Voting Rant
Why is voting such a challenge?
I voted this morning – it took me about 85 seconds. When I got my ballot card there were about 15 people voting – when I finished my ballot and slapped my sticker on – there were STILL the SAME 15 people voting. I suspect these are the same 15 people I’m behind at the bank or in the checkout line in Kroger. geez. I even stood around outside for a couple of minutes – no one came out. Wow.
I read about people being confused about this simple process. I’m totally missing something. I must be out in left field on this one. They have made this process sooooooooooooo simple and effortless that pretty much anyone should be able to do it. I read the sample ballot online last night so I was aware of every selection before I even slide the ballot card in the machine.
My wife says my ballot is probably the only one in Hall County that wasn’t done properly. I might have nightmares about that…
Stay tuned for the results!
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I went to my usual voting place today at my usual voting time. 4 years ago I waited in line 1 hour, 45 minutes from get in line to walk out the door. This year I did my usual 1 hour 45 minutes to vote. I’m sure glad I wasn’t smart enough to vote early and stand in line for 2,3,4,5,6,7,8 hours. It’s also interesting to watch the “seasoned citizen” voter walk up to the computer, stick in their card to activate the machine, cast their votes, hit “submit ballot” and be gone in less than 4 minutes while the first time, less than 21 year old computer nerd kid stands there for 20 minutes moving from hip to hip, foot to foot, staring at the ceiling and reading everything multiple times. Hey, I just got it. It’s the reading that slows them down !!!!! It’s having to figure out what the words mean rather than just “smiting” them with the Gorgon death ray sword of holy hell retribution. Sorry folks. Liberty ain’t free, it ain’t easy and I’ve just learned that it takes a whole lot of patience with the first time practitioner.