WEBVTT 1 00:00:30.060 --> 00:00:31.520 What's the significance of this place? 2 00:00:32.260 --> 00:00:34.640 The plan is here. They have different affairs with these. 3 00:00:35.120 --> 00:00:35.860 What was the place like? 4 00:00:37.060 --> 00:00:38.220 Dad, I couldn't tell you. 5 00:00:38.440 --> 00:00:40.980 Retired. He's retired, so he's got no problem. 6 00:00:41.420 --> 00:00:42.540 But he doesn't want to talk. 7 00:00:44.160 --> 00:00:48.320 People are very protective of their neighborhood and their society. 8 00:00:48.340 --> 00:00:50.900 I don't work for Water, but I don't know nothing about this place. 9 00:00:51.800 --> 00:00:52.620 I know who it is. 10 00:00:53.360 --> 00:00:56.000 When Water comes in, the whole process... 11 00:00:57.460 --> 00:00:58.900 I'm sorry. Should I hold him? 12 00:00:58.900 --> 00:00:59.860 Yeah, I will. 13 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:04.820 Paul, this is a polling place. 14 00:01:05.100 --> 00:01:07.440 It's a pretty typical polling place for the city of Chicago. 15 00:01:08.080 --> 00:01:11.820 What we've got here, first of all, is a policeman who was assigned to the polling place 16 00:01:11.820 --> 00:01:16.480 to make sure that order is maintained while voting goes on. 17 00:01:16.940 --> 00:01:19.960 Also, before voting starts in the morning and at night, 18 00:01:20.360 --> 00:01:22.640 after the voting stops at 7 o'clock, 19 00:01:23.100 --> 00:01:25.800 when the judges are tabulating all of the different votes. 20 00:01:25.800 --> 00:01:31.600 So a voter would come in and they would be seen by these precinct workers 21 00:01:31.600 --> 00:01:32.640 from different candidates. 22 00:01:33.580 --> 00:01:39.180 They'd come up to this table and they'd identify themselves to the judges of election. 23 00:01:39.460 --> 00:01:44.240 And they'd give their name and they have to say what kind of ballot they want to receive. 24 00:01:44.500 --> 00:01:47.160 If they want to get a Democrat ballot, a Republican ballot, 25 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:52.200 or in this case we've got a nonpartisan ballot for people who just want to vote for, say, Alderman. 26 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:56.800 So they declare their name and the ballot that they want. 27 00:01:57.320 --> 00:02:00.100 And in Illinois, the rule is that they've got to do that out loud. 28 00:02:00.500 --> 00:02:04.860 And the judge is then supposed to repeat that information out loud. 29 00:02:05.440 --> 00:02:09.300 And so the precinct worker can write down who has come to vote. 30 00:02:09.900 --> 00:02:13.500 And then at a certain time in the day, they know who hasn't come to vote. 31 00:02:13.720 --> 00:02:17.300 And they can go out and find those people, make sure that they turn out, 32 00:02:17.320 --> 00:02:19.200 so that their candidate gets all their votes. 33 00:02:20.300 --> 00:02:24.020 Before the voter comes in, by the way, he runs into the precinct captain outside. 34 00:02:24.280 --> 00:02:27.260 And even at this polling place, there's a precinct captain standing outside 35 00:02:27.260 --> 00:02:33.920 with a couple of his friends and associates who are there to encourage people to vote for the candidate of their choice. 36 00:02:34.280 --> 00:02:40.100 In this case, those precinct captain and workers are a little closer to the polling place than they're supposed to be. 37 00:02:40.120 --> 00:02:45.920 But that's really up to the discretion of the judges as to how far they're going to keep those people away. 38 00:02:45.920 --> 00:02:50.040 So you sign in, you sign in on the application for ballot. 39 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:56.160 And the applications have got the names of the voters pre-printed now. 40 00:02:56.600 --> 00:03:02.800 So the judges go right from the application to the binder card, the precinct binder card. 41 00:03:03.460 --> 00:03:09.260 And this is the original voter registration card that voter signs when they register to vote. 42 00:03:09.720 --> 00:03:14.700 And that's all organized by alphabet in this precinct. 43 00:03:14.700 --> 00:03:18.180 They all get put into these big precinct binders. 44 00:03:18.600 --> 00:03:28.100 And the actual signature of the voter on the application for ballot is then compared to the signature on the binder card, 45 00:03:28.180 --> 00:03:30.000 the signature at the time the person registered. 46 00:03:30.540 --> 00:03:38.400 And if those comparisons match, if those signatures in that comparison match, then the voter is issued a ballot. 47 00:03:38.400 --> 00:03:46.900 So they get their ballot from the judges and they then have to take their ballot, and the ballots are actually back over there. 48 00:03:47.140 --> 00:03:52.420 They take their ballots over to these votamatics. 49 00:03:53.620 --> 00:03:56.200 And these are the actual voting stations. 50 00:03:56.300 --> 00:04:06.500 And as you can see, you've got a Harold Washington Party voting station, Republican Party, and then the Democratic, and that might be a nonpartisan. 