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POLLING PLACE CLOSED/POSSIBLE DISENFRANCHISEMENT

by Marc Huestis (hostess2 [at] earthlink.net)
This polling place has been open since I have lived in the neighborhood (for over 20 years
polling_2.jpg
On the corner of 19th and Guerrero in San Francisco there is a precinct closed. Its the yellow building on the south side on the corner

Scrawled in big letters in black magic marker is

PRECINCT CLOSED
FOR NO APPARENT REASON

GO TO 19TH AND CHURCH
VOTE PROVISIONAL (YOUR NAME WILL
NOT BE ON THE LIST)

CALL 554 4395 TO COMPLAIN

REMEMBER FLORIDA

On the corner of 19th and Guerrero in San Francisco there is a precinct closed. Its the yellow building on the south side on the corner

Scrawled in big letters in black magic marker is

PRECINCT CLOSED
FOR NO APPARENT REASON

GO TO 19TH AND CHURCH
VOTE PROVISIONAL (YOUR NAME WILL
NOT BE ON THE LIST)

CALL 554 4395 TO COMPLAIN

REMEMBER FLORIDA



This polling place has been open since I have lived in the neighborhood (for over 20 years)

What it tells me is that voters are very confused and don't know where to vote. Because of the nature of the special election precincts have been consolidated. But why couldn't we have waited til November when ALL
polling places would be open and the election would be fully budgeted.
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