The Democratic National Committee sent me an email today, which is both accurate and inaccurate.
The email is urging me to vote and states, “The Polls Are Open: It’s time to go vote! Your nearest polling location is: Page High School, 201 Alma Pinnix Dr., Greensboro, NC 27405: 6:30AM-7:30PM.”
The accurate part is that the polling place for the precinct where I live G20 is Page High School, so that is where I go to vote.
The inaccurate part is, “Your nearest polling location is.” The implication is that I should go to the “nearest” polling location to vote. I believe the nearest polling location to my house is Irving Park Elementary School, the second closest is Irving Park United Methodist Church, the third closest is Mendenhall Middle School and the fourth closest where I go to vote is Page High School. I usually drive past Irving Park Methodist Church and Mendenhall on my way to vote.
It’s easy to understand how early voting confuses people. During early voting, any registered voter in Guilford County can vote at any of the early voting locations in Guilford County. Voters can go to the early voting location closest to their home, or one that is convenient because, while it isn’t the closest, it is on the way to work, to drop kids off at school or to work out.
But on Election Day, voters who show up at the wrong polling place, even if it is the closest to their home, create all kinds of problems – particularly if they choose not to go to the correct polling place.
Rather than saying, “Your nearest polling location is,” It would be much more helpful and accurate to say, “Your polling location is,” because it doesn’t matter where the nearest polling location is on Election Day. What matters is where the polling location for your precinct is.
I do appreciate the fact that the National Democratic Party is so concerned about me getting to the polls, but I’m not certain it would be if they knew how I intended to vote.
LOL…good one!
Evidently a lot of voters in Guilford County got confused. Look at the statistics. 75,000 registered voters voted. A whole lot more Democrat over Republican. A grand total of almost 300,000 Guilford County Registered voters stayed home and DID NOT VOTE. That is why we have so many problems. Many voters arrived at the Polls not even knowing what races were being held and/or not even knowing who to vote for, not doing there research. How do I know this? I worked 3 different Polling sites over the 15 early voting and Primary day. Did the 23,000 + people know that current Sheriff Rogers still has approx. 95 vacancies. He started day one by firing 28 experienced Deputies, many veteran deputies have left, retired, etc. since then and he does many recruiting TV ads right before the election (good timing on the County taxpayers dime), but can not keep a full staff and requires many to work many overtime hours just to maintain the status quo, which causes poor service due to fatigue. Did those voters know that 4 RESIDENTS (what he calls them, I call them inmates awaiting trial) died in his facility the past 3 years. Did those voters know that several Detention Officers were injured by RESIDENTS, 1 seriously and almost died and will never work again. Again this is due to his leadership. By the way it looks he will get re-elected in November because Democrats come out almost 2-1 over Republican voters. Its a shame the Sheriff isn’t put in place by a board who does background checks (Rogers flunks) and who evaluates experience, training, leadership skills, communication skills, etc.. Guilford County would be a lot better off if that were the case. People should also look at the County as a whole. The Democratic vote in High Point City and Greensboro City are the highest, which both cities are protected and served by the City Police Departments. The rural County area that is served by the Sheriffs Department overwhelmingly is won by the Republican voters. Does this make sense? This is a major head scratcher. Lets all watch what happens the next 4 years.