2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: *******Tell us about your voting experience today************ [View all]catbyte
(34,602 posts)Last edited Tue Nov 8, 2016, 04:32 PM - Edit history (1)
voting which was very nice to see. I moved to Lansing from Grand Rapids in June, so this was only my second time voting at this polling place. The first time was the primary, and it was MUCH slower than today. I was the 15th person in line, and the 271st person to vote, which I guess is pretty high. There were African Americans, Asian Americans Hispanics, Native American (me ), and White people. There was a mixture of ages. Everybody was friendly, polite, and seemed to be voting with purpose. I didn't see anybody who looked like a Trumpster, but you never know. There were big signs in the parking lot with "NO CAMPAIGNING BEYOND THIS POINT" printed on them, and a spacious "Poll Watcher" section, which was being used by a nice senior African American lady in a scooter waiting for her daughter to vote . It was pretty awesome, because her daughter had brought HER daughter, who looked to be about 10. I overheard them in the parking lot afterwards, and she said to her granddaughter, "Remember this day, dear. You just saw your mom and grandma help elect the first woman president, now let's get you to school!" The little girl smiled broadly. It was pretty awesome.
The weather is a tad dicey, 57F and misting rain on and off, but not bad for Michigan in November. All in all, a great polling experience.