As today is the last day for early voting in Ohio, I figured I’d go vote today instead of on Tuesday. You may not have noticed, but this election is rather huge and important, and I didn’t want to get stuck running to the Ohio National Guard armory after work Tuesday evening and stand in line for who knows how long.
I pulled into the Medina County Board of Elections parking lot at 3:18 this afternoon. I was greeted by this site:
Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin
That front most line of people you see are outside of the setup the BoE put up, so the line was actually longer than planned for. Good thing I brought my e-reader.
Throughout my way through the line, one of the poll workers, Bob, would talk to the people in line. If he found out they were voting for the first time, he would make a proclamation, similar to this one.
By the time my spot in line made its way into the BoE building, Bob had proclaimed the 858th first time voter since early voting began nearly a month ago, a record for Medina County.
Once I was inside the building, about an hour and a half after I got in line, things moved quickly. I showed my ID, picked up my ballot, popped it in the voting machine, filled it out, turned it in, and got my sticker.
Photo Credit: Kevin Gamin
And now, it’s all over for me except to wait for the results.
