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StarryNite

(9,446 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:40 PM Nov 2012

Police presence at your voting place?

While standing in a short line at the church where I voted a Phoenix police car drove through the parking lot.

While driving out of the parking lot we saw a woman with a "Fire Obama" sign standing in the median. By the time we noticed her and the sign it was too late to yell anything at her.

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Police presence at your voting place? (Original Post) StarryNite Nov 2012 OP

To tell the truth I did not notice, because it was like a madhouse at my polling station. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #1

YAY for the big turnout in NYC! StarryNite Nov 2012 #2

They are reporting that local turnout even in the problem areas is good. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #3

There were 4-5 at mine. NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #7

Police in polling stations as long as I can remember. JaneyVee Nov 2012 #4

Nope. Not where I live out in the PA countryside. n/t MadrasT Nov 2012 #5

Chicago Police standing by at Pilsen Academy polling place datasuspect Nov 2012 #6

Nope, I've never seen a cop at my polling area. n/t FSogol Nov 2012 #8

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

1. To tell the truth I did not notice, because it was like a madhouse at my polling station.

Reply to StarryNite (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:45 PM

Nov 2012

But i think here in NYC it is either the law, or custom to have a cop in the polling station.

StarryNite

(9,446 posts)

2. YAY for the big turnout in NYC!

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:48 PM

Nov 2012

That has to be a great sign!

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. They are reporting that local turnout even in the problem areas is good.

Reply to StarryNite (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 02:50 PM

Nov 2012

NYC Liberal

(20,136 posts)

7. There were 4-5 at mine.

Reply to hrmjustin (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:01 PM

Nov 2012

What was silly was that they had 2 workers for ever Election District, even though one or two (including mine) had a huge line out the door and the rest had much smaller numbers with barely any lines.