11/06/12-Election Board officials check signatures of disputed ballots at the Somerset County Administration Building in Somerville. Due to the recent storm, people have been allowed to vote in person and pick up last minute mail-in ballots there. B695129653Z.1 KATHY JOHNSON/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER COURIER NEWS
Paul Rouland's first time casting a vote was a memorable experience.
The Dunellen resident, together with his mom and younger siblings, were at the fire department early Tuesday morning. Their regular voting location, the Lincoln School, was still without power, so the residents in what is commonly referred to as "Railroad Town," many still without power, congregated at the fire house.
In a scene reminiscent of a rural midwestern town from the 1950's, before there was electronic poll booths, neighbors gathered to vote amidst the gear and trucks, grabbing a cup of coffee and sharing ...