Americans Love Drive-throughs So Much We Even Have Drive-through Voting

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There are a batch of reasons to beryllium ashamed of nan United States correct now, but 1 of my favourite things astir this state besides happens to beryllium 1 of nan funniest stereotypes: we person drive-through versions of beautiful overmuch each benignant of constitution you tin deliberation of. What different state makes it imaginable to visit an ATM, get your lipid changed, bargain liquor and lottery tickets, prime up your prescription, and get a double quarter-pound hamburger pinch food without ever stepping ft extracurricular of your Ford F-350 that doubles arsenic a house? Now, you tin moreover formed your ballot without leaving your car, successful places for illustration Fairfax County, Virginia, and a fewer different places crossed nan country. (Cue nan bald eagle screech.)

Okay, nan curbside voting programme is not quite a drive-through, but it does let group to formed their ballots without ever leaving their vehicle. WTOP News said, "The curbside voting action is portion of Fairfax County's accessible voting inaugural for organization members who are 65 and older aliases who person disabilities. While nan options are and person been available, region officials are hoping to make residents alert that they exist."

Though techniques are apt to alteration betwixt voting stations, WTOP News said, "Two predetermination officers successful yellowish vests cheque nan elector in, "let you formed that ballot successful private, locomotion it backmost wrong successful nan privateness files and formed it connected your behalf.'" Some voting locations whitethorn beryllium capable to bring a voting instrumentality to nan curbside voting area if that's preferred by nan voter, but ineligible requirements and procedures alteration by jurisdiction. Sean Stewart, Fairfax County's Office of Elections Communications Division Chief, said astir 2-3% of voters return advantage of nan curbside voting option.

While this whitethorn sound for illustration nan latest shape of egregious American laziness, it besides offers a much accessible action to mobility-challenged folks who whitethorn not beryllium comfortable opinionated successful statement aliases stepping nan region into a voting center. Many regions connection curbside voting successful bid to service abnormal voters. According to immoderate sources, arsenic galore arsenic 27 states presently connection curbside voting, truthful if you're mobility challenged and thrust a car, telephone your section voting halfway aliases disablement authorities groups to study much astir nan programs offered successful your area.