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Where you live, when you go to your polling place, does someone "announce" it when you are about to actually vote? (see details)

Asked by lillycoyote (24865points) November 2nd, 2010

I’ve lived in and voted in four states over the years and for the life of me I can’t remember if they do this everywhere else or anywhere else, for that matter.

In my state the voting protocol/procedure is:

1. Check in at the table. Tell the poll worker who you are, he or she finds your name in the log, you show your ID, you sign the log next to your name, the poll worker writes your name on a card and gives it to you.

2. You go over the to booth, hand your card to the guy who is “manning” the booth(I know sexist language…), he takes the card and announces “Lilly Coyote is now voting.”

3. You go into the booth, vote, exit the booth and leave. You’re all done.

Do they “announce” that you are voting in your state?

I just love that part. I know it’s stupid. I guess it’s the kind of thing only a voting nerd like myself could get worked up about.

What’s the procedure where you vote?

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