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在美國，各州對選舉的規定各不相同。今年，幾乎各地都做出了相當的努力，得以使2008年的總統選舉能順利進行，避免了2000年和2004年出現的混亂、尷尬與不滿。在美國，隻要是和政府有關的，什麽事都不容易。選總統就更不例外了，是吧。
爭取第一名。First In Line
These residents of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, are lined up to vote at the stroke of midnight. By local custom, the residents of the small town ─ population 75 ─ leave their polling station open for one minute, thereby granting them bragging rights to claim that they are the first in America to have election results. This year, Obama beat McCain by a tally of 15 to 6.
肯塔基州Rabbit Hash的選民等在商店外邊投票。Kentucky Votes
Citizens of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky wait outside the general store in early morning hours to cast their ballots.
首都的隊伍。Capital QueueVoters in the District of Columbia line up outside a polling station.
設在洗衣房的投票站。Wash Dry and Vote
A voter casts her ballot at the Su Nuevo Laundromat in Chicago, Illinois.
設在車庫的投票站。Polling Place
In Des Moines, Iowa, Beverly Carper's garage doubles as a voting station.
在消防站投票。Firehouse
Voters wait to cast their votes in Arlington, Virginia.
這恐怕是最小的投票站了。Small Quarters
Residents of Smut Eye, Alabama will vote in this metal storage shed.
幾乎每個大點的投票站都有法官在現場對出現的問題與爭議做裁決。Election Judges
Angela Turner, a presiding election judge, answers voters' questions at a precinct voting station in Cleveland, Ohio.
按規定，各種競選的牌子隻能放在離選舉站入口100碼以外的地方。Signage
Voters in at this voting station in Phoenix must walk a gauntlet of campaign signs.
他肯定是投自己一票了。Obama Cast His Ballot
The Democratic nominee is joined by his wife Michelle and daughters Malia, left, in brown and Sasha, in red behind him, in Chicago, Illinois.
他給自己投的這一票也於事無補了。McCain Votes
The GOP candidate and his wife Cindy insert their ballots into the box in Phoenix, Arizona.
繁忙的早晨。Busy MorningEvery voting station is in use at this poll in Des Moines.
想的真周到，不必下車就可以投票。Santa Ana, California
Some early voters in Orange County have been able to enjoy the convenience of drive-thru voting.
各地使用不同的投票機。Fairfax County, Virginia and Boston, MassachusettsAdvanced Voting Systems makes the WinVote machine, used in some Virginia counties, left; In Boston, right, a poll worker inserts a ballot into an AccuVote scanner.
老年選民需要幫助。Houston, TexasAn elderly voter seeks help in using an eSlate voting machine.
曆史的記錄。Historic Day
Officials at this polling station estimate that 90 percent of eligible voters will cast their ballots today. 圖片來自時代周刊網頁
爭取第一名。First In Line
These residents of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, are lined up to vote at the stroke of midnight. By local custom, the residents of the small town ─ population 75 ─ leave their polling station open for one minute, thereby granting them bragging rights to claim that they are the first in America to have election results. This year, Obama beat McCain by a tally of 15 to 6.
肯塔基州Rabbit Hash的選民等在商店外邊投票。Kentucky Votes
Citizens of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky wait outside the general store in early morning hours to cast their ballots.
首都的隊伍。Capital QueueVoters in the District of Columbia line up outside a polling station.
設在洗衣房的投票站。Wash Dry and Vote
A voter casts her ballot at the Su Nuevo Laundromat in Chicago, Illinois.
設在車庫的投票站。Polling Place
In Des Moines, Iowa, Beverly Carper's garage doubles as a voting station.
在消防站投票。Firehouse
Voters wait to cast their votes in Arlington, Virginia.
這恐怕是最小的投票站了。Small Quarters
Residents of Smut Eye, Alabama will vote in this metal storage shed.
幾乎每個大點的投票站都有法官在現場對出現的問題與爭議做裁決。Election Judges
Angela Turner, a presiding election judge, answers voters' questions at a precinct voting station in Cleveland, Ohio.
按規定，各種競選的牌子隻能放在離選舉站入口100碼以外的地方。Signage
Voters in at this voting station in Phoenix must walk a gauntlet of campaign signs.
他肯定是投自己一票了。Obama Cast His Ballot
The Democratic nominee is joined by his wife Michelle and daughters Malia, left, in brown and Sasha, in red behind him, in Chicago, Illinois.
他給自己投的這一票也於事無補了。McCain Votes
The GOP candidate and his wife Cindy insert their ballots into the box in Phoenix, Arizona.
繁忙的早晨。Busy MorningEvery voting station is in use at this poll in Des Moines.
想的真周到，不必下車就可以投票。Santa Ana, California
Some early voters in Orange County have been able to enjoy the convenience of drive-thru voting.
各地使用不同的投票機。Fairfax County, Virginia and Boston, MassachusettsAdvanced Voting Systems makes the WinVote machine, used in some Virginia counties, left; In Boston, right, a poll worker inserts a ballot into an AccuVote scanner.
老年選民需要幫助。Houston, TexasAn elderly voter seeks help in using an eSlate voting machine.
曆史的記錄。Historic Day
Officials at this polling station estimate that 90 percent of eligible voters will cast their ballots today. 圖片來自時代周刊網頁
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