Vote!
I voted today in the fifth general election for which I was of age to vote. I vote in the mid-terms too. I feel very good about being able to vote, and I take it very seriously.
When I arrived to the polling place this morning, the line was a bit outside the door, and it was a chilly morning. Dearly Beloved had already voted by the time I arrived, so he warned me what I was in for. He arrived at 5:55 a.m. (doors opened at 6), and he left at 6:56 a.m. I arrived at 7:15 a.m. and left at 8:40 a.m.
When I had inched my way up into the school, I could see that there was a poll worker giving out sample ballots to everyone so they'd know who was on the ballot today. I saw folks in front of me looking over the names, some intently, some as if it was just another flyer handed out to them on the street. But mostly, none of them seemed to have ever seen these names before, had ever read about the two different Commonwealth amendments that were up for a vote today, or had a clue about the referendum regarding light rail in our city. So, when the gentlemen offered the sample ballot to me, I said "no thanks, I already have it all memorized," which was true. Dan & I had gone over the sample ballot already at home, studied the issues, learned about the candidates, and carefully made our selections. The election worker was astonished. He said "Wow, that's great! Most people have no clue!" No kidding, sir. No kidding.
When I arrived to the polling place this morning, the line was a bit outside the door, and it was a chilly morning. Dearly Beloved had already voted by the time I arrived, so he warned me what I was in for. He arrived at 5:55 a.m. (doors opened at 6), and he left at 6:56 a.m. I arrived at 7:15 a.m. and left at 8:40 a.m.
When I had inched my way up into the school, I could see that there was a poll worker giving out sample ballots to everyone so they'd know who was on the ballot today. I saw folks in front of me looking over the names, some intently, some as if it was just another flyer handed out to them on the street. But mostly, none of them seemed to have ever seen these names before, had ever read about the two different Commonwealth amendments that were up for a vote today, or had a clue about the referendum regarding light rail in our city. So, when the gentlemen offered the sample ballot to me, I said "no thanks, I already have it all memorized," which was true. Dan & I had gone over the sample ballot already at home, studied the issues, learned about the candidates, and carefully made our selections. The election worker was astonished. He said "Wow, that's great! Most people have no clue!" No kidding, sir. No kidding.
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