Rock the Vote
Nov. 2nd, 2004 06:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
judecorpJen and I got up early to go vote. We left at 7:45am and got to the polling place in 5 minutes, and didn't really wait. I think we maybe waited for five minutes. Not too shabby. I was surprised how many white people there were at my polling place. Because I've never seen more than one white person at a time in that part of my neighborhood. Interesting.
So we voted, on paper. That was weird for me, because in Ohio we had those electric machine thingers. So I had to fill in bubbles and had Scan-Tron flashbacks. And I am paranoid that maybe my votes won't register because I went outside the lines a little. Filling in bubbles with fraying magic markers is no good when you have OCD.
Last night, I was looking for information on two candidates on one of my local races. Jack Hart was running against Susan Long. I know that Jack Hart (the incumbent) is in favor of the marriage amendment, but I searched and searched and couldn't find anything about Susan Long. When we got to our polling place, Jen and I were walking to the door and were accosted by people from the NGLTF who were checking our info. And then this older woman hands me a slip of paper and says, "Vote for Susan Long. She supports traditional marriage." I handed the woman her slip of paper back and said, "Thank you for your advice. You've convinced me to stay away from her." So then I had no one to vote for in that section. Poop.
On the way out, a /different/ NGLTF campaign person came up to Jen and me. I guess we "look the type" or something. Hee.
p.s. Regardless of the election, I want to go and get married tomorrow, JUST BECAUSE I CAN. Eff you, states with stupid propositions about amendments and DOMAs. I hate you.
So we voted, on paper. That was weird for me, because in Ohio we had those electric machine thingers. So I had to fill in bubbles and had Scan-Tron flashbacks. And I am paranoid that maybe my votes won't register because I went outside the lines a little. Filling in bubbles with fraying magic markers is no good when you have OCD.
Last night, I was looking for information on two candidates on one of my local races. Jack Hart was running against Susan Long. I know that Jack Hart (the incumbent) is in favor of the marriage amendment, but I searched and searched and couldn't find anything about Susan Long. When we got to our polling place, Jen and I were walking to the door and were accosted by people from the NGLTF who were checking our info. And then this older woman hands me a slip of paper and says, "Vote for Susan Long. She supports traditional marriage." I handed the woman her slip of paper back and said, "Thank you for your advice. You've convinced me to stay away from her." So then I had no one to vote for in that section. Poop.
On the way out, a /different/ NGLTF campaign person came up to Jen and me. I guess we "look the type" or something. Hee.
p.s. Regardless of the election, I want to go and get married tomorrow, JUST BECAUSE I CAN. Eff you, states with stupid propositions about amendments and DOMAs. I hate you.
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I went from computer to paper, too!
Date: 2004-11-02 11:28 pm (UTC)2 years ago, in a different county, I had the computer thingie. I liked the computer thingie better.
Re: I went from computer to paper, too!
Date: 2004-11-02 11:30 pm (UTC)I remember those arrow ones from the last election. I think they had them in Florida. I don't remember. But yeah, that's kind of weird.
I filled in bubbles. I don't like bubbles. I want to push buttons.
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Date: 2004-11-02 11:42 pm (UTC)I'm convinced that most people in support of Issue 1 don't really have a very good understanding of what it will actually mean.
Re: I went from computer to paper, too!
Date: 2004-11-02 11:44 pm (UTC)re: Arrow thingies
Date: 2004-11-02 11:44 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-11-03 12:54 pm (UTC)Makes me sick.
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Date: 2004-11-03 12:55 pm (UTC)I guess its now up to the courts. . . god help us all.
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Date: 2004-11-03 04:37 pm (UTC)I should have written in R'nice.
Re: I went from computer to paper, too!
Date: 2004-11-04 03:06 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-11-04 03:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-11-04 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-11-04 12:25 pm (UTC)That and change what minds we can.
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Date: 2004-11-05 02:57 am (UTC)