Behind the Ballot: Inside Anoka County Elections Series - Episode 5

So how do the pole pads benefit you, the voter? First, unless you're an election judge, you probably don't want to spend all day in the polling place. If you had gone into a polling place in Anoka County prior to 2018, you would have had to stand in line by your last name in order to check in. These were the A through F, G through L lines where if your line was really long but the line next to you was really short, it didn't matter.