Let's give credit when credit is due. Mrs Parker did a great job, as always. But this would not have been the case if the school department did not agree to work around the election by closing school.

Secondly, I decided in advance to park in the back by the cafeteria. I saw many, including one elderly woman with a cane do the same. The main reason why I did so was because I was warned in advance of the survey and all the sales booth that were set up that served to slow the process of getting people out of the parking lot. So kudos goes out to me and lady with cane!:)
And, finally, let's not forget to thank Emcee and all the other's who voted absentee.

I know come hell or high water, most people will get to the polls every 4 years. However, it is the smaller, seemingly insignificant elections that are difficult to motivate people to get out and vote. I believe we had some momentum that Town Hall could have tapped into following the 2006 override and the historic election of 2008. Then came the change and there is no way to tell how many people would have voted in local elections at Martin or North when they dropped their kids off. Or who would have at the library when picking out a book or video. Of course, town hall wouldn't make much difference. But the signs would be out to remind people in four different locations. I don't know about you, but I rarely drive by the high school during the week.

Everyone tried really hard to make the best of a bad situation while voting at the high school. However, the parking lot at the high school was nothing short of dangerous. This fairy tale senario is laughable. I am still baffled why this town will not spend around $5,000 every 4 years for an additional polling location in the north end. Is it stubborness? It can't be the money. Why is this even an argument? We can find more important things to discuss than spending a few thousand dollars every 4 years can't we? Really? Happy Thanksgiving everybody!

I saw plenty of confusion at the polls and it all stems from checking in and out by precinct. Two people in front of me put ballots in the wrong precinct box and the line came to a hault because none of the old ladies knew what to do, in the end, nothing was done. With only one polling location, precincts are no longer needed.

Paul those ladies are very sweet and work their butts off . You lost the argument with that insult!

Paul: Your comment about no longer needing precincts is extremely perceptive and definitely needs to be explored. It would save oodles of time in the Town Clerk's office and eliminate voter confusion about what precinct they live in. I hope Mr. Sagar and Mrs. Parker will together consider this option. I assume it would require legislative action at the state level, but it makes ever so much sense. Great idea! Thanks so much for sharing it.

Thanks Carol, have a nice Thanksgiving!

There did seem to be a problem with the street listings posted at the high school showing the wrong precinct in some cases. For the 10 minutes I was there, I saw 2 cases of people being redirected to other precinct tables even though they said they went to the precinct that was listed on the street listing.

Terese: You may want to discuss this with the Clerk's office. There were certainly precinct issues, apparently most from people failing to fill out this year's town census (there are always people who don't bother sending it in to report address changes) which is used to update the voters lists. But this is also a case where it's helpful to have one polling place. It means people don't have to drive to another polling place but instead can have the correction made on site.

I'm not sure how having one precient instead of 4 will cut lines, cut down on the traffic, make the parking lot safer or save people from having to drive to the opposite end of town to vote.