It's 1:00 and things are slowing down some. There are actually empty voting booths!
And one very unhappy and loud child.
For part one, please go here, here for Part 2, here for Part 3, and here for Part 4.
He came in unhappy, and his mama just dragged him in by the corner of his shirt. Once she got the ballot, she dragged him wailing over to a booth.
And then she let him go.
I snapped his picture just before he fell to the floor in a good old fashioned heel-drumming tantrum that she completely ignored. I did not take a picture of that because even a child deserves some dignity.
She took her time voting, then walked off, leaving the boy screaming on the floor. Everyone carefully walked around him.
After she turned in her ballot, she yelled at him to "Come on, (name of child)! Mama gotta get her nails done!"
He stood up, screaming (not crying - not a tear in sight) and followed her out.
I think the whole building heaved a huge sigh as he walked out the door.
Itzl's look was priceless and I wish it hadn't come out so blurred: