My Voting Experience Today

Today, I woke up bright and early, so I could vote first thing in the morning, like I normally do on election day.  When I got to my polling station this morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find the parking lot full, and a line wrapping outside of the building.  I was in and out in little more than an hour.  Of course, as with any election, volunteers were out handing out respective political party sample ballots.

Also, when I got near the front of the line, it was a little disorganized, but overall, everyone was friendly, and we had a choice of either using an electronic (touch screen) or paper ballot.  I went ahead and went with the touch screen ballot.  I must say, it was really easy, and clear, and I did not have any problems registering my respective votes.  The screen even showed me, after voting, a summary of what and who I was voting for, and allowed me, if I wanted to make a change, to click on the name and change my vote.

Overall, a very simple process, and I’m definitely glad I took part in this historic process today.  I always feel really good when I vote, no matter who wins, and am really happy that we are able to go to the polls, in an orderly fashion, and be able to cast our votes without any coercion.  Today is one of those days where I’m glad to be an American.

If you haven’t already done so, go out and vote!  I’m hoping when I turn on the news this evening that record turnouts are reported.