I intend to post a series of diaries to raise the profile here at Kos of what can be done, county by county, parish by parish, to help monitor the vote count in November.
There are 3,141 vote-counting locations in the country. As I hear from you across the country, we can refine that to include those areas where it's done a little differently. But that is a good starting number. In addition, state laws and Secretaries of State help control the process, so we will look at how the locals interact with the state officials.
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We will examine what you need to know, what sort of team and resources you need, and share experiences as we learn together.
My starting point for this includes some assumptions.
First: Don't Do It Alone.
No one person can or should take on the task for their county. It will take a posse.
Second: Posse Does Not Mean Vigilantes.
To be credible and taken seriously by the election supervisors, the posse should be diverse and balanced as to age, livelihood, and political persuasion.
Third: Build A Lasting Relationship.
You will want to establish a working relationship with your local election supervisor. Therefore, from the start, the communication needs to be non-blaming and cooperative. If you smell a rat later, you can and should rethink your tactics.
That's it for now. I will try to post every weekend, usually Sunday afternoons. Whaddya think?