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[enders-shadow.livejournal.com]

So, I don't have much to say on this other than to mention this and to see the reaction of people here.

I don't have a link or the exact specifics, but, I have on what I consider to be good authority the fact that:

There is an electoral district in/near Buffalo, NY (I don't know the exact spot, but the person who told me this, is in my view, a trustworthy person) where the polling place is a police station.

This seems kinda like voter intimidation and I consider it to be inappropriate to have a voting place to be at a police station. I'm sure there was a school or church nearby that could have sufficed. What do you think?

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[reality-hammer.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an urban legend since NY law requires a police officer to be on duty at all polling stations. (Thus making all polling places "a deterrent" to voting by that logic.)

You also need a lot of room and no problem with dozens of people moving in and out of a building without much checking and that doesn't fit well with a police station.

However, an annex and/or part of a government building which happens to also contain a police station (which you will often find in a small town) is both reasonable and shouldn't deter anyone.

IMO a church would be more objectionable.

In any case you can always use absentee ballots or cast your vote at county election offices if you have a problem with your local polling place.