Although she did not comment on suggestions that posters at polling places this November would feature a photo of Vice President Dick Cheney with the caption "Be careful when you vote," Minnesota's staunchly partisan Republican Secretary of State Mary Kiffmeyer has included special instructions on spotting terrorists in the training for this year's election judges.
In a memo to the nearly 30,000 poll workers across the state, Kiffmeyer provided helpful tips including signs to watch for, such as people who appear to be nervous, "praying fervently" or smelling of "unusual herbal/flower water or perfume," or suspicious packages, vehicles and odors at the polling place. In a separate memo to emergency responders the Republican Secretary of State instructed them to first ensure the people at the site are safe before securing the election results and resuming voting at the site as soon as possible. The Republican Secretary of State dismissed any concerns that her actions might increase fear among voters or poll workers. Her office said that the new training is expected to help quash existing concerns and "eliminate the kind of uncertainty that has existed in the past."
What uncertainty that has existed in the past?
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Poll workers briefed on terror threats
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