Where do you vote?

[love2read]

Our voting site is the hall of a little, Methodist church. It used to be the town fire hall. I'm not sure why the moved it. There is always a bake sale; the kids love to pick something out and I'm happy to make a donation.

Edited November 6, 2012 by love2read

[Lolly]

public schools. they close down for the day. this year, they are closed for the whole week????:001_huh:

[Ellie]

Where I live in Texas, it has been at elementary schools.

 

In San Jose, Calif, it was usually somene's garage in the neighborhood.

[Faith]

Other.. Absentee

[QueenCat]

Where I live in Texas, it has been at elementary schools.

 

In San Jose, Calif, it was usually somene's garage in the neighborhood.

 

Garages? How did that work?

[BigMamaBird]

We vote at our local public school. They were in class today. We saw the kids in the hallways going between classes and my kids were fascinated!

[QueenCat]

County Election Office.... but only for early voting. If I didn't do early voting, then it would be the local elementary school. Some precincts around here use churches.

[hsbaby]

Where I live in Texas, it has been at elementary schools.

 

In San Jose, Calif, it was usually somene's garage in the neighborhood.

 

Haha, that's right! I grew up in San Jose. I forgot about the garage voting:). That was so convenient!!

[Jenny in Florida]

This is my first election since redistricting. I did early voting at one of our public libraries, but my official precinct polling place is an Elk's Lodge.

[4kidlets4me]

Other....we're in a mail in state. But I dropped my ballot off at the YMCA today.

[OhioMom66]

We just recently moved within the same county. I used to vote at a fire department, but today I will be voting at a church.

 

I am babysitting the grandchildren right now because their schools are closed for voting. It used to be that the children just didn't use the gymnasium on voting day, now they close school. I like the old days...I'm old fashioned, lol.

[Jean in Newcastle]

Other - my dining room table. I'd love to actually go to the polls but our county went to mail in ballots a couple of years ago.

[k2bdeutmeyer]

I'm assigned to a church down the road, but a lot of the local public schools are used as polling stations as well. School is on as usual today.

[Amira]

We vote at the local Elks Club, but I wish I were still in Washington where we could vote by mail. I loved having plenty of time to read over the issues and the candidates while I was voting. It also helped that I voted there three times so I was a little more invested in that state. I always feel a bit like an imposter when I vote in a new state because I really don't know much about the candidates or the issues even after reading up on them. I still know a lot more about politics in the state I grew up in even though I haven't lived there in many years.

[SJ.]

I dropped my ballot off yesterday at a drive up location at the DMV.

[trafal]

Other- I am currently voting at a car dealership!

[Georgiana Daniels]

We voted at the county health building, but they use all kinds of buildings here: community centers, churches, etc.

 

Wasn't happy about having to cast a provisional ballot because we moved. I guess those aren't counted same day. I understand why, but I'm still :glare:

[Kathryn]

I've voted at the elementary school, community center, and two different churches. We now vote at a fire station.

[curlylocks]

We vote at the Town Office/Fire Station. (one building w/ combined use)

 

Our tiny, local library has baked goodies to sell. I *love* supporting them.

 

Headed out right now...:auto:

[knit247]

Other: we live overseas and vote absentee.

[Dandelion]

Generally, my polling place is at a church.

 

This year, I did early voting (last Friday) at one of our county's office buildings.

[Cinder]

My designated polling place is a school so I voted school in your poll. But I usually do the advanced voting at the community center. Dh goes extra early and votes at the county courthouse which is the only place to vote that week.

[TraciWA]

Our whole state is absentee ballots. I take mine to the county office.

[duckabell]

We vote at a fire station. When we lived a few miles away we voted at a nursing home. I remember as a kid watching people come in to vote at our elementary school. I think that using schools as voting places is good because kids can see citizens be involved in the voting process.

[beezus]

At home. We've had mail-in ballots in my state for quite some time. I like being able to take my time looking through the voter's pamphlet (more like a catalog) while I'm voting. Before mail-in ballots I used to vote at a local school. I don't miss the parking issues and lines there on election day.

[dangermom]

At the local Masonic Family Center. I'm not sure if that counts as a Masonic Lodge, or if it's a sort of community center that is a different location than the lodge. It's a big place.

[Reesegirl]

Other...our state is a mail in vote state. I dropped my ballot off at a drop off box at the police station about 2 weeks ago.

