We began our morning Patch Tour of the Polls by visiting Main Street's Firehouse where the engine was parked outside to leave room for the voters. There were six affable hosts to greet us there, all veteran poll workers and dedicated voters themselves, who spend the day from 5:30 a.m. set up to 9 p.m. close. 

At 9:10 a.m., poll worker Jean Edmonds of Greenburgh, said there had been a "steady stream" so far of voters, a dozen total that morning, which was "pretty good for mostly uncontested races."

Henry Magiet of Tarrytown, also a poll worker, said he would take a break and run over to his own firehouse to vote later. While the fairly new system of paper ballots and semi-divided tables makes for less privacy, Magiet commented that there "aren't many too secrets this election since everyone is basically unopposed."

"Next year," Magiet said, "there'll be a line out the door."

Down the hill at the Riverside Firehouse, at 9:20 a.m. poll workers had seen 20 voters so far. Workers are divided between Republicans and Democrats to keep any electionary manipulation in check. Sherwood Chorost of Tarrytown said today wasn't a day for much  politicking to begin with: "things are very cut and dry."

By 9:40 we were just around the corner at another polling site, Tarrytown Village Hall, center for two districts, 6 and 74, with a turnout of 14 and 5 voters respectively. "It's early yet," workers said. 

Exiting the Village Hall was Diane, who didn't want to leave her last name, but said she was a district chairperson. "So that means I should come out, right? I'm trying to get the vote out, so how it would it look if I didn't vote," she said. "Plus, certain parties like the Working Families, need to get enough votes to stay on the ballot. It's not much of an election though."

Finally, at Sleepy Hollow's Union Hose Station, serving districts 1 and 2, there had been 11 and 12 respective voters so far, "a lot stronger than our primaries," one poll worker said. 

George Hernandez is a poll inspector and Sleepy Hollow resident. "It's important," he said. "I like the process. There's not many countries you get to vote. You should take advantage of it. It's a privilege."

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