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bluedivergirl
08-10-2020, 04:13 PM
We voted today at the Sumter Co Govt Center. Everyone had on masks. We presented our ID, registered and signed digitally with a cotton swab we were provided. They printed each ballot, and gave us a new pen from a box, which they told us to take home with us. There was hand sanitizer available.

It took less than 10 minutes, and I felt safe. For people who would rather not enter the building, there was a drive-up area available.

Don't let CoVid keep you from expressing your wants. Go ahead and vote! :a040:
Stu from NYC
08-10-2020, 04:25 PM
This will be our first election since we moved here and definitely plan to vote.
billethkid
08-10-2020, 05:39 PM
Nice of you to present your experience.
It should influence those who read it.
Homer49
08-10-2020, 09:25 PM
We voted today at the Sumter Co Govt Center. Everyone had on masks. We presented our ID, registered and signed digitally with a cotton swab we were provided. They printed each ballot, and gave us a new pen from a box, which they told us to take home with us. There was hand sanitizer available.

It took less than 10 minutes, and I felt safe. For people who would rather not enter the building, there was a drive-up area available.

Don't let CoVid keep you from expressing your wants. Go ahead and vote! :a040:

We had a similar experience at Rohan today. Very well done! The lady who checked my ID was wearing gloves (everyone was masked) and took my ID using a clothes pin - she never touched it. Each person got a new swab to sign the digital pad and a new pen to mark the ballot - “please take it with you”.

Big thanks to all the volunteers and county officials who are making this work in a very safe manner!
NotGolfer
08-10-2020, 10:07 PM
We voted early Saturday afternoon at Rohan. Someone above me posted what the experience is like. VERY safe and it went by very quickly. In and out in about 10 minutes. I don't know why anyone wouldn't vote early rather than leaving it to the last minute.
bluedivergirl
08-11-2020, 08:49 AM
We voted early Saturday afternoon at Rohan. Someone above me posted what the experience is like. VERY safe and it went by very quickly. In and out in about 10 minutes. I don't know why anyone wouldn't vote early rather than leaving it to the last minute.

In the past, I always enjoyed the patriotic, we're-all-doing-our-part feel of voting, but it just doesn't make sense right now. Better to vote early, and spread out the voters.

Make yourself heard!