51 00:04:06.500 --> 00:04:14.140 So the people come in, they've got to go to the correct voting station because in this punch card system of voting, 52 00:04:14.820 --> 00:04:23.680 we've only got the Harold Washington candidates visible to the voters in this booth and likewise for all the other parties. 53 00:04:24.180 --> 00:04:31.780 When they complete their voting, they punch out who they want to vote for on the card by looking at the ballot. 54 00:04:31.780 --> 00:04:38.060 They walk it over to a judge who will at that time be standing here next to the ballot box. 55 00:04:39.260 --> 00:04:47.480 They'll hand it to the judge and in the presence of the voter, the judge is supposed to tear off the top of the ballot and hand that to the voter as a receipt. 56 00:04:47.920 --> 00:04:55.340 Then they take the ballot and the envelope in which the ballot is placed and they put it into the ballot box, as I say, in front of the voter. 57 00:04:56.040 --> 00:05:01.020 Then the voter is finished and the voter gets a ballot receipt. 58 00:05:01.020 --> 00:05:05.800 I've got mine right here and then that shows that you actually voted. 59 00:05:07.200 --> 00:05:11.240 And then you're all set. You've done your civic duty and off you go. 60 00:05:11.940 --> 00:05:13.160 It shouldn't take too long. 61 00:05:13.780 --> 00:05:15.960 In the old days, some people get more than one of those receipts? 62 00:05:17.040 --> 00:05:21.180 They might get more than one, but they wouldn't go around showing them to people, right? 63 00:05:22.500 --> 00:05:23.900 In the old days. 64 00:05:24.860 --> 00:05:26.620 I don't think it's happening too much. 65 00:05:26.620 --> 00:05:34.760 I think the system is still, you know, I'll tell you, I don't want to bore you, but those binder cards are going to go. 66 00:05:34.960 --> 00:05:44.880 The binder cards are going to go because we can now digitize all of the signatures so that when you register to vote, the computer takes an image of your signature. 67 00:05:45.400 --> 00:05:49.520 And what will happen in the future is those binders will never leave the board of elections. 68 00:05:49.520 --> 00:05:52.080 We'll keep them at the board of elections for record purposes. 69 00:05:52.740 --> 00:05:56.460 But on the election day, they'll get the judges. 70 00:05:57.560 --> 00:05:58.700 May I pick up one of these? 71 00:05:58.860 --> 00:06:06.660 Implication for ballot, there will be the digitized signature that the person signed when they registered to vote. 72 00:06:07.080 --> 00:06:10.260 And so the comparison will take place right on the ballot. 73 00:06:10.420 --> 00:06:11.540 These are the ballots, by the way. 74 00:06:11.680 --> 00:06:14.140 They are standard ballots are for the Republican. 75 00:06:15.120 --> 00:06:16.660 The green are for the Democrat. 76 00:06:16.660 --> 00:06:19.060 These are for the Harold Washington. 77 00:06:19.820 --> 00:06:21.020 And we might have some nonpartisan. 78 00:06:21.020 --> 00:06:22.660 The white ones are for the nonpartisan. 79 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:29.400 So you so we'll be able to eliminate to eliminate the binder book. 80 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:32.160 And I think the judges will the judges like that? 81 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:32.860 Yes. 82 00:06:34.640 --> 00:06:35.960 Do you like these? 83 00:06:36.580 --> 00:06:38.000 These could be fast. 84 00:06:38.000 --> 00:06:38.560 Oh, where the eight? 85 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:41.360 Thank you. 86 00:06:41.700 --> 00:06:42.280 You're welcome. 87 00:06:42.280 --> 00:06:43.700 Thank you all. 88 00:06:44.900 --> 00:06:46.140 I will. 89 00:06:48.020 --> 00:06:49.380 Soon as we're done. 90 00:06:50.120 --> 00:06:50.340 He didn't put us on it. 91 00:06:50.860 --> 00:06:50.860 92 00:06:53.280 --> 00:06:54.500 No, no, it's crossing the phone. 93 00:06:55.360 --> 00:06:56.460 Millions of famous people. 94 00:06:56.640 --> 00:06:58.120 Was like Peter Loffridge in there? 95 00:06:59.020 --> 00:07:00.520 Dean Martin? Isn't that Dean Martin on the other? 96 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:01.800 I can't see. 97 00:07:04.160 --> 00:07:06.060 But I can't see. 98 00:07:06.900 --> 00:07:08.440 And the boxers? 99 00:07:10.760 --> 00:07:12.000 That's Zaylin. 100 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:14.340 And that's the honor. 101 00:07:14.980 --> 00:07:15.720 Who would he get? 102 00:07:18.200 --> 00:07:18.900 Mr. L. Smith. 103 00:07:19.860 --> 00:07:21.200 Mr. L. Smith. 104 00:07:21.200 --> 00:07:22.160 Mr. L. Smith. 105 00:07:22.620 --> 00:07:24.320 I was wondering what kind of things. 106 00:07:24.980 --> 00:07:25.840 Everybody's still looking. 107 00:07:28.140 --> 00:07:29.640 He said everybody died. 108 00:07:30.940 --> 00:07:32.060 He said everybody died. 109 00:07:32.060 --> 00:07:32.660 That's the list of the people that died. 110 00:07:32.660 --> 00:07:33.860 That's the list of the people that died. 111 00:07:34.600 --> 00:07:36.000 Oh, you don't belong to the club. 112 00:07:36.420 --> 00:07:37.380 How do you know so much about the club? 113 00:07:37.380 --> 00:07:39.260 They come back and they go to the bill. 114 00:07:39.260 --> 00:07:40.720 They're very smart. 115 00:07:49.200 --> 00:07:50.080 Good operation. 