Early voting in the presidential election began today in Wisconsin. City hall opened at 8:00 a.m. Gary were there at 8:15, but we weren't the first. Another couple voted at 8:00 a.m.
The ballot used to be called an absentee ballot, meant for those who would not be around on election day, but since no one actually checked to see that the voter was out of town on election day, anyone could use one. Now early voting is accepted.
It took all of five minutes since we vote a straight ticket. We folded our ballots and put them into the envelopes that won't be opened until election day when the clerk runs them through the electronic machine.
Then Gary left for Illinois where he will be working on his aunt's house for a week. He suggested he could always vote in Illinois, too. He was kidding, but considering the reputation Illinois has he probably could get away with it. Election fraud has run rampant there.
We wanted to get our voting done so we can say to any campaign workers calling on the phone, "We've already voted," and ask to be removed from the call list. Tonight there is yet another debate between the two candidates but I'm not watching. There isn't much point. Besides the topic is foreign relations and certainly President Obama has proved himself a master in that area.
Instead, I'm listening to Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony". Seems about right.
The ballot used to be called an absentee ballot, meant for those who would not be around on election day, but since no one actually checked to see that the voter was out of town on election day, anyone could use one. Now early voting is accepted.
It took all of five minutes since we vote a straight ticket. We folded our ballots and put them into the envelopes that won't be opened until election day when the clerk runs them through the electronic machine.
Then Gary left for Illinois where he will be working on his aunt's house for a week. He suggested he could always vote in Illinois, too. He was kidding, but considering the reputation Illinois has he probably could get away with it. Election fraud has run rampant there.
We wanted to get our voting done so we can say to any campaign workers calling on the phone, "We've already voted," and ask to be removed from the call list. Tonight there is yet another debate between the two candidates but I'm not watching. There isn't much point. Besides the topic is foreign relations and certainly President Obama has proved himself a master in that area.
Instead, I'm listening to Antonin Dvorak's "New World Symphony". Seems about right.
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