Should I Be the Judge of That?

Remember when I signed up as a Republican so I could vote for Ron Paul in the Illinois primary?

Apparently Republicans are very rare in this town. So rare, in fact, that I’ve received a letter from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners asking me to apply to be an election judge representing the Republican party. It’s a form letter, and I suspect most registered Republicans must have received one, but it’s a new one on me.

I’m tempted, just for the experience. I’m not sure they’d actually pick me, though. Then again, I assume they wouldn’t have asked if they were swamped with candidates. I’d get a blog post out of it, but it looks like a lot of work — the election judge’s work day starts at 5am — and I’d have to use a vacation day.

Also, I’m not sure how much I want to associate myself with the Republican party. They didn’t pick my guy, so I won’t be voting for them this year.

Still, I like the idea of going around all day saying “I’ll be the judge of that!”