116 00:07:50.780 --> 00:07:52.100 We'll teach you whatever you want. 117 00:07:52.440 --> 00:07:53.280 What would you tell us? 118 00:07:53.760 --> 00:07:57.480 The best in the world. 119 00:07:57.600 --> 00:07:57.960 Why? 120 00:07:58.540 --> 00:07:59.780 Because it's clean and honest. 121 00:08:00.460 --> 00:08:02.680 You go out here and do your work and nobody hassles you. 122 00:08:05.960 --> 00:08:08.320 You would be hearing it off from the wrong people then. 123 00:08:08.320 --> 00:08:11.740 You've got to come out here to the worst and talk to the people that do the work. 124 00:08:12.000 --> 00:08:15.020 Nobody does nothing to us because nobody here wants to go to jail for anybody. 125 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:18.780 Whatever we do is all legit and straight. 126 00:08:19.160 --> 00:08:20.560 We do it the best we can out here. 127 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:21.160 So what do you do? 128 00:08:21.840 --> 00:08:25.900 I'm just trying to hustle up some votes for Daly and Walter Bernance. 129 00:08:27.160 --> 00:08:28.640 I'm out here doing the same thing. 130 00:08:28.640 --> 00:08:30.080 Just trying to back Daly's people. 131 00:08:30.760 --> 00:08:33.740 And try to see that he gets as much power in city council as possible. 132 00:08:34.220 --> 00:08:36.160 Trying to get the best people in office possible. 133 00:08:36.160 --> 00:08:37.380 To help the city grow. 134 00:08:38.300 --> 00:08:39.760 So you'll help us again? 135 00:08:40.480 --> 00:08:40.880 Sure. 136 00:08:41.980 --> 00:08:44.100 We've still got some little work to do later on. 137 00:08:44.280 --> 00:08:45.060 But still I'll be in. 138 00:08:45.140 --> 00:08:46.060 What do you have to do? 139 00:08:47.020 --> 00:08:51.520 If they don't show up, we've got to go door to door and ask them to come out and support our people here. 140 00:08:53.280 --> 00:08:53.680 Thanks. 141 00:09:12.300 --> 00:09:14.180 What do we do? 142 00:09:14.460 --> 00:09:18.420 What we do is we hit the polling place. 143 00:09:18.680 --> 00:09:22.860 I mean we hit the trees about 3 o'clock in the morning. 144 00:09:22.880 --> 00:09:24.360 So we get first choice. 145 00:09:25.180 --> 00:09:25.180 146 00:09:26.180 --> 00:09:28.620 And then for space. 147 00:09:29.260 --> 00:09:30.540 Space is a big thing. 148 00:09:30.580 --> 00:09:32.280 At a corner in a polling place. 149 00:09:32.720 --> 00:09:33.080 Ok? 150 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:36.140 So I was out here 3 in the morning. 151 00:09:36.140 --> 00:09:36.140 152 00:09:36.140 --> 00:09:36.140 153 00:09:36.140 --> 00:09:36.140 154 00:09:38.740 --> 00:09:42.140 And made sure that I got choice spot. 155 00:09:43.800 --> 00:09:47.620 And then we started passing out the reminder door hangers. 156 00:09:48.540 --> 00:09:54.460 And then after that we sit and buy the judges donuts coffee. 157 00:09:55.700 --> 00:09:59.480 To make sure that they're opened up by 6 o'clock. 158 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:02.160 Which my judges are real good for that. 159 00:10:02.480 --> 00:10:05.320 So I try to pamper them as best as I can. 160 00:10:05.320 --> 00:10:10.500 With as little funds as possible. 161 00:10:11.340 --> 00:10:15.000 So we're working on a very tight budget this election. 162 00:10:16.040 --> 00:10:25.940 So I hope the young lady here will be more than happy to go along and to come out and vote. 163 00:10:27.220 --> 00:10:32.880 There's a few people that are hesitating because of the weather. 164 00:10:32.880 --> 00:10:35.620 Too many people sometimes on the corner. 165 00:10:36.500 --> 00:10:39.620 When you have 10 candidates they're all swarming each other. 166 00:10:39.920 --> 00:10:41.980 To get that pom-pom to that person. 167 00:10:45.280 --> 00:10:47.500 So what we're going to do. 168 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:50.700 We're going to try this young lady here. 169 00:10:51.080 --> 00:10:51.860 Senior citizen. 170 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:53.960 I try to set it. 171 00:10:54.060 --> 00:10:55.740 I'm the precinct captain here. 172 00:10:56.040 --> 00:11:00.820 So I try to give her whatever service she can. 173 00:11:00.820 --> 00:11:02.480 She can't go out to get. 174 00:11:02.860 --> 00:11:04.360 I give her a card. 175 00:11:05.020 --> 00:11:07.280 And she calls me whenever she needs something. 176 00:11:12.620 --> 00:11:13.220 I'm sick. 177 00:11:15.580 --> 00:11:16.900 I'm sick too. 178 00:11:17.200 --> 00:11:19.540 But you're sick in the head and I'm sick on the phone. 179 00:11:20.380 --> 00:11:21.940 Come on they want to put you on camera. 180 00:11:22.500 --> 00:11:23.740 I don't want to be on camera. 181 00:11:24.940 --> 00:11:26.720 I'll walk with you to the polling place. 182 00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:27.920 Where? 183 00:11:27.920 --> 00:11:29.240 Right down the corner. 184 00:11:29.800 --> 00:11:31.380 I keep you on the stand with me. 185 00:11:31.400 --> 00:11:33.920 Put your hand on and you're in your big overcoat. 186 00:11:35.080 --> 00:11:35.920 I'm going to carry you. 187 00:11:37.160 --> 00:11:38.180 You ain't big enough. 