Announcement of party at voting polls should be condemned

One's party affiliation is equivalent to one's religious beliefs or one's salary or age. It is information that can be voluntarily given to someone else, but is not information that should generally be asked for by a stranger. Yet, in Richland Township on the day of voting, this is exactly what happens. Poll workers insist on calling out your party affiliation after you have signed your name as a confirmed voter. I find it appalling that everyone in the entire room is now privy to your political standing. What right do the poll-workers have to make such an outlandish remark? I don't believe there is any rhyme or reason to why they do this other than the possible notion that they are attempting to get a head-count on the number of voters who come out for each party, for logisitical and statistical purposes. However, this is not a valid reason in my opinion for calling out your party affiliation so everyone can hear. And even though I have been through this process on many occassions now, every time I hear "Bradley C Peters, Democrat", I feel like someone has just ripped my clothes off and I'm standing naked in the room. You are left feeling helpless and deprived of one of the few privacies you are allowed to have. I urge Richland Township officials to please review this vile practice as it serves no practical purpose and only serves to anger and embarass the voting community. We already have extremely low voter turnout at the polls in our area, do not alienate the loyal voters who remain for some stubbornly ignorant act as calling out a person's party affiliation. It is tasteless, classless, and should remain a private matter unless the individual chooses to make it public.