Voting Dutch: Quirky polling stations

15 March 2017

Voters make their way to the Kerkhovense Molen, a windmill turned polling station in Oisterwijk, south central Netherlands, 15 March — Image caption,
Still in use, the Kerkhovense Molen in Oisterwijk was built in 1895 and sells what it produces to the public.

The Kerkhovense Molen, a windmill turned polling station in Oisterwijk, south central Netherlands, 15 March

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And on election day it houses a polling station

A cyclist casts a ballot in a drive-in polling station during the Dutch general election in Zuidplas, Netherlands, 15 March

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In Zuidplas, cyclists and motorists have the option of drive-in voting

A cyclist casts a ballot in a drive-in polling station during the Dutch general election in Zuidplas, Netherlands, 15 March

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Look for the "Drive-in Stembureau" sign for your mobile balloting

People casts their vote for the Dutch general election in a polling station on the twentieth floor of The A'dam Tower in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 15 March

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For a higher voting experience in the Low Countries there is the polling station on the 20th floor of the A'dam Tower in Amsterdam

Commuters line up at a voting booth to vote in the Dutch general election at Central Station in Utrecht, 15 March

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Rail commuters at Utrecht's central station could vote on their way to work

An elderly woman waits her turn to receive her ballot prior to casting her vote for Dutch general elections at a polling station set up in a school in Staphorst, Netherlands, 15 March

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Of course, for many Dutch people, like this woman in Staphorst, the polling station is set up in a school