Chicago election judges: We were ‘coerced into voting’ for Republicans, fired for opposing ‘dirty tricks’
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Chicago election judges: We were ‘coerced into voting’ for Republicans, fired for opposing ‘dirty tricks’
Both of the committee members who spoke to WBBM’s Pam Zekman said that they were removed as election judges after they objected to the robocalls, and to being told how to vote.
For its part, the Cook County Republican Party has denied that it authorized the robocalls.
Watch the video below from WBBM, broadcast Nov. 6, 2014.
Chicago election judges: We were ‘coerced into voting’ for Republicans, fired for opposing ‘dirty tricks’
Two Republican Party committee members who had been selected as election judges told WBBM’s Pam Zekman that campaign workers called them to report to campaign headquarters for additional training related to their election day duties, which normally include setting up polling places and assisting voters.