Smooth voting at Berkeley Church
Ross Aspholm, Staff Reporter
Issue date: 11/24/08 Section: News
It was a brisk November day when Kristy Skrabee, a resident of the Berkeley neighborhood, left her home to volunteer as an election at the Berkley Community Church. Bundled up in sweatshirts and blankets, she and three others sat on lawn chairs directing a few voters at a time into the side door. "I'm surprised there are not more voters. I was expecting long lines," she said.
In fact, there were no lines at the Berkley Community Church at 3:30pm. Inside voters stood in booths filling out ballots as election judges organized papers. One such judge was 86 year old Constance Rolon, a neighbor and election judge for over 30 years. She sat by a box, taking finished ballots and handing out 'I voted' stickers. "There has been a steady amount of people all day," Rolon reflects. "A lot of people have been doing the early voting and dropping off their ballots here." Early voting seemed to be a national trend this fall with over 29 million Americans casting their ballots before November 4th, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Martin Garner, a librarian at Regis University, chose to vote on election-day. "The timing just worked out better," he said. For him, this was a very important election. "Who we elect as President affects who is nominated to the Supreme Court. How they interpret the laws will have an affect on everyone for years to come." Yet he is hopeful.
"I am hopeful," reaffirmed Rolon. "It seems to be a close race, but the outcome will be for the better."
In fact, there were no lines at the Berkley Community Church at 3:30pm. Inside voters stood in booths filling out ballots as election judges organized papers. One such judge was 86 year old Constance Rolon, a neighbor and election judge for over 30 years. She sat by a box, taking finished ballots and handing out 'I voted' stickers. "There has been a steady amount of people all day," Rolon reflects. "A lot of people have been doing the early voting and dropping off their ballots here." Early voting seemed to be a national trend this fall with over 29 million Americans casting their ballots before November 4th, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Martin Garner, a librarian at Regis University, chose to vote on election-day. "The timing just worked out better," he said. For him, this was a very important election. "Who we elect as President affects who is nominated to the Supreme Court. How they interpret the laws will have an affect on everyone for years to come." Yet he is hopeful.
"I am hopeful," reaffirmed Rolon. "It seems to be a close race, but the outcome will be for the better."
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