188 00:11:38.320 --> 00:11:38.800 That's right. 189 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:40.360 I got a sore leg anyways. 190 00:11:42.260 --> 00:11:43.420 I need your vote. 191 00:11:43.600 --> 00:11:44.380 I told you that. 192 00:11:45.560 --> 00:11:46.560 I need your vote. 193 00:11:46.820 --> 00:11:47.900 Every vote counts. 194 00:11:48.480 --> 00:11:51.800 I know that but I'm a sick old lady. 195 00:11:51.840 --> 00:11:52.980 But we need you. 196 00:11:53.840 --> 00:11:54.220 But I'm sick. 197 00:11:54.220 --> 00:11:59.180 But I need you to come and show these people that I can bring out the vote. 198 00:11:59.840 --> 00:12:01.220 Don't you take my picture. 199 00:12:02.080 --> 00:12:03.300 You better not. 200 00:12:03.360 --> 00:12:03.840 Terrible. 201 00:12:05.060 --> 00:12:06.080 You look beautiful. 202 00:12:06.340 --> 00:12:07.160 I do not. 203 00:12:08.420 --> 00:12:08.940 Terrible. 204 00:12:09.220 --> 00:12:11.240 Oh yes you are. 205 00:12:11.400 --> 00:12:13.860 If you can put your shoes on. 206 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:15.900 Just to the corner right there. 207 00:12:16.140 --> 00:12:18.120 I'll walk you there and I'll walk you back. 208 00:12:18.980 --> 00:12:19.820 I promise you. 209 00:12:20.800 --> 00:12:22.300 You better not be taking no picture. 210 00:12:22.300 --> 00:12:22.900 I'm telling you. 211 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:24.620 People run it. Six people. That's it. 212 00:12:25.060 --> 00:12:26.720 And the whole ballot. It's real simple. 213 00:12:27.320 --> 00:12:28.580 I forgot how to vote. 214 00:12:28.740 --> 00:12:29.840 No. They'll show you. 215 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:33.120 Mike judges over there. 216 00:12:34.340 --> 00:12:36.140 I thought I was the judge. 217 00:12:36.600 --> 00:12:37.880 Hey you get Mike. 218 00:12:38.300 --> 00:12:38.720 Mike? 219 00:12:39.960 --> 00:12:41.800 He's here. He just got here. 220 00:12:42.180 --> 00:12:43.240 Tell him to come on down. 221 00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:45.320 The cameras want to come and see him vote. 222 00:12:47.180 --> 00:12:47.680 Michael! 223 00:12:49.420 --> 00:12:50.200 Is she a plus five? 224 00:12:51.340 --> 00:12:51.940 Huh? 225 00:12:53.280 --> 00:12:55.900 She can't. She has a Billy Ocasio sign in her window. 226 00:12:57.640 --> 00:12:58.260 I come and 227 00:12:58.260 --> 00:13:00.220 They drag me in being a precinct captain. 228 00:13:00.620 --> 00:13:02.540 I have a family of five. 229 00:13:02.540 --> 00:13:03.460 Including myself. 230 00:13:04.200 --> 00:13:06.680 It's kind of hard to visit ten blocks. 231 00:13:07.180 --> 00:13:07.920 Every month. 232 00:13:08.120 --> 00:13:09.700 They want to see you twice a month. 233 00:13:10.880 --> 00:13:12.440 So I make a letter. 234 00:13:13.820 --> 00:13:14.820 And I put 235 00:13:14.820 --> 00:13:16.900 I staple my card to it. 236 00:13:17.720 --> 00:13:18.840 And I tell them 237 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:20.700 If you need anything, call me. 238 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:23.360 That's the best way to do things. 239 00:13:23.780 --> 00:13:24.240 This way 240 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:26.600 And what we're implementing now is 241 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:28.800 We're creating block club presidents 242 00:13:28.800 --> 00:13:29.620 For each block. 243 00:13:30.740 --> 00:13:32.840 So then the precinct captain 244 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:34.280 Doesn't, you know 245 00:13:34.280 --> 00:13:36.460 So each block gets the attention 246 00:13:36.460 --> 00:13:38.740 That it deserves. By a block club 247 00:13:38.740 --> 00:13:39.920 President for each block. 248 00:13:40.640 --> 00:13:42.520 And that's what I'm trying to implement. 249 00:13:42.920 --> 00:13:45.320 We're implementing some of these lower income 250 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:47.220 Kids to 251 00:13:47.220 --> 00:13:48.880 We, yeah 252 00:13:49.620 --> 00:13:50.860 I think so. 253 00:13:51.340 --> 00:13:53.320 I've been having to get her out 254 00:13:53.320 --> 00:13:54.620 For many elections now. 255 00:13:55.280 --> 00:13:56.380 It's kind of hard. 256 00:13:57.260 --> 00:13:59.640 But this is the way you get out to vote, right? 257 00:14:00.400 --> 00:14:01.400 You gotta knock on the doors 258 00:14:01.400 --> 00:14:02.260 And bring them. 259 00:14:02.600 --> 00:14:04.060 He said he'll take me over later. 260 00:14:04.760 --> 00:14:06.120 But I need to take you now. 261 00:14:07.020 --> 00:14:09.300 I'll come back and get him later. Come with me. 262 00:14:09.420 --> 00:14:11.400 Okay? I want to put you on TV. 263 00:14:11.640 --> 00:14:13.880 I don't want to be on TV. I don't want to break the thing. 264 00:14:14.060 --> 00:14:14.660 Sure you do. 265 00:14:14.660 --> 00:14:15.760 No I don't. 266 00:14:17.040 --> 00:14:19.100 Please come with me. I need your vote. 267 00:14:20.000 --> 00:14:21.220 The turnouts aren't 268 00:14:21.220 --> 00:14:23.180 As good as we'd like them to be. 269 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:25.400 So every vote counts. 