Election Day

I hope everyone got out and voted today. I worked as a volunteer poll observer, stationed at the Rogers Middle School from 7 a.m. until noon and was impressed with the quiet, yet cheerful attitude at the school. The other poll workers were also impressed by the behavior of the Rogers School students and were vocal in their praise when school staff members came by.

One teacher was passing the polling location with a small group of students and gave them an impromptu civics lesson in voting. The elections clerk for the precinct (a former teacher) rallied to the occasion and walked the students through the voting process, showing them the sign-in process, what the ballot looked like and how the machine works. It was nice to see democracy and education working together.