Nov 04 2008
Huge Voter Turnout This Morning For Presidential Election
I love to vote. I do it whenever I can. I usually don’t have to wait in a long line to vote, but this morning was an exception. I normally vote on my way to work: just drive up, walk in, vote, and bounce on out. Even in the tight 2000 race, the voting line wasn’t too bad. I already knew that there would be long queues at voting polls this morning though, so I decided to show up early.
I woke up at 6 AM, as I normally do, but immediately slipped on yesterday’s clothes (they were still on top of the laundry hamper) and ran out the door. It was a nice walk down to the elementary school where my local precinct votes. The sun was just coming up, the leaves on the trees were all red and gold, the air was warming up. Then I got to the poll and found a line! It was 6:10 in the morning!
There was about a dozen people in front of me, and that was just to get inside. Once inside, another two dozen (those that had been waiting outside in the dark before 6 AM) were already signing in to vote. I finally got inside the doors to sign in after about half an hour. They required a driver’s license, and you had to be on the books already. Another half hour later, and I had voted.
I guess an hour wait is about the average across the country. Once I got home, I ate some breakfast with the boy and watched the news about the voter turnout in other areas. I thought that I had it bad, but there were some ridiculous lines in other states. On the bright side, I got a free “tall” coffee from Starbucks for voting, and I don’t even like coffee. How’s that for Democracy?
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