Disenfranchised!

I am frustrated. I am one of the thousands of California voters whose vote did not count today, because of unorganized misinformed poll workers. Here is a letter to the editor that I have submitted to the Whittier Daily News:

The poor training of California poll workers has impacted another election. This morning, I voted at Merrill Gardens in Whittier and when I asked for a Democratic ballot, I was given a non-partisan ballot. I protested and asked again for a Democratic ballot and I was instructed that it didn't matter what the ballot was, just as long as I was voting in the DEM booth. I was given no other instructions and was told that my ballot went through with no problem.

It turns out that non-partisan ballots included a separate question that needed to be answered on whether it was a Democrat ballot or a non-partisan ballot. Now, thousands of votes will not be counted because of the improper training of California poll workers.

I have worked extremely hard on Senator Barack Obama's campaign and it is heartbreaking to me to know that my vote didn't count.

Adam Rogers