and ask that they make sure ballot folders are made available. And have they told people to put the ballots in face-up? Why?

In RI, you can feed it into the machine either way, because there are often two sides.

In another election they told me the machine counts the ballot regardless of which side is up or down or front or back.

Good to check out for our ward for future reference. I remember once having to put it in again, because I had put it in wrong and it spit it out. But could have been long enough ago that the machines are different now.

I'd put the ballots in every which way, to make sure the machine didn't care about the direction. Head first, tail first, face up, face down.

The poll worker was indeed too close to the machine per training, and the ward will be called today.

Thanks to all for advice.

Because she was not prevented from voting, it is a question of poll worker training to avoid any anxious feelings.

IMO, there's nothing that can be done, as she was allowed to vote. I think we're all anxious, and we KNOW that the Republicans are having a field day trying to rig the system, but it's all speculation to the authorities. I mean, even the idiot in Virginia who threw out 8 Democrat early-voting ballots wasn't even reprimanded!

Don't want to call Waukesha county clerk's office, because that is suspect on many levels.

Call OFA and the voter hotline. 866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683)

The above was from another thread...link below:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021728184

ALSO, just found this in another post:

"The Obama Campaign Voter Hotline: 1-800-311-VOTE (8623)"

Enough here for her to work with.

If she felt that he was deliberately looking down at her ballot, at her choices, to see what she chose, and that this wasn't just him standing over the machine, watching, or working, etc., then she could have something to complain about.

The truth is that, as poll workers, you will help people vote, sometimes elderly or sick individuals who literally need you to move their hands and help them make their selections, etc., sometimes you will see how people vote, it just happens, its in eyesight, your working, etc. It's a bit of a fine line, you shouldn't be looking, obviously, but she should hopefully be able to tell how she felt was he acting. If she thinks there was a problem she should call the County Clerk- SHE should do it, not you. No one wants to hear from a friend of a friend, you get the people directly involved in it to step up.

Just helping her out with some homework. She will call,if she feels necessary.

She was "spooked", and knowing the guy myself, so would I have been. But I am the type of personality to give him a "back off" look at the time of ballot machine interaction and wait until he stepped away.

He and his wife are gladhanding creepy and very active Teabaggers, with their very own "newsletter" combining religion and politics. Also make money with propaganda DVRs along the same lines.

Again, thanks all for the input and info.

was to ensure that every voter could vote privately without assistance. Of course, that's not the reality, but it was the intent.