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displacedtexan

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17. It's raining here in SF...or heavily fogging, as we say.
Tue Jun 7, 2016, 11:21 AM
Jun 2016

Glorious weather. Lots of neighbors heading to vote at the church around the corner. We all walk our dogs to the polling place and take turns herding while we each go inside to vote. So far, only one person gummed up the works by demanding a No Party Affiliation but Democratic Party ballot when he was not listed in the registered voter roll book. They finally talked him into a provisional ballot, but he was not happy. They showed him where his name should be in the book, they showed him the entire congressional district spreadsheet, and asked him if he remembered where and how he registered to vote. He couldn't remember. When last seen, he was taking his provisional ballot over to a machine.

The rest of us had no problems. Seriously, it's not hard to register to vote or even to check your status. We started getting campaign mailings in February, for crying out loud. And party emails and tweets increased dramatically, starting in March.

It's not rocket surgery.

I love election day!

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I'll be taking my daughter to the polls in about an hour stopbush Jun 2016 #1
Congrats to you and your daughter! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #3
Great! Love the first time voters. I work at our polls livetohike Jun 2016 #7
Callie Callie for Hillary! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #2
Yes!! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #4
PRESSING SOME BLUE BOTTLE IN CELEBRATION obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #5
We are going to have chili tonight. Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #6
I haven't heard that in so long, Starry! Gracias! Cha Jun 2016 #8
I picked it out days ago in anticipation! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #10
I love your state, too.. I miss California.. my daughter was born there. Cha Jun 2016 #13
That's great your daughter was born there! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #15
It's going to be a great day! Strong show of support livetohike Jun 2016 #9
We can do this! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #11
Go California! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #12
Feeling good!! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #14
Hey, backatcha~ sheshe2 Jun 2016 #16
It's raining here in SF...or heavily fogging, as we say. displacedtexan Jun 2016 #17
What a beautiful morning! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #18
He was young and entirely unsure how voting works. displacedtexan Jun 2016 #24
My youngest was born in Cali too! DemonGoddess Jun 2016 #19
Yay!! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #22
Kicking for holla holla holla for Hillary! obamanut2012 Jun 2016 #20
KNR Lucinda Jun 2016 #21
Bring it home, California! NastyRiffraff Jun 2016 #23
K&R ismnotwasm Jun 2016 #25
K&R gademocrat7 Jun 2016 #26
Aww, that's incredible! Starry Messenger Jun 2016 #27
I did my part Ellen Forradalom Jun 2016 #28
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