Just got this in the email from Judy Gallo of the Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition (link added):
From: Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:00 AM
Please post this notice to your list serves ASAP. Because time is so short, we hope you can do this today.Thank you very much for your help in this important election project.
April 20, 2006
Dear Friend of Voting Rights,
The Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition invites you to participate as an exit poll monitor in the Cuyahoga County primary elections on May 2, 2006. The purpose of this nonpartisan effort is to develop objective information to improve our election process, hopefully in time for the General Elections in November.
Based on past experience with voter problems and given the introduction of electronic voting machines, we have devised a short exit poll which will collect important data on potential key problems.
We are looking for volunteers who can spend a couple of hours on Election Day, polling voters as they leave the polls. Our goal is to cover select polls during the busiest parts of the day- early morning and late afternoon, early evening. Everyone who agrees with our Mission Statement... is invited to participate, regardless of party affiliation or position on other issues not included in the mission statement. This is strictly a non-partisan effort.
If you can contribute at least 2 hours and preferably 3+ hours on May 2, either in the morning (6:30-9:30am) or the evening (4:30-7:30pm) or both, please go ASAP to: www.ohioelectionvolunteer.org and sign up for the times most convenient for you. Forms and instructions will be sent in time for the May 2 polling. PLEASE SIGN UP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE - TODAY IF YOU CAN!!
With many thanks to you for helping to improve elections,
Yours sincerely,
Cynthia Samples and Roslyn Talerico, Co-Conveners, the Greater Cleveland Voter Coalition