Voters Capturing the Vote

Apparently the kids in my neighborhood are so hopped up for voting they’re vandalizing businesses (and riffing on Robert Indiana no less) to encourage voter turnout. Heartening, indeed, unless that’s your business they’ve spray painted I suppose. Whatever your opinion of graffiti, I took a quick picture this morning on my way to work and thought I’d share it.

In a similar vein of web/voting participation, and with the Pennsylvania primary in full swing, thought I’d also take this opportunity to recommend everyone head over to the Polling Place Photo Project when they have a moment.

Hosted by the NY Times, the Polling Place Photo Project (PPPP) is a forum where citizen journalists (read: voters with cameras) can post snapshots of polling locations and ballots. A Zagats of sorts, users are also encouraged to rate the quality of service, report delays and apparently comment on poll workers’ wardrobes.

Much like the mixed bag you’d find on youtube, flickr and any other user-generated-content site, PPPP entries predictably run the gambit from the incredibly mundane to the bizarre—cutouts of the biblical fathers watching over voters for instance. Regardless, there are plenty of interesting snapshots to be found, payoff well worth the cost of spending a lunch break on the Internet.