tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post4392280045790820036..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: VotingMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-68678114047950958442008-11-14T11:03:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:03:00.000-05:00My mother asked if I let Monkey pull the lever. I ...My mother asked if I let Monkey pull the lever. I was like, what? A lever? What are you talking about? I got a marker to fill in a bubble on a scantron looking sheet. Yeah, that's how we roll in BFE Humboldt County. (it's also the first time I've ever voted so I didn't know any different).Defiantmusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662821362051301388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-83568889640302223972008-11-05T23:32:00.000-05:002008-11-05T23:32:00.000-05:00I was first in line. Outta there in 10 min.I was first in line. Outta there in 10 min.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-28266655492542821032008-11-05T21:28:00.000-05:002008-11-05T21:28:00.000-05:00hmmmm.... I guess you are happy with the results y...hmmmm.... I guess you are happy with the results ya?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-38900129535915507022008-11-05T15:52:00.000-05:002008-11-05T15:52:00.000-05:00I wondered out loud the same thing. I figured it ...I wondered out loud the same thing. I figured it was the lawyer in me coming out. <BR/><BR/>Enjoying the picture very much!Irish Goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138645108776361753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-24803329395632749752008-11-05T13:38:00.000-05:002008-11-05T13:38:00.000-05:00Wish I had an old-fashioned lever. Instead, some A...Wish I had an old-fashioned lever. Instead, some ATM-esque touch screen. I was paranoid about making sure they got my vote right.<BR/>And they did.KChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114277144629595998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-46438927646888128422008-11-05T00:56:00.000-05:002008-11-05T00:56:00.000-05:00of course i voted, and woo-hoo!!!!!! we won't have...of course i voted, and woo-hoo!!!!!! we won't have to "accept" McCain. Yippee!painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-25912085665095811272008-11-04T22:45:00.000-05:002008-11-04T22:45:00.000-05:00I did, too.I did, too.flutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-11893403327395062392008-11-04T20:45:00.000-05:002008-11-04T20:45:00.000-05:00Looking good so far...night of election...looks li...Looking good so far...night of election...looks like I might want to wake up tomorrow afterall.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-25411640915238342262008-11-04T19:08:00.000-05:002008-11-04T19:08:00.000-05:00I wanted a lever. At least we got optical readers...I wanted a lever. At least we got optical readers instead of the funky touch screens. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-73292806928233925782008-11-04T17:51:00.000-05:002008-11-04T17:51:00.000-05:00You pull a big red lever? I'm totally jealous. V...You pull a big red lever? I'm totally jealous. Voting here was like taking the SATs. But, still, I got to vote, so I'm not really complaining. Can't wait to see the returns coming in!Kirsetin Morellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577011959431894169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-28415689843125903182008-11-04T16:24:00.000-05:002008-11-04T16:24:00.000-05:00Yes we are.Yes we are.Girlplustwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07056576921114387218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-57427134765457309932008-11-04T15:56:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:56:00.000-05:00I miss the big red lever. I vividly remember pulli...I miss the big red lever. I vividly remember pulling it for my parents when I was a wee girl.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-37034005993562542792008-11-04T15:35:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:35:00.000-05:00I am tearing my hair out over this. Weird to think...I am tearing my hair out over this. Weird to think that 8 hours from now, the whole world will change....Julie McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636419371986709887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-82442869212621025822008-11-04T14:55:00.000-05:002008-11-04T14:55:00.000-05:00Yep.I voted.The wait begins.Yep.<BR/><BR/>I voted.<BR/><BR/>The wait begins.Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03942336985162828835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-16801241615706704482008-11-04T14:41:00.000-05:002008-11-04T14:41:00.000-05:00How odd/incongruous/discomforting to be in the pos...How odd/incongruous/discomforting to be in the position where you must think about the rights of dead voters.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-84033000935189696642008-11-04T14:15:00.000-05:002008-11-04T14:15:00.000-05:00I voted proudly. And happily. I was the 249th pers...I voted proudly. And happily. I was the 249th person in my precinct to vote and I was damn proud of that.