Maggie says:
I just found an activity that all us voting nerds can take part in next Tuesday: the Polling Place Photo Project. Sounds way better than going to work that day, if you ask me. (Although I suppose some of us will just have to do both...)
The Polling Place Photo Project is a nationwide experiment in citizen journalism that seeks to empower citizens to capture, post and share photographs of democracy in action. By documenting their local voting experience* on November 7, voters can contribute to an archive of photographs that captures the richness and complexity of voting in America.
With citizen's images and the information that accompanies them, the Project becomes a research tool on how voting happens in America and how it can be designed to be easier, less confusing and more enjoyable. The project intends to collect photographs of every polling place in America, so you are encouraged to participate no matter where you vote, how large or small your polling place is, what kind of ballot you use, or what your party affiliation.Get your cameras ready. Election Day is November 7, 2006. We need your photographs!
What a great idea! And in town, let's see your photos up on the Duke City Fix Flckr Pool, too. I mean, what else are you going to do while you're waiting in those long lines?
Read what some folks are saying about the PPPP here.
*As the fine print explains, laws surrounding photography near polling places differ by municipality. Anyone know local laws in Albuquerque?
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