Every polling station tries to have a Democrat and a Republican judge. Election workers who aren’t politically motivated are called “purples,” said Murray Nash, Cass County’s election administrator.
When speaking to poll workers being trained for the Nov. 8 general election, Cass County State's Attorney Burdick said “we decided we did not have the right to challenge if someone was a U.S. citizen. You should take them at their word. I realize that is a little less than comfortable."