270 00:14:25.560 --> 00:14:26.540 Your vote counts. 271 00:14:27.220 --> 00:14:28.660 That's why I'm here to get you. 272 00:14:29.680 --> 00:14:30.920 I'm here to pick you up. 273 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:31.780 To come and vote. 274 00:14:32.600 --> 00:14:34.960 Please? Wait till I put on my blasted shoes. 275 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:36.860 I'll wait for you. We'll wait for you. 276 00:14:36.980 --> 00:14:38.400 Okay? No. 277 00:14:39.140 --> 00:14:40.780 And we'll have a nice chat 278 00:14:40.780 --> 00:14:42.480 On the way to the polling place. 279 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:44.360 Okay? No. 280 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:46.520 I'm waiting. 281 00:14:47.160 --> 00:14:48.600 Be out. Go ahead and I'll be right there. 282 00:14:48.620 --> 00:14:51.080 No I'll be waiting for you right here. 283 00:14:52.100 --> 00:14:53.280 How's that? 284 00:14:55.160 --> 00:14:55.400 Then 285 00:14:56.300 --> 00:14:58.380 I have very little power 286 00:14:58.380 --> 00:15:00.280 To go to the Alderman's office 287 00:15:00.280 --> 00:15:01.200 And say 288 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:04.560 I have 80% turnout 289 00:15:04.560 --> 00:15:06.220 These people and these services 290 00:15:06.220 --> 00:15:08.160 Our taxes are going up 291 00:15:08.160 --> 00:15:10.940 So then we have to provide services. 292 00:15:10.940 --> 00:15:13.380 And one way to do that 293 00:15:13.380 --> 00:15:15.060 One way to do that 294 00:15:15.060 --> 00:15:17.340 Is to bring out the vote. 295 00:15:18.040 --> 00:15:18.920 And that's my goal 296 00:15:18.920 --> 00:15:20.640 Since I bought a house on the next block 297 00:15:20.640 --> 00:15:23.360 Six years ago. I want a clean 298 00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:24.820 And safe neighborhood 299 00:15:24.820 --> 00:15:26.940 For my kids to grow up in. 300 00:15:27.300 --> 00:15:29.260 And that's why I got involved in politics. 301 00:15:31.600 --> 00:15:33.180 And you know 302 00:15:33.180 --> 00:15:34.520 To beautify the neighborhood. 303 00:15:34.740 --> 00:15:37.420 We just got new sidewalks here this 304 00:15:37.420 --> 00:15:38.340 This past year. 305 00:15:38.340 --> 00:15:42.280 The sidewalks were so bad you couldn't get a wheelchair down them. 306 00:15:42.440 --> 00:15:44.460 With hard work and determination 307 00:15:44.460 --> 00:15:45.720 You get 308 00:15:46.860 --> 00:15:48.100 What is it called? 309 00:15:49.140 --> 00:15:49.920 A petition. 310 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:52.480 And you just keep fighting and fighting 311 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:53.200 Until 312 00:15:54.660 --> 00:15:55.780 The politicians 313 00:15:56.340 --> 00:15:58.780 See what your needs are in the community. 314 00:16:00.160 --> 00:16:01.300 So that's our goal. 315 00:16:02.980 --> 00:16:04.620 This summer we're not going to tolerate 316 00:16:04.620 --> 00:16:06.300 Mechanical work on the street. 317 00:16:06.300 --> 00:16:08.100 It's against the city ordinance. 318 00:16:08.100 --> 00:16:10.460 Drinking on the street. 319 00:16:11.680 --> 00:16:12.920 Drug dealing. 320 00:16:13.160 --> 00:16:15.560 Which is probably a nation wide epidemic. 321 00:16:21.340 --> 00:16:23.660 Well since I became a priest 322 00:16:23.660 --> 00:16:24.840 Five years ago. 323 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:28.540 The neighborhood wasn't as beautified 324 00:16:28.540 --> 00:16:29.440 As it is today. 325 00:16:29.600 --> 00:16:32.280 With our present administration 326 00:16:32.280 --> 00:16:34.620 Billy Ocasio, Luis Gutierrez 327 00:16:34.620 --> 00:16:36.020 Who is our congressman. 328 00:16:36.400 --> 00:16:37.480 And Miguel Devalle 329 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:40.440 State Senator and a few state representatives. 330 00:16:40.940 --> 00:16:42.080 And this is our community. 331 00:16:43.240 --> 00:16:44.100 I said for 332 00:16:44.660 --> 00:16:47.280 What you have to do is fight for what's yours. 333 00:16:47.500 --> 00:16:48.020 Services. 334 00:16:48.120 --> 00:16:50.700 When your taxes go up they have to provide services. 335 00:16:51.120 --> 00:16:52.900 That's why taxes go up. 336 00:16:54.520 --> 00:16:55.040 Beautiful. 337 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.860 You lie in your face saying you don't love nobody. 338 00:17:00.780 --> 00:17:01.340 No you don't. 339 00:17:04.620 --> 00:17:07.200 I know what you do and I know what you don't do. 340 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:08.280 I gave you a card. 341 00:17:08.440 --> 00:17:10.200 Whenever you need me you can call me. 342 00:17:10.560 --> 00:17:11.420 I lost it. 343 00:17:11.520 --> 00:17:13.580 You lost it. Well I'll give you another one right here. 344 00:17:13.580 --> 00:17:16.060 I have them. At the polling place. Why? 345 00:17:16.520 --> 00:17:18.260 Because a lot of people say that they don't know 346 00:17:18.260 --> 00:17:19.240 They're a preaching captain. 347 00:17:20.060 --> 00:17:22.680 Well this way they can't say they don't have my number. 