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You Voted <i>Where</i>? Unusual Polling Places in America

These are some of the nation’s most surprising, unique and out-of-the-way spots where people cast their ballots.

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Next month, when Americans cast their ballots in this year’s elections, most of them will hit the polls in schools, churches and municipal buildings. But many voting booths across the country are found in less-familiar settings. 

For the past several years, photographer Ryan Donnell has documented some of the nation’s most surprising, unique and out-of-the-way polling places. It’s a reminder that, wherever it’s cast -- in a pool hall or a church, a laundromat or a Vietnamese restaurant -- a vote is a vote.

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Su Nueva Laundromat, Chicago, 2012

 

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Saigon Maxim Vietnamese restaurant, South Philadelphia, 2008

 

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The Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, Calif., 2012

 

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Pressure Billiards & Cafe, Chicago, 2012

 

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Elmwood Roller Skating Rink, West Philadelphia, 2008

 

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Paleteria El Sabor de Michoacan, Chicago, 2012

 

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Lifeguard shack, Los Angeles County, 2012

 

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Ralph's Marine repair shop, Chicago, 2012

 

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McDonald's PlayPlace, Los Angeles, 2012

Ryan Donnell is a photographer.
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