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A voter looks over her ballot for the U.S. midterm elections at a laundromat used as a polling station in Chicago, Illinois, November 4, 2014.
Voting is an inalienable right in the United States, one every citizen should be able to exercise if they so choose, no matter where they are.
While many of us voted on Election Day in a school, civic center, or church, sometimes those facilities just aren't available. When that happens, communities have to get creative.
Voters in Chicago and elsewhere in the US found themselves voting in some unusual places. Some visited their local car mechanic, others their laundromat or neighborhood diner, all of whom volunteered their space for the day. It's just another example of American ingenuity.