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Poll workers are supposed to be helpful, non partisan -- the kind of people who take the day off for the good of democracy, then work in church halls or neighborhood centers and help make sure our elections run smoothly.

Leave to Right to Life to try and politicize and polarize -- then cry foul when it gets caught.

According to the Dayton Daily News:

Dayton Right to Life is recruiting people to work the polls on Election Day, telling them they'll be allowed to wear shirts bearing the anti-abortion group's name and asking them to donate the $95 the county pays them to the organization, according to Christi Dodson, executive director.

The plan has voter rights advocates outraged and the Montgomery County Board of Elections planning to reconsider allowing any logos on clothing worn by the people who work at the polls.

"You don't want people with a political ax to grind wearing their politics on their shirt in the polling place," said Ellis Jacobs, senior attorney for Dayton-based Advocates for Basic Legal Equality.

"I think the secretary of state is going to need to weigh in because this undermines the neutrality of election workers."

 While the article is very well done, the on-line comments are priceless. Here's just a couple:

I don’t know who Christi Dodson thinks she’s kidding. Her organization never does anything that isn’t calculated to draw attention and convert people to their viewpoint. I’m a pollworker and pro-choice. If Dayton Right to Life T-shirts are okay, then my ProChoice Ohio T-shirt should be okay, too. If it’s not, they’ll have to find another worker.

 Sure, just as long as I can wear my MFSO shirt saying “Bring the Troops Home, Now!”. Actually, it’s hard enough to sit with 2 morons…er, republicans as it is. I’m sure there would be fireworks between the anti-abortion and anti-war folks.

Chime in PO readers. Tell the DDN what you think.