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Thoughts on Voting

Started by Mark Schoneveld · 8 months ago

I just went to the polls. It felt good, my hand shook by the last minute poll stumpers, to be thanked to be there, to see democracy in action (even though I was the only voter there).
After I voted, I had an enlightening conversation with the lady running the booths. I [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • lord_whimsy

    2 years ago

    Got a flag if you need one.
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  • Audrey

    2 years ago

    I had a bizarre voting experience this morning.

    the polling place was hard to find, and it was in what looked like a house nest to delaware ave. there was no sign on the door but a man, surrounded in trash and sitting on the stoop next door told me i was in the right place.
    so i walked inside. and i too was the ONLY person there to vote. there were 4 people working and when
    i told them my last name, and i had 2 last names on my registration, one lady said "ah, did you get married?" and i said
    " it's a long story." and then the four of them start cracking jokes about marriage and divorce and name changes and they are cackling so loudly when i walk into the booth to cast my vote that i can hardly think.
    but one hardly needs to think to vote, right?
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  • magdalenus

    2 years ago

    Whoa, Audrey. That is bizarre. Fishtown. What a place.

    The Whimsy flag:

    <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/lord_whimsy/Miscellany III/DSCN3904.jpg"></img>
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