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| November 4, 2016 1:00 AM

The Democrats must be running scared. They have scrounged up people to have a poll watcher at every precinct for the Nov. 8 election. Many of their poll watchers are even registered Republicans working for the Democrat Party. Is that evidence that some Republican candidates also wear a mask of deception?

The Idaho Democrat Party has instructed its poll watchers to record the names of people as they vote and forward the information into their state-level phone bank, which will proceed to call those who have not yet voted. Voters need to be aware that even though poll watchers can observe the process, they are not allowed to interfere with the poll workers or voters in any way. Also, per direction from the Idaho Secretary of State’s office, phone calls are not to be made in the polling place. Violations should be promptly reported to the Bonner County Elections Office.

This last ditch effort by Democrats to get out their vote appears desperate. Your vote does count. Local races depend on each voter. Do not allow one party to influence the voter turnout.

ANNA MICHELLE BOHACH

Priest River