Several members of the local legal community volunteered their time to assist voters during Tuesday’s election.
Attorney Reginald Luster of Gibbs, Luster and Davis contributed 13 hours, making sure problems that have dogged the last two elections didn’t happen this time.
“I have a great appreciation for the sacrifice made by those at the various precincts,” said Luster. “Next to voting, working in the precinct is probably the greatest form of exercising rights in a democracy. Our goal is that every person who walks in here to vote does so and that their vote is counted. The only way to make that happen is to volunteer at the polling center.”
Jacksonville Bar Association president and Winn-Dixie counsel Bill Joel acted as the supervising clerk at one precinct.
“The project was started by leaders in the legal community and by business leaders to provide people to work [at the precincts],” said Joel. “The JBA was asked to participate and the board thought it would be a good way to serve the community. Hopefully, we’ve committed hard working people interested in making the election process better. It’s also a great chance for those participating to learn more about the election process. People have been very appreciative and they’re surprised how easy it [the new technology] is.”