Next Tuesday the Boston Elections Commission will once again oversee the conduct of the Presidential primary elections. Of course Boston's Election Department does the actual work of managing 254 polling locations throughout the City on election day.
This means the Election Department hires people to work on a per diem basis. Even at this late date it might not be too late to get hired as a poll worker, especially if you are bi-lingual. The application can be submitted electronically as well.
If you get hired as an Elections Officer in time for Tuesday's Presidential primaries (not very 'presidential,' actually), other than the early call (6 AM), it's likely to be easy day-work.
Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, is considered the inevitable winner of the Republican primary; and Barack Obama, current President of the United States, is running unopposed for the Democrats. So turnout will be low.
Certainly this comes as no surprise, however. Mattapan voters must be used to an 'air of inevitability' hoovering over local elections by now. Most of our local elections afford an opportunity to cast a vote; but more often than not, candidates running for office in Mattapan are running unopposed.
There's so little real choice that's it's no wonder so few register to vote, and so many registered voters don't bother showing up at the polls.
This suggests a call to action--something for our working group to consider going forward.
If we want people to get involved--to register to vote, and vote on election day, then our elections should offer them viable options from which to choose.
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