No copy machines

There were no copy machines in local political campaign offices.

The devices were really only needed once, on the Saturday night before the poll watcher training session, to make copies of Election Day scheduling sheets (which would be significantly altered after Fink Out Sunday).

A lawyer who supported the candidate would usually give someone the keys to his downtown office, and they’d drive there around midnight for a quick copying task. But the lawyer didn’t mention that he or his partners had also given keys to six other campaigns.

So, the campaign person would have to wait in line to use the machine, which might jam, run out of paper, or break down. It was not unusual for the trip to last six hours. That person wouldn’t sleep that night and would arrive back at the campaign office just in time to start stuffing packets for the meeting later in the day.