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Tuesday, 02 November 2004 |
I made it to the polls at about 7:15 this morning. I brought my camera, took one picture of the signs in my yard then the batteries died (I also left the camera in the car, so I'll have to post that shot tonight). Oh well, I did think it would be fun to take a picture inside the voting booth.
There was a line but I was through in about 30 minutes. The line was orderly and quiet and there weren't even any candidate signs. I was almost dissapointed, I was looking forward to some election excitment.
Then I found the "fail-safe" booth, not quite exciting but as interesting as things are likely to get here in Tennessee. This was the place to handle provisional votes. I saw four people go through it in about ten minutes. It seemed most of the problems were people who had moved and their address didn't match their registration. Do this many people have a problem voting normally, or is this a result of high turnout and new registrations? In any case, what happened to these people before provisional voting?
On the way to work I heard on NPR that "challengers" are going to be allowed at polling places in Ohio. I think this is a huge mistake. People from any party should not be allowed to challenge voters. It's the job of the election officials to audit votes, not the political parties.
I was just about to work when I saw a sign that made my day:
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The President
The Revolution Begins Today
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