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I took mine with me for many years. Then, when the polling place was their ele school, we'd get them out of class to go with us, as the school suggested. There were no problems. I don't understand why you think it would be a problem.
Because it annoys (virtually) everyone else there... (JMHO, so no slams), but almost as bad as going to a W*lmart. I rejoice for absentee ballots.
years ago State offices closes to give employees EIGHT HOURS off to vote. actually, probably lost voters since people used the day off for other activities.
Phoned back to my old stomping ground (in New England). The school got the day off. The kids loved it, and the teachers loved it even more. We should actually give every day, for trivial reasons, such as the birthdays of every Senator and House-of-Representatives members to the teachers as vacation. Add it to the 3 months over summer, and all the week holidays. No flames, please.
The public schools here are closed, but the ones one town north (in a different county) are open. The schools here are polling places, though... not sure about the other town/county.
Because it annoys (virtually) everyone else there... (JMHO, so no slams), but almost as bad as going to a W*lmart. I rejoice for absentee ballots.
I don't find it at all annoying. I don't have kids, and I fully support people who feel that it's important to provide their kids with exposure the electoral process.
My parents always took us with them when they voted. Our polling place through my entire childhood was a fire station. They went after work, and we went with. It instilled in me a sense of the importance of voting.
Where I live, now, I've had schools as my polling place, twice, and they were never closed. For tomorrow, my polling place is a Unitarian church.
I used to take our kids too, but I only have two. My school is a polling place, and many of the parents have four or five kids (or more). If most people had to take their kids with them, I can see things getting very crowded. I do think that it's good for kids to see how voting works. I'm just commenting on how things would be different if everyone with children had to bring them along.
I estimated between 150 and 170 adults in line in front of me around 10:30 this morning. The line snaked through the gym and many had their kids with them. They were all well behaved.
As I said earlier, students were off, but school staff was not. I voted during a break in conferences. I went in at 7:45 and left at 6:20. No day off.
Yes, she has school, Took me all of 3 seconds of a Google search to find it...
Would have been faster for you to do that then, open an CD account to ask the question.
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