election day

These two are from a story on low voter turnout for the Springfield City Council primary election yesterday. "Go photograph people not voting," seemed like a real challenge, but I think it worked out pretty well.

Teacher's aide Brian McHaney cleans tables at the polling station Tuesday afternoon at Delaware Elementary, where 73 people had voted by the end of the day.

Zachary McFarland (right) takes a break from making rounds to polling sites to entertain poll workers Mary Ann Berger (center) and Teresa Osborn at Trinity Lutheran Church. By 2 p.m., 25 people had voted there.