No more US Flag at polling place? (vote, American, school)

[Ultrarunner]

My my entire voting life... my polling place, a public school, has always had an American Flag curbside and one in the polling area.

This morning, a warm and sunny day, there were no flags to be seen... even on the school flagpole.

I commented to the election worker and she said we don't do that anymore

Found it strange and wonder if it is like this at other polling places?

[PullMyFinger]

That's crazy. It should be absolutely required.

[Rakin]

Does California still consider itself part of the US ?

[North Beach Person]

Originally Posted by Ultrarunner

My my entire voting life... my polling place, a public school, has always had an American Flag curbside and one in the polling area.

This morning, a warm and sunny day, there were no flags to be seen... even on the school flagpole.

I commented to the election worker and she said we don't do that anymore

Found it strange and wonder if it is like this at other polling places?

Where are you? Even the "I Voted" stickers had a flag on them where I am.

[bchris02]

The US flag is very offensive to immigrants who have allegiances elsewhere so we need to do everything we can to be tolerant and all inclusive of other cultures.

[Bulldogdad]

Berzerkly?

You should call the County and tell them they are in violation of the US Flag code which calls for the Flag to be flown or displayed at all polling stations. Then call as many media stations a possible.

[justNancy]

Was it raining? As the above poster wrote, even my sticker had a flag on it. The booths all have flags displayed on them. I don't understand the reason for this thread.

I had to change browsers because I couldn't copy & paste.

Here's one image of a voting precinct.

http://blog.utest.com/wp-content/upl...ing-Booths.jpg

[sickofnyc]

Never noticed. Voted at a local junor high school and I assume that there is a flag somewhere, but I did not look for it. What's the difference? You know what nation you're in. Why didn't your inquire within?

[squarian]

I don't think I can recall, in all the polling places I've voted in the course of a fairly peripatetic life, ever seeing a flag placed in or near a polling place on election day, which wasn't there ordinarily every day (on a flagpole or what have you).

Is this a particular regional thing maybe?

[justNancy]

Originally Posted by PullMyFinger

That's crazy. It should be absolutely required.

I agree with sickofnyc!


If you don't know what country you're voting in, I guess you shouldn't be voting in the first place.


I'm a bit technologically challenged, but I'm going to try to post another image here. This is a picture from Fort Lee NJ.



http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/201...12_620x350.jpg