My polling place is a church. It the big scheme of things it is not as bad as some churches would be in that the voting happens in an area with a separate entrance on the back side, and is set up in room immediately off the entrance. So thankfully you don’t have to wave to Jesus on your way to vote or pass by propangda either. I have mixed feelings about it but this church has been the polling place for as long as I have lived in the neighborhood. In Nebraska they have your party affiliation in the registration book so automatically give you the correct ballot.

My problem with using churches is that the ones selected in my area are nowhere near buslines. That means people without their own vehicles are forced to walk great distances (in the awful Phoenix heat), or beg a ride from someone. Just another way to disenfranchise voters.

No, as they generally have decent parking and room to accommodate crowds.

You’ll be fine, don’t sweat the small stuff, just bring your nonbelieving badass self to the dam church and vote the deepest richest most luxurious blue this color blind guy ever heard about.

Almost like big brother..and God are watching your every move ?

No problem... it's a building and it's for voting that day... and apparently the most available, affordable and appropriate place to setup the voting equipment. If there were a flood, fire, or other disaster and they setup the FEMA or Red Cross relief accomodations there would it be a problem? Blood drive, a problem? If you were otherwise homeless and they offered you a place to eat and sleep... a problem?

WTF!!!! That's a THING?!!!!! OMFG Nooooooooo
That doesn't even seem legal to me! WTF!
Are they doing it for FREE I wonder?

churches are often the only building in a community that is large enough to handle an election. it's a matter of convenience

Yuck

Think of it as a museum.

It's a building - it's better than standing out in the rain - no one is asking you to throw "holy" water at your face or pray.

Mainly just because of the smell

No. It's one of the few places that has the space for the number of people coming in and out and it's not like they have anything else going on on a Tuesday

I've never had to do that. I would greatly bother me.

Nope. Churches are fascinating despite their use. Well, the old ones are.

I see it as consistent. Most, 80% or so, of the electorate is partisan and sees itself as a member of one of the Left or Right congregations under the umbrella of the Left or Right religions. Faith in the little tin party gods motivates actions of their respective blindly following cattle.

It is uncanny when observed functionally, the number of similarities between religious groups and cults and their political cousins. They all promise big and deliver nothing. Gifts, offerings, etc. of money are always essential to paving the roads to Paradise or Utopia. They both have saintly icons and heroes leading them to the promised land.

Nope, I disagree. Churches are the best places for ballot boxes; in close proximity to the 'poor boxes' supporting not the poor, but sexually sick old men who pastor the flocks or lead the faithful, the comrades, to the boxcars like so many Judas goats.

Wouldn't bother me, unless it is a Mosque.

Bwahahaha! If the voting booth is done directly below the steeple, vote by drone!

It's just a building. Don't assign things to it. While I'm a non-theist, I enjoy the art while I'm in there -- not that I'd take home any of it. It just gives me something to do while waiting for whatever.

nah its just a building

As long as no one tries to preach to me or get me to join the church, nope. I'm happy to have somewhere to vote.

I don’t mind. I just want to make sure my vote counts.

I wasn't an atheist the last time I voted. Since, my polling also in a church, I will not to thrilled to step into one to vote this time.

Might be the only useful thing they ever do! And considering how much they save not having to pay taxes, seems only right that they provide some sort of public service or benefit. Fortunately, my voting station is just an activity building on the church property and not decorated with all the Christian tchotchkes.

My polling place used to be the basement of a Catholic church. I didn't care. Then it was the auditorium of a middle school. Now it's the civic center. Just so long as I can show up, sign in and vote I really don't care where they hold the election.