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-28649549109391270182008-11-04T14:05:00.000-05:002008-11-04T14:05:00.000-05:00Cute picture! I miss those old-school machines. It...Cute picture! I miss those old-school machines. It's so anticlimactic using a pen and paper like we do here.Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342826784650208124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-59216488459288610792008-11-04T13:20:00.000-05:002008-11-04T13:20:00.000-05:00We are one of two counties left in WA with the opt...We are one of two counties left in WA with the option of voting in person--and this is the last time before we go completely mail-in. I've done all absentee since...well, forever, since the days when I didn't feel safe going out to the polling place at night in my Seattle neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my kids (7 and 10) are INTO this election stuff! Especially the younger one. They each got to fill in some key spots on our ballot--Obama for both, and then some local races they're excited about. We'll all be eagerly awaiting results tonight. Our last governor's race took about a month to settle, and she won by only 133 votes, so we're more anxious about this than any other.<BR/><BR/>I walked by our polling place this morning (middle school) and saw so few signs of life that it surprised me. No strange cars or extra traffic at all. Signs barely visible until you walk up to the building. Meanwhile, the ballot drop box at the local shopping center has been buzzing with activity all week. I guess things are changing.<BR/><BR/>I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see how this day will go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-41290998649339725992008-11-04T12:32:00.000-05:002008-11-04T12:32:00.000-05:00I got there at about 8:55 AM; there were no lines ...I got there at about 8:55 AM; there were no lines and lots of parking. I walked right in, got my ballot, walked right over to a non-curtained voting booth (hence no pictures) and voted my little heart out. As I submitted it, I looked to see what number my vote was...342 in the A-L section of my precinct. Woohoo!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-24519666168095084432008-11-04T12:27:00.000-05:002008-11-04T12:27:00.000-05:00I always have taken my kids. My oldest called me f...I always have taken my kids. My oldest called me from the polls at 7:15 this morning--she's not an early riser, but had things to do and wanted to make sure she got her vote on.<BR/><BR/>My heart was happy.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-51316460461945674002008-11-04T12:11:00.000-05:002008-11-04T12:11:00.000-05:00i used to always take my kids. my daughter voted ...i used to always take my kids. my daughter voted herself for the first time this year!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-77396757656712862912008-11-04T11:48:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:48:00.000-05:00We don't have the curtained booth in CT any more. ...We don't have the curtained booth in CT any more. We filled out a form, SAT style, and it was zipped through a fax-like machine. I heard on the news that Obama's grandmother's vote still counts....Gonna be a good night. I hope.Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-2686685464323827992008-11-04T11:43:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:43:00.000-05:00We're even less technical here, paper and pen. I ...We're even less technical here, paper and pen. I showed my girls the ballot and how to fill it out. We talked a long time this morning about why I was voting the way I did. <BR/><BR/>Hugs to you and your mom today.Her Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891923995709831206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-27114590157028104262008-11-04T11:38:00.001-05:002008-11-04T11:38:00.001-05:00How wonderful that you all took your children with...How wonderful that you all took your children with you to vote today most especially. In my polling place there were almost as many children with their parents as there were adult voters. It made me very happy and I borrowed my goddaughter to help me pull the big lever. What fun. Life can be grand!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Lewislewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07514853350913333801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-18616430201102364432008-11-04T11:38:00.000-05:002008-11-04T11:38:00.000-05:00Oohhh, purple tights! Perfect choice for voting da...Oohhh, purple tights! Perfect choice for voting day. Yes, I voted. We had paper - fill in the blanks - ballots. I didn't take the girls because they were still in pajamas and I had to head to work afterwards. Dusty might get to watch some of the election coverage tonight. Hopefully we'll be celebrating tomorrow.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.com