I live in a rural precinct and went to vote a short time ago. I have known the poll workers for years, but they still asked me for my ID which I gladly produced. We used to vote on a purely computerized machine, but they have transitioned to a paper ballot plus a computerized scanner/reader which stores the printed ballots in a locked box after they are read and the votes recorded. They said it made it much easier for them to do a recount if that became necessary. Folks this is freaking rural KY and we have the most secure voting procedure in the nation.
When I walked in the door, I was 3rd in line, but when I got to Wanda, she handed me a sample ballot, told me I should shade in the entire box next to the candidate's name instead of making a check in the box as the scanner read it better that way, asked me if I had any questions and instructed me to move down the line to register. Produce ID and sign in on the pre-printed roster of eligible voters, and move on to person #3 who handed me the official ballot and instructed me to take voting station #2, once again instructing me to shade in the box instead of making a check mark.
I did my part and moved to the scanner. Really simple process and I saw my votes had registered. I asked Beth, who is the supervisor for our location if they had been busy. She said that this was her 23rd year at this location and she said if people kept coming, it would be the busiest election day they had ever had by far.
I am glad so many people feel compelled to vote and hope it continues in future elections.
How was your experience?
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