My Schpiel

Helping to make democracy happen

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“Take one of the pens from the pile you see here. Use the stylus end — no the other end, the end with the soft black tip — to sign the pad. Hang on to the pen because you will be using it to fill out your ballot. OK, good. Notice that the other end of that pen is an actual pen. These are the ballot sheets. Note that there are two. This one has candidates on one side and referenda on the…