Happy Election Day!

[corilannam]

Happy voting day to my fellow Americans! I hope you're all enjoying a sparkly civic glow from casting your ballots, no matter what your politics. My county has an ambulance fee question on the ballot this year, which also meant that there were a number of young and attractive fire and rescue crew out in the parking lot, politely offering me information about the issue. Bonus!

I left early this morning to get to my polling place, even though it's right next door to my apartments. In my workplace, having an "I Voted!" sticker is not just a display of civic pretentiousness--it's necessary armor if you plan on getting any work done. Otherwise, you have to explain to every. single. person you pass in the hallway or who walks by your office that yes, you are planning to vote, you're just going to go at lunchtime or on the way home, no, really, you'll be sure to leave plenty of time!

In the end, there was no line at all at my polling place (worrisome) so I was in and out in five minutes, having received my sticker from some very earnest (and very small) election workers. I got to work earlier than I have all week, though most of my coworkers are still trickling in with their stickers.

On the way to work, I indulged in my favorite election day tradition: listening to Arcadia's "Election Day." Here, you can listen to it, too! Yes, I know it doesn't actually have anything to do with elections. Shut up and look at how pretty Simon Le Bon was in 1985 and how poorly he lip syncs.

Comments

[snottygrrl]

i feel alternately smug and sad that mystate now has only mail in voting. it's great to be able to sit with the computer and voting book while you're voting and do it in a leisurely manner and not have to wait in queues and all of that, but it does rather make 'voting day' less interesting. i sent in my ballot last week. since i was out of country before this, i haven't voted in an actual polling place for nearly 10 years. wild.

[corilannam]

Wow, cool but trippy! It would be cool to have more leisure to fill out the ballot, but I think I'd miss actually going to the voting booth. Plus, I think I'd probably forget to mail my ballot half the time. *g*

[snottygrrl]

well, it isn't really mail-in only, and there was a sizable queue outside the one local polling place. they encourage you to mail it in, though you can also leave it at a drop box at any library up until the polls close, as well as at the few polling places that are open. i don't miss is, but it is kind of odd not to have to go to the polls.

[athenaborozon.livejournal.com]

Got my sticker. Got my love for Simon Le Bon. A great Election Day so far.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

A sticker and Simon Le Bon is really all one needs! Glad you're having a good day, too. :-D

[iknowitsmad.livejournal.com]

I voted on Saturday, but I really felt good about it afterwards.

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yay! Voting Day is always good no matter when you do it. :-D

[bethbetter.livejournal.com]

Agreed: It's just not election day without Election Day! ;D

I wish we had an ambulance fee ballot question... *g*

[corilannam.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'm hoping for more emergency services questions in future years! *g*