Quit Surfing. Quit Working. Go Vote.

Turnout in off-year elections is the pits. In primaries, it’s a circle of hell. In the 2008 primary, just 24.2 percent of Flagler County’s registered voters cast a ballot. In the 2006 primary, 23 percent did. That’s registered voters. The proportion falls in the 10 percent range if you go by eligible voters. So don’t be a dweeb. Don’t be an offense to democracy or to the 3 billion people on this planet who never get a chance to cast a ballot. Don’t even sit there reading FlaglerLive. Go vote, even if you think that a dead politician is the noblest work of god.

Not voting has its merits. It’s a right in itself for that matter, and an entirely defensible right. But unless you can articulate your reasons for not voting the same way you can articulate your reasons for choosing particular candidates, you have no excuse. Not feeling like voting doesn’t count. Nor does claiming you don’t have time: if you had time to switch on your TV today, you have time to vote. And yes, some of those candidates have no business running. No need to name names (Bob Abbott, Nate McLaughlin). But even when you’re faced with choices that aren’t choices at all, use your write-in pen. Vote for none of the above. That choice doesn’t appear on our ballots, as it should, as it does in Nevada (the only state that takes its prostitutes seriously). But you can make it count by writing it in.

And if you haven’t made up your mind yet, you can get some ideas here.

The county’s 40-odd precincts are open until 7 p.m. Two lists follow below: a list of the changed precinct locations, and a full list of current precincts. If you run into issues at polling stations, feel free to send us your observations by email.

Meanwhile, I’ll agree with Ibsen: “It is inexcusable for scientists to torture animals; let them make their experiments on journalists and politicians.” Voting is as close to experimenting by and on political animals as it gets.

–Pierre Tristam

Polling Precincts That Have Changed

Old Location	New Location
Precinct 6 - Daytona State College	Precinct 7 - VFW Post 8696, 47 Old Kings Road, Palm Coast Precinct 32 - Flagler County Schools 5400 E. Highway 100, Bunnell
Precinct 11 - Beverly Beach Town Hall	Precinct 11 - Surfside Estates, 2847 Oceanview Blvd., Beverly Beach
Precinct 17 - RBC Bank Cypress Point	Precinct 16 - Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club, 73 Patricia Drive, Palm Coast
Precinct 24 - Flagler County Chamber of Commerce	Precinct 32 - Flagler County Schools, 5400 E. Highway 100, Bunnell Precinct 35 - Central Baptist Church, 5830 E. Highway 100, Palm Coast
Precinct 32 - Flagler Palm Coast High School	Precinct 32 - Flagler County Schools, 5400 E. Highway 100, Bunnell

Where You Vote: Flagler County Precinct Locations

1	Bunnell City Hall	201 S. Church Street	Bunnell, FL 32110
2	Flagler Beach City Commission Room	105 S. 2nd Street	Flagler Beach, FL 32136
3	Haw Creek Community Center	9257 County Road 304	Bunnell, FL 32110
4	St. Johns Park Fire Station	89 County Road 2006 East	Bunnell, FL 32110
5	Espanola Community Center	3570 County Road 205	Espanola, FL 32110
6	Changed to precinct 7 and 32
7	VFW Post 8696	47 N. Old Kings Road	Palm Coast, FL 32137
8	Palm Coast Yacht Club	1 Yacht Club Drive	Palm Coast, FL 32137
9	Temple Beth Shalom	40 Wellington Drive	Palm Coast, FL 32164
10	Hammock Community Building	69 Malacompra Road	Palm Coast, FL 32137
11	Surfside Estates	2847 Oceanview Blvd.	Beverly Beach, FL 32136
12	Flagler Beach Methodist Church	1526 S. Daytona Ave.	Flagler Beach, FL 32136
13	Palm Coast Community Building	305 Palm Coast Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
14	Parkview Baptist Church	5435 N. Belle Terre Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
15	St. Mary's Catholic Church	5821 US Highway 1 South	Bunnell, FL 32110
16	Belle Terre Swim and Racquet Club	73 Patricia Drive	Palm Coast, FL 32137
17	Changed to precinct 16
18	Rima Ridge Fire Station	500 Rodeo Road	Ormond Beach, FL 32174
19	St. Thomas Episcopal Church	5400 N. Belle Terre Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
20	Flagler Beach Fire Station	320 S. Flagler Ave.	Flagler Beach, FLl 32136
21	First A.M.E. Church of Palm Coast	91 N. Old Kings Rad	Palm Coast, FL 32137
22	Shepherd of Coast Lutheran Church	101 Pine Lakes Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
23	Hancock Bank	300 Palm Coast Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
24	Changed to precinct 32 and 35
25	Flagler County Public Library	2500 Palm Coast Parkway NW	Palm Coast, FL 32137
26	Palm Coast Bible Church	94 White View Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32164
27	Hammock First Baptist Church	5328 N. Oceanshore Blvd.	Palm Coast, FL 32137
28	African American Cultural Society	4422 US Highway 1 North	Palm Coast, FL 32164
29	Indian Trails Middle School	5505 N. Belle Terre Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
30	Old Kings Elementary School	301 Old Kings Road South	Flagler Beach, FL 32136
31	Grand Haven Village Center	2000 Waterside Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
32	Flagler County Schools	5400 E. Highway 100	Bunnell, FL 32110
33	Wadsworth Elementary School	4550 Belle Terre Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
34	Portuguese American Cultural Center	1200 Palm Harbor Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32137
35	Central Baptist Church	5830 E. Highway 100	Palm Coast, FL 32164
36	Belle Terre Elementary School	5545 N. Belle Terre Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32164
37	Buddy Taylor Middle School	4500 Belle Terre Parkway	Palm Coast, FL 32164
38	Rymfire Elementary School	1425 Rymfire Drive	Palm Coast, FL 32164