You may now call me "Your Honor".

[desh]

I just received a xeroxed blue certificate in the mail:

2005

City and County of Philadelphia

DEMOCRATIC PARTY Philadelphia, November 8, 2005

Josh [my last name]

At an Election held November 8, 2005, you were duly elected for a term of Four Years from January 1, 2006 as Judge of Election for the [number] Ward, [number] Division.

Margaret M. Tartaglione, Chairwoman
Edgar A. Howard, Commissioner
Joseph J. Duda, Commissioner

(I still don't know whether I get paid, though. Or, um, what I have to do.)

Comments

[jdcohen.livejournal.com]

Well, at least ONE of us knows what the Judge of Elections does. Basically, you keep things running smoothly at the polling station and you make sure that the partisans outside the door keep their distance from the actual voting area and don't harrass the voters themselves (I don't know exactly what powers you have to exercise, but I'm pretty sure you can order people around if they're disobeying the law). Anyway, just ask the City Commissioner if you need more info.

--Jeff

[desh]

Yeah, I've managed to glean that much. But what about the details: Who do I report to, what specifically (to the anal level of detail that you know governments can provide) do I have to do, and so on. I'll call the Commissioner's office soon. But thanks.