Heavy Rain Puts Crimp in Washington State Voting

This is an interesting little story. NW Oregon has suffered under heavy rains and also has localized flooding. I wonder how voter turnout compares in Western Washington and Western Oregon.

Since Oregon voters no longer go to the polls, inclement weather hardly seems a viable excuse for not doing one's civic duty. Too bad folks have used the 2000 Presidential Election Debacle to make voting harder in so many other places and I'm glad we switched before that...

Heavy Rain Puts Crimp in Washington State Voting

All Things Considered, November 7, 2006 · Heavy rain and severe flooding in Washington state have caused mud and rock slides and blocked a number of highways. Voters in several counties are expected to have trouble reaching polling places.

Melissa Block talks with Pierce County Auditor Pat McCarthy about the state's elections. Pierce County, south of Seattle, includes the city of Tacoma, where folks have had to be evacuated for heavy rains.

Voting is still ongoing, and people are finding alternate routes to the polls.

From NPR