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literacyadvocate

(63 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:08 PM Nov 2012

2 Brand spanking new voters

Hi,

I just became a citizen a couple of weeks ago. Made sure I registered at the booth at my oath ceremony. My wife became a citizen last Friday, and since it was a smaller venue, I knew they wouldn't have a voter registration booth there. So I took the day off, drove her straight from the oath ceremony to the registrar of voters, got a ballot and we made sure she could vote. People say 2 votes for Obama in Cali doesn't matter, but voting is what matters - plus all the important duty of voting on propositions, city councils and county measures. Also explained to the kids the whole process and though its not glamorous, it's all the more important in these times.

And if anyone is inspired by this, I would have extended the effect of what I did.

Lets all have a good day today. 4 more years!

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2 Brand spanking new voters (Original Post) literacyadvocate Nov 2012 OP
Great work! Chiquitita Nov 2012 #1
2 votes in a Blue State DO matter. Thanks for voting. FSogol Nov 2012 #2
Of course voting matters! Bucky Nov 2012 #3
That was funny! literacyadvocate Nov 2012 #6
Welcome to the USA and thank you for voting. a kennedy Nov 2012 #4
Congratulations and thank you! myrna minx Nov 2012 #5
Outstanding! progressoid Nov 2012 #7
Thanks for the love! literacyadvocate Nov 2012 #8
Congratulations, WELCOME, and THANK YOU! but . . . Care Acutely Nov 2012 #9

Bucky

(54,026 posts)
3. Of course voting matters!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:16 PM
Nov 2012

And congratulations on getting full citizenship. If you can stand our television and weak pilsners, it's a great country to live in!

literacyadvocate

(63 posts)
6. That was funny!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:26 PM
Nov 2012

Thanks.

Have been living here for the past 13 years, so have gotten used to the bad telly and weak pilsners. Its the punditry that I still have to get used to!

literacyadvocate

(63 posts)
8. Thanks for the love!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:39 PM
Nov 2012

Thanks all for the love and war welcome.

And yes, will try my best to inspire more people to be more civic duty aware in the following years.

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