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Precinct Polling Booth

Curtained stalls line the precinct floor, voters huddling inside to mark ballots on clipboards or podiums, pencils scratching erratically as confusion mounts—over-marked ovals threaten invalidation. Josh thrusts his head through curtains, voice sharp with urgency, corralling the stream while sweat beads on his brow; the black man, beggarly woman, and others emerge clutching flawed sheets until the woman in red coat outs the actors, collapsing the farce.

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Purpose

Private voting station where voters mark paper ballots on Election Day

Significance

Sparks Josh's mounting panic over potential vote losses in a tight race, his interventions building tension that bursts into humiliation when Toby's prank crew reveals the ruse

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S4E7 · Election Night

Ballot Confusion — Prank and Collapse

Curtained polling booths (the immediate voting stalls) are where Josh just cast his ballot and where voters had privately marked confounding ballots; they serve as physical origin for the ballots that set the scene’s conflict.

Before: Occupied briefly by Josh (and other voters) as they mark ballots behind curtains.

After: Vacant as voters emerge with problematic ballots and as Josh steps back into public space to contain the fallout.

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