I have voted in many schools (and had the school I went to be a polling place!). You put the polls in an area that has a direct route to the outside, and put someone to guard the internal door.

IME, schools are only closed on election day if it's a presidential election year. Midterm elections don't have a high enough turnout for security to be a real concern.

I am showering and getting ready to go volunteer for get out the vote today and tomorrow.

Tom, you work for the govt, right? Why did you potentially have it off? If so, you do get Monday off, at least.

On the GMO ballot measure: I am philosophically opposed to legislation-by-initiative, the way it is practiced in California. It's an abdication of the legislature's responsibility, passing the burden of investigation and research to the general public. The GMO question is not as bad as some I have seen in the past, like complicated questions about penal policy and whatnot, but it just burns me that this is what the state has been reduced to.

So I voted no on the GMO question, but I admit I voted Yes on stopping the death penalty, and yes on the redistricting.

California voters: please vote yes on redistricting. It is the way we validate the non-partisan sensible redistricting plan prepared by an independent committee, and if we don't approve it, we will end up back in Gerrymander land.

Also, bring:

Snerk, also True.

OK, now I don't have tomorrow off any more.

Well that didn't last long.

NYC employees typically get Election Day off, but they needed extra coverage because of Sandy, so I volunteered to come in. I'll get some comp time for it, eventually.

I'll get some comp time for it, eventually.

Yay for comp time!

I have never gotten election day off, but then, I absentee voted mostly, even before moving to Seattle and everyone voting by mail. My roommate took my ballot to drop off in the official box along with hers, today (she works downtown). Save me a stamp. But I'm kinda jealous of people who get to vote in person, it's so much more fun!

Tommyrot, that is a very thorough survival list.

Also: How many people get Veteran's Day off? Roomie was like "Well, almost everyone does!" and I was like "Uh, no. The feds and some people in DC because the feds do, but mostly NOT" Anyone?

I get Veteran's Day off, which kind of softens the blow of having to come in tomorrow.

Do not get it off. The Labor Day to Thanksgiving stretch is almost as bad as New Year's to Good Friday.