I voted at 6 PM at a church with about 6 four people booth stands. There was no wait. I voted late in the day, I didn't get a sticker. I got exit polled by the news. I think the newsman thought I would become that super ghetto person that gets extra rugged in front of a camera.....I disappointed them by being articulate, needless to say I was not in the news tonight. They put on a black dude in a dirty tank top. Too cliche'.
funny...once there was a huge fire near the house where I grew up...the media interviewed me & my sister (both college grads), but when we watched the news, who did we see? some crazy looking lady, with a scarf on her head & 3 teeth in her mouth who didn't even live on our street!
back to the topic:
I waited to go vote until a little before 11AM...my polling place is only 1/4 mile from my house...there were 5 people at the desks & there were 3 lines delineated by where your last name falls in the alphabet...
there were 4 electronic voting machines in the room & 2 helpers...there were only 2 people in line ahead of me...when I got to the desk, I gave my name, they found it in the book, I signed the book & they gave me a number (I was #583)...then I was ushered to one of the machines...I made my selections, then cast my vote...the way our machines work is, you make your choice by pressing the screen next to your candidate's name & a light appears there...then when you've made your choices, you press the "cast vote" button & all the lights go out...no paper trail...
after I voted, I walked out, got my sticker & a little "thanks for voting" card...
on another note, I was extremely happy to see how many young kids were involved in this process...they had mock elections at the elementary, middle & high schools here, and they also had the high schoolers working at the polls...and it counts toward the community service they all have to do in order to graduate...there were also a few select elementary schoolers who were at the polls in order to learn about the process...and I'm proud to say that my little niece was one of them...she's a little genius... just like her uncle! :wink: