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I voted! Yay!
Nov. 4th, 2008 01:17 pmJust got back from voting... there really wasn't much of a wait, but the place sure was hopping! Considering I'm often the only one in there voting when I've gone in the past, the fact that I had to wait a minute or two for a kiosk to open up is really saying something (keeping in mind that there are about 8 precincts voting at my polling place). It probably doesn't help that not only does turnout appear to be high, but we also have a whole passel of initiatives and County Charter amendments to wade through, so it's taking people a while to vote when they do get a chance.
Speaking of polling places... I used to vote at the elementary school around the corner from my house. It's less than a five minute walk from where I live and I loved going there (in part because they always had a fundraising bake sale for the school -- so I could vote, support the local school AND getting yummy baked goods I probably shouldn't be eating anyway). A few years ago, they consolidated polling places, since so many people were voting absentee (there's been a huge push for it here and it's a trend I really dislike for a variety of reasons) and our polling place got moved to a mega-church about three miles away.
Well, today I was driving by the school on my way to vote and then hit the YMCA to workout when noticed the "Vote Here" signs plastered all over, with a lot of people going in and out of the school gym. Hmmm. Okay, says I, maybe they've moved us back to a more logical place. So, I parked and went in to find the place bustling... but not finding my precinct. Nope, I still get to vote three miles away instead of at the place right around the corner. And who gets to vote at my old polling place? Weirdly, it looks like a bunch of people who live over by the church (at least judging by the precinct names). And no, I'm not kidding. Gotta love bureaucracy.
Oh well, the news I've been hearing is that this is the last time they'll have voting at the polls in our county anyway and we'll all have to do absentee for the next election, which does not make me happy.
Anyway, enough grumping around. I voted! Yay! And I got a sticker and am thinking about indulging a bit (I've left some room in my diet for having a treat today), either with some Ben & Jerry's or with a Krispy Kreme doughnut.
And in even better news, today also signals the end of all those campaign ads!! Huzzah!!! I was beginning to wonder how businesses were able to let anyone know they existed, lately... since ALL we've been getting here are political ads for the past few weeks. There was one day when I was watching the News at Noon and during a six ad commercial break every.single.one was for our Gubernatorial race. No joke. It's going to be such a relief for it all to finally be over.
Speaking of polling places... I used to vote at the elementary school around the corner from my house. It's less than a five minute walk from where I live and I loved going there (in part because they always had a fundraising bake sale for the school -- so I could vote, support the local school AND getting yummy baked goods I probably shouldn't be eating anyway). A few years ago, they consolidated polling places, since so many people were voting absentee (there's been a huge push for it here and it's a trend I really dislike for a variety of reasons) and our polling place got moved to a mega-church about three miles away.
Well, today I was driving by the school on my way to vote and then hit the YMCA to workout when noticed the "Vote Here" signs plastered all over, with a lot of people going in and out of the school gym. Hmmm. Okay, says I, maybe they've moved us back to a more logical place. So, I parked and went in to find the place bustling... but not finding my precinct. Nope, I still get to vote three miles away instead of at the place right around the corner. And who gets to vote at my old polling place? Weirdly, it looks like a bunch of people who live over by the church (at least judging by the precinct names). And no, I'm not kidding. Gotta love bureaucracy.
Oh well, the news I've been hearing is that this is the last time they'll have voting at the polls in our county anyway and we'll all have to do absentee for the next election, which does not make me happy.
Anyway, enough grumping around. I voted! Yay! And I got a sticker and am thinking about indulging a bit (I've left some room in my diet for having a treat today), either with some Ben & Jerry's or with a Krispy Kreme doughnut.
And in even better news, today also signals the end of all those campaign ads!! Huzzah!!! I was beginning to wonder how businesses were able to let anyone know they existed, lately... since ALL we've been getting here are political ads for the past few weeks. There was one day when I was watching the News at Noon and during a six ad commercial break every.single.one was for our Gubernatorial race. No joke. It's going to be such a relief for it all to finally be over.
