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Linda Greenhouse, center, waiting hours in line in 2016 to vote.
Linda Greenhouse read the latest article about New Haven’s broken elections, about the difficulty in finding capable poll workers, and came up with an idea.
“If 14-hour days are too long, why not two 7‑hour shifts?” she wrote in an email.
“And if it’s too hard to recruit low-wage (and barely motivated) individuals —instead of treating it as a minimum-wage work day, make it fun. Make it an inspiring exercise in democracy. Make it a party. Recruit on the campuses, of which New Haven has so many.
“This could be turned around in no time with a little imagination. I would even sign up myself.”
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Greenhouse, the retired longtime New York Times U.S. Supreme Court reporter, has been watching the election fiasco since moving to New Haven in 2010. She previously wrote this article about her observations.