Working at polls?

[Veronica97]

First of all, I will say that I am scrupulous, so I am asking this question because I can’t always “see” the Truth. I am a Registered Democrat who has voted Democrat in the past; however, I can no longer in good conscience vote for a Democrat unless he/she is at the local level (city/county council, school board, etc.) or unless that candidate is totally pro-life, including against supporting Planned Parenthood ( a rarity, I’m sure). Here is my question: I have always worked at the voting polls as a Poll Clerk. They must have two Poll Clerks: a registered Democrat and a registered Republican in order to keep things “fair”. I am actually voting Republican in the primary (which I am allowed to do, as my state is an open primary). Can I still work at the polls, since I am not voting for any pro-abortion candidates (and cannot talk about the candidates or issues while I am working at the polls) or is the fact that I am a registered Democrat a sin in and of itself? Should I give them notice to find another poll worker before it’s too late? Or am I making a bigger deal of it than it is?

 

[juno24]

No, it is not a sin to be a registered member of any political party, Democrat or otherwise. And yes, you may work at the polls. There is nothing sinful in checking voter eligibility, directing people to proper voting booth, or handing out the ballots and explaining how to fill them out, or any other function of a poll worker. You are making far too much of this.