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I didn't take my children with me (because we don't have any yet) but I did take my husband and it made it so much more enjoyable! And it only took an hour which was better than I expected (we're in the DC area)!
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My 3 year old son just came with me to vote. He knew who we support for president and would have told anyone who asked. We were lucky there was no line and I had a nice booth where I could sit (helpful being 8 months pregnant) and he could see the ballot and me filling it out. They also gave stickers to the kids at our polling place, but he didn't want one. If I couldn't have taken him with me, I couldn't have voted today so it being a family friendly experience is important to me.

I didn't take my 2 1/2 yr old son this morning, but I did tell him that it was Election Day and that we'd be voting for a new president. His response was "Decorations?" It might not be as decorated as Halloween, but he seemed to know that it was an important day.

I took my not-quite 2 year old with me to the polls. We had a 40 minute wait, and he did quite admirably. When asked, he'd be happy to tell you who he'd vote for. In fact, I was worried he would do it spontaneously and get us thrown out of the polls! Instead, he was completely absorbed by the "I voted" stickers that are given out at the end. The poll worker happily gave him one, and he proclaimed his joy all the way back to the car.

I have always brought my 7 and 3 year old children with me to the polls. My parents brought my brothers and I to the polls and instilled in us the importance of having the right to vote. I have watched debates and political coverage with my parents since I was a child. I think it's super important to teach your children about what a serious responsibility voting is for every American. I have also taught them to respect the opinions of others, even if they disagree passionately. The more people involved in the voting process, the better the outcome for us and the world. VOTE and bring your kids, it really will make the world a better place!!!

My husband and I took our 2.5 year old with us to vote. We told him about it all morning but I think he was under the impression we were going to see the 'boat' and was quite disappointed when he realized what we were doing.
No line at all for us.

when I was growing up, in a smallish town in illinois, they actually had voting for kids. kids would get a little ballot of their very own to fill in--things like abraham lincoln vs. george washington and cardinal vs. blue jay. it was so much fun and made me feel like I was doing something important. sometimes if it was a slow year, they would even post the results. it was illinois, so lincoln also won.

the polling place workers would remember me every year and, according to my dad, they were really disappointed to discover that the first year I could really vote I had to vote absentee because I was away at college.