Used to live here in Tamarac, when I worked for the library system between 1994-2003. I'm visiting today for personal reasons - to absent friends - but needed a place to wait for the afternoon services and so as a librarian would I made my way to the local branch.
I forgot a lot of the Broward libraries offer themselves up for Early Voting polling areas. Tamarac branch no exception.
What was nice was running into a set of volunteers for the local and state issues on the ballots: you know, the sign-wavers standing outside of the 75-foot perimeter away from the front door. Especially a group of pro-Amendment 2 canvassers:
Big props to anyone and everyone who's taking the time to canvass the polling places anywhere out there in Florida (and all other states) this time of year. This is civic participation, this is the free speech and public assembly the Founders wanted for their posterity.
Inside they've taken a whole corner of the library floor to set up the polling booths, with an elaborate queuing line into a meeting room where the optiscanners and ID stations are set up. I don't think I can take pictures of it, only to tell you that they've got more polling booths set up here than I've ever seen at any other Early Voting spot in the last 12 years. And this is just Tamarac: the other libraries must be set up the same way. Have to expect a lot of people, I suppose...
It's a cloudy day today, threatening to rain and all. Weather gets to be like this in late October in South Florida. Still, today's a good day to GET THE VOTE OUT FLORIDA! Don't forget to vote YES on 1, YES on 2, NO on 3, YES on Crist and NO on every Republican from Rick "I Ain't Testifying Today, Judge" Scott down.
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