Did you vote?

Heading up there after the lunch rush. This is my first time voting in person, I've had to vote by absentee the past few years because of being at school, so I'm excited! According to my family, it's usually pretty packed...my country seems to care about voting, especially with all the propositions affecting Michigan and the Detroit area this year.

 

I voted early for the first time and am finding today that it has me missing out a bit on the Election Day experience. This may have me reconsider whether I pursue early voting again in the future.

Having voted early doesn't make waiting for the results any less stressful. In this election, Maryland voters will be deciding whether to uphold or repeal Maryland's recently passed civil marriage law. Civil marriage laws have a sketchy record at best on ballot initiatives in recent elections, so I am feeling pretty apprehensive about the outcome of that decision. It makes me mad, if I'm honest: who the fuck gets to vote on whether you (i.e. the collective You) can get married or not?

Sorry if that strayed into political territory too much, but this is about peoples' lives, after all.

 

I voted this morning, it was pretty exciting with all the people there. Everyone was chatting and laughing, good experience for me. I vote every election, but this year was different. I have learned so much from TFP.

 

Yup. Voted in person, early. No problems other than seeing stupid shirts by old white guys, but for the most part everyone was civil and just did what they did without complaint. It was busy, but nothing like the disaster in Florida.

 

I'm going to go vote after my woman gets back from voting. She said the line was out the door and down the block.

Still trying to decide the most ridiculous outfit I can wear to the polling location. Anybody have any ideas?

 

I registered to vote in the state of Washington in 2008 before the last presidential election but had to pass when I saw "McCain and Obama" as the only options that had any chance of winning. Double yuck.
Seeing "Romney and Obama" is even worse this time. No matter who wins this round I will probably repeat the same curse word I said last time when I saw the expected result for President.

 

We'll vote as soon as I get home from work this afternoon. In my 11AM class this morning, one of my students described that when she voted, there was an East Indian man at the polls, and it was obvious that it was his first time to vote in America. He was so excited and grateful for the chance to do it, he had one of the election officials take his picture with this huge goofy grin on his face. How's that for a little slice of fried gold?

 

Just returned from voting. Told me they have been busy. Two precincts vote at this polling place. I had to wait a few minutes in order to cast a vote. Usually I just walk in mid-morning and no one is there. Heavy turnouts regardless of the outcome is good to see. My son voted on Sat. morning and waited 85 minutes.

 

Voted early last week at a civic center right up the street. wasn't all that busy. only took me about 30 minutes or so.

 

voted, waited 5 min in rural indiana. nothing special.

btw voting is not a duty it is a right that may or not be exercised. by not voting you are sending a message, and you still have every right to complain.

 

I went straight from dropping the kids off at school this morning to go vote. Had about a 30min wait which was not too bad. I may be crazy but I'm looking forward to watching the results coverage tonight. MSNBC will be my channel of choice.

Need to know if I need to start planning moving my family to Canada

 

Was going to look at the local stuff on the ballot again just 'cause but I just remembered that the ballot they sent me is with some other papers not at this location. Oh well.

 

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That reminded me of the George Carlin bit where he talks about voting that has been on my mind the past few months - "if you vote you can't complain".

 

No doubt there are several locations to cast your vote around here. I am sure they just need some kind of identification to make sure you are not doing the tried and true "vote early, vote often" thing.