348 00:17:23.220 --> 00:17:24.700 And the best way to do that 349 00:17:24.700 --> 00:17:25.980 Is on election day. 350 00:17:27.060 --> 00:17:28.320 Here you go. 351 00:17:30.220 --> 00:17:31.720 This is the first time I've ever had it. 352 00:17:31.720 --> 00:17:32.960 I don't care what you say. 353 00:17:33.500 --> 00:17:34.260 Okay come on. 354 00:17:36.040 --> 00:17:37.600 That step down there needs fixing. 355 00:17:38.000 --> 00:17:39.480 That step needs fixing huh? 356 00:17:40.060 --> 00:17:41.880 Why are you got that thing aimed at me? 357 00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:42.840 You stop it. 358 00:17:42.860 --> 00:17:43.560 It's aimed at him. 359 00:17:44.800 --> 00:17:45.660 It's aimed at me. 360 00:17:47.360 --> 00:17:48.320 Come on. 361 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:51.380 This step? 362 00:17:51.680 --> 00:17:52.700 You need to get it fixed? 363 00:17:54.400 --> 00:17:55.560 I can get you the wood. 364 00:17:57.160 --> 00:17:58.460 I can get you the wood. 365 00:17:59.280 --> 00:18:02.140 You want my labor too right? 366 00:18:02.500 --> 00:18:03.900 Nah I can do it. 367 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:05.100 I don't want my picture. 368 00:18:05.120 --> 00:18:07.120 Don't look at us. Don't mind us man. 369 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:08.760 I do so. I do so. 370 00:18:18.540 --> 00:18:20.460 Politically connected is what they call it. 371 00:18:21.420 --> 00:18:22.360 In the big city. 372 00:18:22.900 --> 00:18:25.080 You better not get me out here in trouble. 373 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:26.000 For what? 374 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:26.960 See? 375 00:18:27.360 --> 00:18:28.440 That's our main candidate. 376 00:18:33.940 --> 00:18:37.680 So you have to come and get your roommate later? 377 00:18:38.180 --> 00:18:39.860 Yeah. No you better not. 378 00:18:40.060 --> 00:18:40.320 Why? 379 00:18:40.560 --> 00:18:41.240 I don't know. 380 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:45.320 I need everybody's vote. 381 00:18:46.080 --> 00:18:47.480 I need money too. 382 00:18:47.700 --> 00:18:48.420 I'm older than you are. 383 00:18:48.460 --> 00:18:49.980 That's how we get new sidewalks. 384 00:18:49.980 --> 00:18:51.440 That's how we get new alleys. 385 00:18:51.440 --> 00:18:53.440 That's how we get services. 386 00:18:56.860 --> 00:18:58.180 Yeah they did it. 387 00:18:58.300 --> 00:18:59.180 It's not my fault. 388 00:18:59.360 --> 00:19:00.540 You wait for me. 389 00:19:01.380 --> 00:19:03.000 You wait for me. 390 00:19:04.100 --> 00:19:05.880 When I need somebody, I need somebody. 391 00:19:05.980 --> 00:19:07.060 You run like a turkey. 392 00:19:07.080 --> 00:19:08.300 Get back over here. 393 00:19:09.340 --> 00:19:09.940 You see? 394 00:19:10.380 --> 00:19:13.220 That's how my neighbors walk off and leave me. 395 00:19:13.420 --> 00:19:15.440 I come to get you. I'm not leaving you. 396 00:19:15.520 --> 00:19:16.780 And yeah he's running. 397 00:19:17.580 --> 00:19:19.140 He doesn't want to be on TV. 398 00:19:19.140 --> 00:19:20.600 Well I don't either. 399 00:19:20.700 --> 00:19:21.240 Sure you do. 400 00:19:21.580 --> 00:19:23.060 This is a documentary. 401 00:19:24.420 --> 00:19:25.500 Watch your cars. 402 00:19:27.620 --> 00:19:28.320 Be careful. 403 00:19:29.260 --> 00:19:29.720 I'm big. 404 00:19:30.280 --> 00:19:30.760 You're big. 405 00:19:31.980 --> 00:19:32.520 Okay. 406 00:19:35.360 --> 00:19:37.080 This is going to be a great documentary 407 00:19:37.080 --> 00:19:39.480 for all the elected officials here in the city of Chicago. 408 00:19:43.460 --> 00:19:46.360 She is a 26 registered voter. 409 00:19:46.360 --> 00:19:49.540 I ain't been 14 and a half. 410 00:19:49.760 --> 00:19:51.880 I'm not old enough to vote. 411 00:19:55.980 --> 00:19:58.040 And they telling me I'm old enough to vote. 412 00:19:58.300 --> 00:20:00.660 Why you got all them polling cards in your hands? 413 00:20:00.740 --> 00:20:01.800 You only need one. 414 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:03.420 That's the white ones. 415 00:20:04.360 --> 00:20:06.560 All those other ones are from the 35th ward. 416 00:20:07.080 --> 00:20:08.480 We're on the other side. 417 00:20:09.520 --> 00:20:10.800 I need some assistance. 418 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:11.900 What are you doing out here? 419 00:20:11.920 --> 00:20:15.240 What you need to do, you can't let them see this in there. 420 00:20:15.520 --> 00:20:15.740 Okay? 421 00:20:15.740 --> 00:20:18.120 You can't bring political literature in the polling place. 422 00:20:18.140 --> 00:20:20.020 My memory is absolutely no good. 423 00:20:20.240 --> 00:20:22.580 So what you have to do is put it in your pocket 424 00:20:22.580 --> 00:20:25.560 and then open it up when you get to the polling place. 425 00:20:26.760 --> 00:20:29.640 And this way we'll go over here to our polling place. 426 00:20:30.320 --> 00:20:31.660 Hi. How are you? 427 00:20:34.280 --> 00:20:37.640 Yeah this is another one of our block club presidents here. 428 00:20:39.140 --> 00:20:40.140 Okay come on. 429 00:20:40.440 --> 00:20:41.760 Oh I don't want to. 430 00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:44.040 You go. I'll come by myself. 