If Marconi-Democratic headquarters was a busy place in the three weeks leading up to election day, it was a near-madhouse on November 4. Almost 100 volunteers executed assigned tasks: many manned computers and phones as the get-out-the-vote campaign moved into its final phase.
Others worked the polling places, reminding voters to pick the Democratic team. Still others served as runners, collecting data on who had already voted, so the phone bankers could concentrate on those who had not yet turned out. As soon as the polls closed, the Tally Team swung into action. The 20 Tallymen witnessed the count, cell-phoned results to HQS, and tabulated running totals, which were posted both on the Tally Board and on the Democrats' Web site from 8:30pm onward. By 10:30 pm, nearly 90% of the votes had been tallied, and the outcome of the races contested by Democrats was clear.
(Above right: Young Democrats Vice President Dan Dimendberg was a mainstay of the headquarters volunteers all day long, as he was in the 1996 Presidential election. We'd say Dan's name may show up on your ballot one of these days!)
Ridgefield Democrats expressed their pride in an unprecedented volunteer effort, leveraged by the first-ever use in Ridgefield politics of computerized voter data bases and the World Wide Web. The organization and technology mobilized by the Democratic team will be a powerful tool in coming elections!
(Photos, above --- left: Mike Jones discusses the voting with Bonnie, Reggie Yannuzzi, Sue Mushlin, and Kitty Fischer. Right, volunteer Paula Bruns)
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