Voting Day

[giza]

So, I voted today.

I dropped by the polling place around 9 AM and there was no line. I was told that I came at just the right time, because there were big lines earlier in the morning. After voting, I came into work and listened to KYW 1060 on the way in. There was record turnout at lots of places, and lots of volunteers all over to make sure that no voters were turned away or otherwise intimidated.

I voted on an electronic machine. It wasn't from Diebold, but still.... ewww. I have real issues with those machines when there is no paper trail. I can't even think about how a recount is going to be done if the loser requests one. Oh well, it'll make for an interesting couple of weeks.

I'll make an LJ entry tlaking about my Birthday soon.

Comments

[doco.livejournal.com]

It's astonishing how many "I voted" post I've seen this afternoon. Isn't it a basic right that shouldn't be needed to be mentioned so explicitly at all? :)

[gravecat.livejournal.com]

Considering the fact that everyone's going "OMG YUO MUST VOTE!!!!11 VOET NOW!!111!!!1", it's not surprising that people are replying with, "I VOTED, NOW SHUT UP!" ;)

Not an American here, so I'm kinda impartial to the whole thing.

[gravecat.livejournal.com]

Did you vote for me?

Because I'm going to be very unhappy if you didn't.

[giza.livejournal.com]

I /could/ have, but then that's one less vote that John Kerry would have gotten.

And I really don't want another 4 years of Bush 2.0b...

[gravecat.livejournal.com]

You have a pretty good point there. I guess you'e forgiven. :)

[giza.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. I was never big on gifts and celebrations and all that. Maybe I should write an LJ entry on why I feel that way sometime.