m.
Setting up election equipment
Providing assistance to voters
Signing in voters
Verifying voter qualifications
Distributing ballots/activation cards for touch screen machines
Operating voting equipment
Filling out forms
Processing and transmitting votes when polls close
Certifying vote totals

So a Republican who donates to Democratic candidates,

In the 19th Ward, he is known to maintain a cozy relationship with the local Democratic organization, even making political donations to them, although sources tell me he is not a wholly-owned subsidiary as is often the case.

robocalls Republican judges so that they won’t show up to the polls. Democratic tampering or Republican?

Lumberhead Nov 11, 2014 9:59:26am

re: #2 Flounder

Cook County Election Judges responsibilities:

So a Republican who donates to Democratic candidates,

robocalls Republican judges so that they won’t show up to the polls. Democratic tampering or Republican?

Democratic birthers???

Sources said Parrilli was working with Sharon Meroni, a Republican wingnut who considers herself a one-woman crusader against vote fraud in Illinois — in between her efforts to prove Barack Obama is not a U.S. citizen.

As the author points out, Chicago is an overwhelmingly Democratic city. Difficulties in voting are almost assuredly going to affect Democratic voters most of all.

Flounder Nov 11, 2014 11:11:28am

re: #3 Lumberhead

Sharon Meroni did not partake in the Republican robo-calling in relation to telling the judges to show up on the wrong day. I was only referring to Jim Parrilli.

As the author points out, Chicago is an overwhelmingly Democratic city. Difficulties in voting are almost assuredly going to affect Democratic voters most of all.

If there are no Republican judges to help the mostly democratic voters, who cares right!? They can go to the Democrat judges.

Lumberhead Nov 11, 2014 1:10:56pm

re: #4 Flounder

Sharon Meroni did not partake in the Republican robo-calling in relation to telling the judges to show up on the wrong day. I was only referring to Jim Parrilli.

If there are no Republican judges to help the mostly democratic voters, who cares right!? They can go to the Democrat judges.

FTA:

The alleged consequence is that the phone calls sowed confusion among Republican election judges, causing large numbers of them to fail to report for duty Tuesday.

That in turn is alleged to have caused disruptions in polling places that either opened late or were understaffed — with the ultimate result that long lines caused voters to skip voting to avoid the hassle.

In Chicago, the vast majority of those who go to the polls vote Democratic. If you discourage voters from voting, that hurts Democratic candidates the most.

You listed all the things that the election judges do. If the Republican judges aren’t there then someone has to do the work.

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