Young, Old, First Timers, Veterans: Come Make Your Vote Count
Santa Barbara Voters of All Demographics on Why Voting This Election Is Crucial
Grace Slansky casts her vote at the polling station on Carrillo downtown Santa Barbara. | Credit: Daniel Dreifuss
The votes are pouring in this Election Day, with 3,000 Santa Barbara County ballots cast as of 11 a.m. Tuesday and 10,000 overall through this past weekend. Voting is always important, but this year, getting to the polls is even more urgent.
“Both of my parents are writers and have been into politics and written for publications like the New Yorker,” said Grace Slansky, a voter outside of the Carrillo Recreation Center polling place. “So they would have literally killed me if I didn’t vote.
“I also brought my boyfriend, who has been in the military and hasn’t voted in years,” she said.
