on 11/5/02 12:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I was really heartened by the turnout in my precinct, 11-8, on the west side > of Lake Nokomis. My wife waited almost an hour this morning at 7:45 and I > waited about half an hour at 9:45. While I don't love to wait, it was good to > see democracy in action. I don't know what number voter I was, but when the > two sheets went into the machine, it registered as number 1050. (I assume > that means 525 people voted.) This in a precinct of about 4,000 people.
You're right on the machine assumption - it doubles the number thanks to the two ballots. 8-7 (Kingfield) was super-busy this morning, I think I was voter 160 (ticker 320) at about 7:30 a.m. The booths were so busy (this was one of the looooongest ballots I've ever cast...those darn judges!) that people were voting in the bleachers. Hope that doesn't spur a lawsuit. Anne B. is right - it was a little confusing with two precincts at King Park, but we'll all have 10 years to get used to it. I think it's an efficient use of space. David Brauer Kingfield _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