431 00:20:44.040 --> 00:20:44.900 Come on honey. 432 00:20:45.580 --> 00:20:47.260 Alright you better watch how you talk. 433 00:20:47.440 --> 00:20:48.500 Come on we gotta go vote. 434 00:20:51.840 --> 00:20:53.020 Is there a line already? 435 00:20:54.660 --> 00:20:55.860 Is this the line already? 436 00:20:57.720 --> 00:20:58.780 Oh my goodness. 437 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:00.280 See the dedication. 438 00:21:01.160 --> 00:21:03.320 The dedication from the precinct captain 439 00:21:03.320 --> 00:21:06.040 brings a line of voters out. 440 00:21:08.320 --> 00:21:08.320 441 00:21:09.200 --> 00:21:10.620 A good dedicated precinct captain 442 00:21:10.620 --> 00:21:12.660 could form a line in a polling place. 443 00:21:14.500 --> 00:21:15.540 I can't. 444 00:21:15.660 --> 00:21:18.040 It's against the city, the voting regulations 445 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:21.520 to bring them into the polling booth. 446 00:21:22.280 --> 00:21:24.160 I would have to sign an affidavit. 447 00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:25.960 I think she would have to. 448 00:21:26.500 --> 00:21:28.460 So what we won't do is 449 00:21:28.460 --> 00:21:29.220 go with her. 450 00:21:29.500 --> 00:21:31.780 The judges will assist her in any way 451 00:21:31.780 --> 00:21:33.060 she needs possible. 452 00:21:34.120 --> 00:21:34.520 Okay? 453 00:21:35.500 --> 00:21:36.240 Three futures. 454 00:21:37.940 --> 00:21:38.500 Yeah. 455 00:21:39.460 --> 00:21:40.000 There you go. 456 00:21:40.000 --> 00:21:41.920 She has them in her card. 457 00:21:42.980 --> 00:21:43.520 Okay fine. 458 00:21:44.360 --> 00:21:45.360 There you go. 459 00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:48.320 Thank you. 460 00:21:48.320 --> 00:21:48.320 461 00:21:49.960 --> 00:21:51.240 Thank you. 462 00:21:53.380 --> 00:21:54.180 You just have to wait here. 463 00:21:55.100 --> 00:21:55.480 Okay. 464 00:21:56.000 --> 00:21:58.240 Let's stick like that. 465 00:21:58.480 --> 00:21:59.460 First we'll do our extra. 466 00:22:01.460 --> 00:22:02.100 Okay. 467 00:22:03.540 --> 00:22:05.180 Let a fireman shine. 468 00:22:05.360 --> 00:22:05.360 469 00:22:06.520 --> 00:22:07.520 Michael, Michael. 470 00:22:07.520 --> 00:22:07.800 Come here. 471 00:22:09.120 --> 00:22:11.700 Do you have any city problems whatsoever? 472 00:22:12.160 --> 00:22:13.180 You need city help. 473 00:22:13.500 --> 00:22:15.420 Call me. I'm going to do a block here. 474 00:22:15.780 --> 00:22:16.980 Okay, go call me. 475 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:19.620 Here's your receipt. 476 00:22:20.080 --> 00:22:20.620 Thank you. 477 00:22:22.500 --> 00:22:23.620 Take care now. 478 00:22:24.260 --> 00:22:24.800 Take care. 479 00:22:26.800 --> 00:22:28.660 That's why I didn't say nothing to you. 480 00:22:29.060 --> 00:22:30.740 The first one's available for you. 481 00:22:31.800 --> 00:22:32.380 Number one. 482 00:22:32.440 --> 00:22:33.300 Excuse me. 483 00:22:33.500 --> 00:22:35.760 I need a country of hand of Democrats please. 484 00:22:35.760 --> 00:22:37.600 Coming up. 485 00:22:37.840 --> 00:22:39.760 Thank you. 486 00:22:43.420 --> 00:22:44.540 Thank you. 487 00:22:44.540 --> 00:22:46.540 Thank you. 488 00:22:49.000 --> 00:22:49.860 701, extra? 489 00:22:50.120 --> 00:22:50.400 Yes. 490 00:22:57.500 --> 00:22:59.380 Okay. First booth. 491 00:22:59.780 --> 00:23:00.940 Down this side here. 492 00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:07.280 Here. 493 00:23:07.940 --> 00:23:09.660 The one time we were down at the bar. 494 00:23:09.920 --> 00:23:11.780 Yeah, the one time we were down at the bar. 495 00:23:12.320 --> 00:23:12.520 Yeah. 496 00:23:13.260 --> 00:23:14.900 That's been quite a while. 497 00:23:15.920 --> 00:23:17.280 But that was only at one time. 498 00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:23.640 You have to figure that's the least. 499 00:23:27.500 --> 00:23:28.820 Any available one on the left there? 500 00:23:28.820 --> 00:23:29.820 259. 501 00:23:30.600 --> 00:23:31.160 Who is this? 502 00:23:31.820 --> 00:23:32.500 Okay. 503 00:23:34.200 --> 00:23:34.800 Democrat? 504 00:23:36.400 --> 00:23:37.180 No. 505 00:23:38.660 --> 00:23:39.340 California. 506 00:23:41.220 --> 00:23:42.640 Can I have your sign in there please? 507 00:23:42.700 --> 00:23:43.540 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 508 00:23:47.840 --> 00:23:51.020 I got to check that signature please. 509 00:23:51.840 --> 00:23:52.300 There you go. 510 00:23:52.300 --> 00:23:53.400 You want to check the signature? 511 00:23:54.540 --> 00:23:54.540 512 00:23:58.820 --> 00:23:58.820 513 00:23:58.820 --> 00:24:03.480 What was the address on the left side? 514 00:24:04.420 --> 00:24:06.380 1859, California, Strauch. 515 00:24:06.640 --> 00:24:08.820 I mean... 516 00:24:11.280 --> 00:24:12.940 Thank you for coming out. 517 00:24:14.480 --> 00:24:14.480 518 00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:16.960 I need you to sign. 519 00:24:17.340 --> 00:24:18.360 Democrat here please. 