3-7-14 fdl county clerk opposes election observer bill

The Fond du Lac County Clerk is on record in opposition to a bill that would allow election observers closer to poll workers on election day.  Currently observers  are placed 6-12 feet from the registration and check in tables where poll workers  interact with voters.  A legislative committee held a public hearing Thursday on a bill that would allow observers to stand not less than three feet  nor more than eight feet from the table. Fond du Lac County Clerk Lisa Freiberg says she’s concerned voters’ privacy would be compromised.  Freiberg says the bill would also put pressure on poll workers trying to do their job and make polling places more contentious.