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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:19 PM
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I voted today. Absentee ballot, Cambridge Mass. Can I get a high five?
The clerk was drowning in phone calls and mail, I joked with the guy.
Said it's awesome that he's so swamped.
He gave me a tired smile.
Just then, the mail man brought in another full bin of absentee ballots.
I cutely apologized for jinxing him.
Told him that I recently succeeded in my months long campaign to get my boyfriend to register.
He laughed and gave me a high five and some Halloween candy.

That's my voting story.

Not as exciting as voting in some of those pro-American towns out there, but I was into it.


Thank you to all you readers who give a damn about this country and vote.

Oh, he also said that in the last month of registration, new voter registrations in my town increased the voter rolls by 7%.
And that is happening in virtually every town in every state across the country.
Let's rock this vote you guys!
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:20 PM
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1. NO!!!! BAD!!!! **NEVER VOTE BY MAIL!!! EVER!!! ** n/t
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:21 PM
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2. Haha. I voted in person at City Hall fwiw
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:28 PM
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6. Oh. That's good then. n/t
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codjh9 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:22 PM
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3. Hey, high five to ya! n/t
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:27 PM
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5. thanks man! now that my vote is over I can get down to some serious GOTVing up in New Hampshire..
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codjh9 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:33 PM
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8. Hey COOL! - I just did that for 3 days here in southern NM. n/t
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FemaleDemfromMass Donating Member (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:24 PM
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4. Yes
:applause:
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Aloha Spirit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-20-08 08:31 PM
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7. Yay! I enjoyed the ballot measures this year. I REALLY enjoyed voting for pot decriminalization!!
Edited on Mon Oct-20-08 08:37 PM by beat tk
:smoke:

Haha, I even enjoyed voting for registrar of probate.
I am very proud of my country right now.

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FemaleDemfromMass Donating Member (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-08 07:18 PM
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9. I can't wait to vote
especially for the pot one. :7
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firedupdem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-08 07:19 PM
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10. Just sent you a fist bump! n/t
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-21-08 07:19 PM
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11. High 5!


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