520 00:24:18.500 --> 00:24:19.280 Thank you for coming out. 521 00:24:20.460 --> 00:24:22.240 Okay, Barb. Any one on the left. 522 00:24:23.100 --> 00:24:23.540 1846. 523 00:24:25.280 --> 00:24:25.720 1646. 524 00:24:28.540 --> 00:24:30.140 I'm fine. 525 00:24:31.620 --> 00:24:33.600 Your name sir? 526 00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:35.600 Forrest, I guess. 527 00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:38.680 S-D-Y-C-U-S. 528 00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:39.380 Forrest. 529 00:24:40.660 --> 00:24:40.660 530 00:24:43.880 --> 00:24:46.020 Do you remember Mrs. 531 00:24:46.420 --> 00:24:47.480 Neelan Milligan? 532 00:24:47.660 --> 00:24:48.060 Sure. 533 00:24:49.640 --> 00:24:50.800 She's in a nursing home. 534 00:24:52.300 --> 00:24:53.280 She just went 535 00:24:53.280 --> 00:24:54.900 to the Alzheimer's or something. 536 00:24:57.200 --> 00:24:58.760 Isn't she way up in age? 537 00:24:58.780 --> 00:24:59.820 She's close to 90. 538 00:25:01.220 --> 00:25:03.000 And remember my brother-in-law 539 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:05.060 that lived in Cornwall, Western, in Monck? 540 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:07.560 Yesterday was his birthday. 541 00:25:08.000 --> 00:25:08.880 He's 87. 542 00:25:09.640 --> 00:25:11.760 And now my sister-in-law has moved him out 543 00:25:11.760 --> 00:25:13.240 and I got a whole bunch of his junk 544 00:25:13.240 --> 00:25:14.180 up in my house. 545 00:25:15.200 --> 00:25:16.480 And I had got a room for him. 546 00:25:17.100 --> 00:25:18.940 But he's in a nursing home too. 547 00:25:19.240 --> 00:25:21.680 You know Gramps down 25, 14? 548 00:25:21.680 --> 00:25:23.180 He turned 97. 549 00:25:23.840 --> 00:25:24.940 How old is he? 550 00:25:25.360 --> 00:25:26.720 Gramps is 97. 551 00:25:27.720 --> 00:25:28.960 Well I'll be around here. 552 00:25:30.160 --> 00:25:30.920 Okay. 553 00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:32.400 Anyone on the left. 554 00:25:37.600 --> 00:25:38.940 Number one. 555 00:25:39.520 --> 00:25:40.760 All yours, Gramps. 556 00:25:51.680 --> 00:25:51.680 557 00:25:53.540 --> 00:25:54.940 Yeah! 558 00:25:55.480 --> 00:25:57.280 Thank you. 559 00:25:57.280 --> 00:25:59.700 Look at that big Chicago 560 00:25:59.700 --> 00:26:01.100 sun on us. 561 00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:06.340 Nasty. 562 00:26:07.680 --> 00:26:08.440 Right? 563 00:26:10.340 --> 00:26:11.380 26 and 11? 564 00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:12.180 565 00:26:17.800 --> 00:26:18.940 Whoa! 566 00:26:18.940 --> 00:26:21.640 I need to know 567 00:26:21.640 --> 00:26:22.940 Democrat, Republican, 568 00:26:23.540 --> 00:26:24.540 Terrell of Washington, and 569 00:26:24.540 --> 00:26:25.260 I'm partisan? 570 00:26:32.480 --> 00:26:33.860 How do you do this? 571 00:26:35.860 --> 00:26:37.020 You got it slid in? 572 00:26:37.720 --> 00:26:39.540 I got that over the red. 573 00:26:39.720 --> 00:26:39.840 Oh. 574 00:26:40.700 --> 00:26:42.140 Come on over here. I'll show you. 575 00:26:42.500 --> 00:26:44.480 Because I can't look in there enough. 576 00:26:45.540 --> 00:26:46.740 No, leave that there. 577 00:26:48.940 --> 00:26:49.920 I don't think so. 578 00:26:51.460 --> 00:26:53.500 Glen Glen and Winn-E Glen. 579 00:26:53.980 --> 00:26:54.940 The arrow? 580 00:26:57.400 --> 00:26:58.820 Slide it down in there. 581 00:26:58.880 --> 00:26:59.660 Over the page. 582 00:26:59.800 --> 00:27:00.680 Over the page. 583 00:27:00.680 --> 00:27:01.080 Okay. 584 00:27:02.480 --> 00:27:04.700 Now, it's going to be 585 00:27:04.700 --> 00:27:07.180 Mayor, City Controller, and Treasurer. 586 00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:08.680 In blocks of three, 587 00:27:08.940 --> 00:27:10.140 five, three, three. 588 00:27:10.520 --> 00:27:12.660 Pick one. Come all the way across to where 589 00:27:12.660 --> 00:27:14.220 you see the arrow pointing to the hole. 590 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:15.960 Poke it. 591 00:27:16.900 --> 00:27:18.540 Go down to the next block. 592 00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:19.920 Pick the can that you want. 593 00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:21.720 Go all the way across. Find the arrow. 594 00:27:22.500 --> 00:27:22.560 Poke it. 595 00:27:23.780 --> 00:27:25.420 Next, come all the way down. 596 00:27:25.560 --> 00:27:28.220 Find the can that you want. Come over to the arrow. 597 00:27:28.540 --> 00:27:29.200 Poke it. 598 00:27:29.580 --> 00:27:32.140 Flip the book over. The next one is for Alderman. 599 00:27:33.040 --> 00:27:34.260 You would have five 600 00:27:34.260 --> 00:27:35.180 up here. 601 00:27:35.840 --> 00:27:37.300 Pick one of the five that you want. 602 00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:39.280 Come over. Find the arrow. 603 00:27:39.760 --> 00:27:40.960 Poke it. You're done. 604 00:27:42.300 --> 00:27:42.740 That's it. 605 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:43.900 My member. 606 00:27:44.340 --> 00:27:46.040 My member, very 607 00:27:47.140 --> 00:27:48.100 careful. 608 00:28:17.260 --> 00:28:20.060 Thank you.