I voted early this year, and I saw many people voting who would have been disenfranchised if they had been required to stand in long lines to vote. Our voting station is not nearly as accessible as the subcourthouse where the early voting took place.
I tried to vote early, but there was a long line to the courthouse…. and once I found where my polling place was on Election Day (I even decided to take a chair just in case I had another long line waiting to vote) —I found I didn’t need it! Not only was there no long lines, there were no lines at all at 1pm!.Next time this happens, I’m bringing those election workers Munchkins in appreciation.
I live in such a tiny district that I don’t think I’ve seen more than 5 voters in attendance when I vote. I walk in, state my name, show ID, walk to the machine, vote, and go home. My car had barely had the time to warm up before I was back home yesterday. I used to live in the largest city in the state, and even though there were crowds, we never had long lines. I don’t know what’s different about Virginia, but it seems to work. (We do not have early voting, either.)
chayasnana over 11 years ago
I voted early this year, and I saw many people voting who would have been disenfranchised if they had been required to stand in long lines to vote. Our voting station is not nearly as accessible as the subcourthouse where the early voting took place.
Ketira over 11 years ago
I tried to vote early, but there was a long line to the courthouse…. and once I found where my polling place was on Election Day (I even decided to take a chair just in case I had another long line waiting to vote) —I found I didn’t need it! Not only was there no long lines, there were no lines at all at 1pm!.Next time this happens, I’m bringing those election workers Munchkins in appreciation.
I Play One On TV over 11 years ago
I live in such a tiny district that I don’t think I’ve seen more than 5 voters in attendance when I vote. I walk in, state my name, show ID, walk to the machine, vote, and go home. My car had barely had the time to warm up before I was back home yesterday. I used to live in the largest city in the state, and even though there were crowds, we never had long lines. I don’t know what’s different about Virginia, but it seems to work. (We do not have early voting, either.)