Today was my first live in-person election at my new/current residence. Last year I had to do an absentee ballot because I was out of town for work. This year I was working from home. Since it was a beautiful sunny day, I walked to the middle school which is my voting place. It was about a 10 minute walk. We use the computer card (fill in the bubble) and then insert it into a machine that looks suspiciously like a shredder.
In my town, there wasn't much to vote for: only the town council and the school board. The results were rather depressing since all of the incumbents were re-elected. There is only 1 new person on the council.
My criteria for voting this time was:
* No incumbents;
* No Democrats.
I wanted to also rule out supporting lawyers but that would've eliminated almost everyone. What a sad state of affairs. Status Quo.
Ironically, election day coincided with Guy Fawkes Day but nothing happened (Thank God). Later, I heard about a Million Mask March. Pretty clever. I especially enjoyed the "We're Gonna Trip the Light" video clip by Matt.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night
http://millionmaskmarch.org/
http://www.wherethehellismatt.com/
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