[staceyobu]

Grocery store.

[SonshineLearner]

We just stick ours in the mail :) Or you can drop it in the Water/Sewer office :) (Right by the Police Stations) There's a box for sticking it in..

[catz]

We vote at a seminary.

[LucyStoner]

Everyone in my state votes mail in. There are no polls. So I vote at the kitchen table. There are ballot drop boxes open if you don't want to mail it in.

[J-rap]

In the National Guard Armory.

[Durriyyah]

At a historical center, an old church the town bought. In previous years it has been at a public school with school in session.

[HappyCrazyMama]

Other....we're in a mail in state. But I dropped my ballot off at the YMCA today.

Yep, all of WA is mail-in now. I sent mine last week.:)

[Ali in OR]

I voted at the kitchen table about 10 days ago. Oregon is vote by mail (and I love it!).

[nono]

Oh my. I am the worst with mailing anything in! Good thing I'm not in a mail-in state. I'd probably just be getting around to casting my vote for Reagan today. (The first time he was on the ballot!) :tongue_smilie:

 

We vote at our community center across the street. I think as I walk the dog this afternoon, I'll swing in.

[Forget-Me-Not]

Absentee. We voted last week :)

[Mrs Mungo]

Other.. Absentee

 

Same.

[Soror]

Volunteer fire station.

[Clear Creek]

I voted other - I voted in a stall in an unused horse barn in the last presidential election. When I go vote this afternoon I will learn if I am voting in the same barn or if they have another building set up for voting this time around. :D

[curlylocks]

We vote at the Town Office/Fire Station. (one building w/ combined use)

 

Our tiny, local library has baked goodies to sell. I *love* supporting them.

 

Headed out right now...:auto:

 

OK -- so I'm back from voting and this year the bake sale goes to the Women's Club. :confused::001_huh::glare:

[TravelingChris]

My state uses mostly churches but some are community centers, fire stations, etc. I haven't heard of any school being used here, at least in my part of the state. I think they don't use schools to not disrupt schools.

 

My voting place was a church and my own church is a precinct, just not mine.

[6packofun]

This year: at a church. I am not a fan of the bake sale thing, though. The space was small enough as it is, did they really have to block off an area where people could stand inside to get warm just to make a buck off of us? Blah. lol

 

Every other year we've voted at an elementary school. (We moved, that's why the location is different for us this time!)

[justLisa]

Other....we're in a mail in state. But I dropped my ballot off at the YMCA today.

 

Us too. I took my kids to mail them

[MelAR05]

Library

[Arcadia]

We can't vote but the polling station for my neighbors are the lobby of the apartment complex next door.

The service apartment we stayed previously is also a polling station.

[CAMom]

This year it will be at the local middle school.

 

Most of the past years it has been in the garage of a residence in the neighborhood. For a long time it was in my next door neighbor's garage. Convenient!:D

 

We've also had our polls at the local elementary school, the local community building and the local country club. This is the first year since I've been voting that it's at the middle school.

[Stacia]

Wow, I've never heard of garage voting! That's kind of neat, I think. :001_smile:

 

Currently, my voting location is at a church. In the past, I've also been assigned to a middle school.

 

When I've done early voting, I've either been at a local gov't center/office or at a mall.

[Bassoonaroo]

We vote at our local public school. They were in class today. We saw the kids in the hallways going between classes and my kids were fascinated!

 

My mom used to vote (think she still does...) in my elementary school in Florida. Our school had sidewalks (they called them "ramps") instead of inside halls and you could see quite a ways when you walked to lunch or PE or art. Mom would figure out when I'd be heading to lunch with my class and would show up and walk down that sidewalk leading to the library with the voting booths. I was always proud to wave at her!

 

Anyway, they would vote in the library in these huge booths that reminded me of port-a-pots (now they use those little tabletop dividers) and they never had quite enough so they'd have a line out the door.

 

I was voting at a nearby school but now have registered as mail in only. So, I vote in my pajamas and fuzzy slippers and either mail it in or drop it in one of the dozen or so drop boxes in town. There is one on the way to the grocery store so I save my two stamps (big envelope).

[nukeswife]

Today I voted at a church down the street, this is my first time voting in VA, so I'm not sure if they use other buildings or not in my area, but it's a Teacher Work day so the kids are out of school.

 

In the past I've voted absentee, in a fire station and once in a USO building.