What I Saw as a Virginia Poll Watcher

Volunteer poll watchers put election workers on notice, as did an army of lawyers who helped police a fairly clean election. Here are some notes on what we saw.

I took some time to volunteer as a poll watcher in Virginia for the general election. After all, this newsletter is about elections – what we vote about and how we vote.

Plus, Democrat-majority precincts needed more Republican volunteers to help the polling place achieve "parity" with poll watching.

I participated in training sessions organized by the Vir…