Your Voting experience today

Went pretty well. Crowded, with a lot of apparent first time voters, unsure of what to do. One surprise was that my son, who has been living in Seattle for about ten years, is still registered to vote in my precinct.

I mentioned this, but they didn't seem concerned. Lots of libertarians running. Lots of unopposed republicans in the county.

Got a sticker saying I voted. I like going on election day. Feels like it means something.

 

Not much to the "experience." I worked all night Monday, got up later than usual p.m. of TUE, the 7th, and didn't know if I would have time for my regular Dairy Queen coffee (3 or 4 cups while I read the Wall Street Journal, a local paper or my mail) and still get to go vote later. I did manage the first and second priorities. One of the election clerks said she had been a friend of my mother (ain't that nice?), then the one who gave me the card assumed I had no idea how to use it, so she pointed out the slot and the big arrow for the direction until I said "Well, sister, it looks reeeal technical, but I'll try my best to get it done." I only voted for 5 or 6 offices, of which I knew something about the candidates, even if it's just their own campaign baloney; otherwise, I will not and did not vote for those I know nothing other than their name and their party, if they run for one. And I never vote for anyone running unopposed. There seemed to be no referenda to vote on. So I processed it, the card popped back out, I turned it in to the same clerk who gave me a little smirk, and walked out. Gladly, they didn't offer one of those silly little stickers, so I didn't have to say "Don't waste one."

 

I Voted by mail early, because I am Severely Disabled, and its the easier this way for me! :smilewinkgrin:

 

One person I voted against won by 28 votes out of
16,008 counted (0.17% or 17 in 10,000).
I guess my vote did count?

I voted against him because he put a sign on my sub-division's
public property. Strange, nobody else had a sign there.
(well two home builders had signs there, but they probably
paid to have their ads there).

 

It could have been one of his supporters. Candidates don't put them all out themselves.