I voted today.The polling place was on a residential street, in someone's garage. Is that something that happens often?
In the past, the polling places around my home have been in the dayroom of apartment complexes, or at the gym of a local school. This is the first time I've ever voted at someone's house. It feels weird - like perhaps they'll be counting votes in the kitchen.
But it was a good venue. A bit chilly 'cause I voted so early. There was a line, but I didn't wait longer than 10 minutes. I spent the time reading Twitter reports (and updated my own voting experience to Twitter).
So, have YOU voted yet? If not, then you are not allowed to complain about any elected official or policy until the next voting cycle.
That's the rule!
7 comments:
YES!! I voted within half an hour of the polling place first opening and I definitely voted against Haystack McGoon!
Good for you!
Now if only the country and the state would follow my blog.
I just voted in a garage for the first time, too. Usually, it' been a church, school or community center. I thought it was odd, but when I got there it was cozy (if chilly). What an exciting day!
Could it be that garages are being used because of church / state issues? What's the law on a polling place in a church? I know I've seen 'em there before.
Not sure on that one, really. I do know that people one block away from me vote in a church. My polling place in Chicago (where I was "encouraged" to vote for the machine candidate (NOT Obama) in the primary that gave us Obama and the alderman passed out chocolates to the poll-workers) was in a neighborhood church. Maybe Chicago is a special case...
My previous polling place was the defrank center (defrank.org), and I would imagine that would make the political minority in the neighborhood a little uncomfortable. It was a great place to vote.
I just looked it up. The American Humanists sued back in 2006 to keep polling places out of churches as a church / state issue, but it doesn't look like the suit was successful.
The local news paper has reported about local polling places that also happen to be churches.
I voted by mail :) That is the way to go - vote sent in before the election although I usually keep my ballot until election day and drop it off.
I highly recommend early voting!
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