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November 5, 2008 Published in Choice 2009

Voting With A Difference

By Carla Branch
alexandrianews.org

Some Virginia voters waited in long lines to cast their ballots, coping with wet paper ballots and broken voting equipment. I did not wait in a line, nor did I experience any problems with the machine, except one, that was the result of lack of use.

There clearly are very few blind voters in Alexandria, and the kind election officials who assisted me can be forgiven for not knowing how to get the headphones to work. Here’s my experience at the polls: click to watch the video.