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Well, despite the predicted voting woes, I found it to be a remarkably painless process.

Since it's only been a couple of days since the time change, it was no problem at all to wake up an hour early. I drove around the corner to the Madison Housing Authority, and parked on the street behind the previous person. I did note as I walked up that there were spaces available in the lot, however.

I was listed in the book, so I didn't even need to produce my identification. There was only one person ahead of me, so by 7:45, an hour that usually sees me hitting the snooze button for the second or third time, I had said hello to my co-worker's mother (who was a volunteer), cast my votes, collected my sticker and gone on my way.

So, I'm back home, brewing a cup of tea, and relaxing for another half hour before I have to go work.

I wish all of you, and all of the U.S., an equally straightforward experience.

Date: 2004-11-02 03:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] collacentaur.livejournal.com
*puzzled* How many did you expect? 2 per precinct/district is pretty standard in small towns, I thought...

Date: 2004-11-02 03:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ourika.livejournal.com
Really? In the small town whose name I shall not mention (you know where I'm from) the entire town population was 7,000. There were quite a few polling places (lots of 'em. I mean TONS of 'em. Seems like there was one in every firehouse, church, and school!) And each polling place had at least 3 voting stations - some of them had even more.

Date: 2004-11-03 12:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daernhelm.livejournal.com
Are you going to call everywhere I live throughout my entire life a small town? I mean what if I move to Mexico City or something will that all of a sudden morph into a small town?

Date: 2004-11-03 12:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] collacentaur.livejournal.com
Sorry, I thought you were outside Allentown, not in it.

Date: 2004-11-03 12:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] daernhelm.livejournal.com
Yes I am north of Allentown... I'm just curious how big the place I live has to be to no longer be a small town?

Date: 2004-11-03 01:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] collacentaur.livejournal.com
What are you looking for, a number? Can't give you one. If you don't live in a small town, then just say so. I've not been there (or, at least, not knowingly), so I couldn't say.

In general, however, something that's described as "outside of City X" isn't likely to be something I'd call a major population center in its own right.

Date: 2004-11-05 07:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] collacentaur.livejournal.com
And, thinking about this again some days later - No, of course not. Alexandria is a city.

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