Making the rounds on election day
I arrived at the Robins precinct at 5:55am. The chairperson and her husband (a volunteer) were already in City Hall setting up. Drove over to Pierce Elementary School (CR-24) to deliver the absentee voters list, i.e., those voters who voted absentee since we printed the voter roster. All the workers were busy setting up. They had the doors open, which probably meant the air conditioning (if the school had it) was turned off. The high today is suppose to be 83F. Some of the polling places are going to be warm this afternoon. Next stop was Oakland Church of the Nazarene (CR-23). Provided the chair with the absentee voters list. Watched them setup the touch screen machine and confirm the tape was zeroed out before the election started. Picked up some donuts at HyVee. Afterall, I had all of the office staff report to work at 6am - someone is probably hungry. I'll be ready for a donut when I get to the office. Wrote this blog entry while sitting in my car in HyVee's parking lot. --Joel @ 7:02am