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[jazzfish]

I'd been planning on voting at lunch today, but I looked at a map last night and discovered that my polling place is an elementary school that's just barely south of my regular running route. And since polls open at six and it was actually going to be decent out in the morning, I figured I'd get it taken care of early.

Everyone else was dressed to go to work, overcoats and dresses and suits oh my. I felt just a tad out of place in t-shirt and shorts.

I held my nose and voted for Jim "Reagan's secretary of the navy!" Webb, because George Allen is just plain awful. I shrugged and voted for Jim Moran. Two local bond initiatives got my vote: parks good, police good. The objectively bad marriage amendment did not get "Not just no but HELL NO" because there was no such button, but I voted no anyway. Voted yes on removing the unconstitutional provision from the Virginia state constitution. The only thing that really took any thought was the amendment allowing property tax relief in certain situations; that one got a "no" because, well, tax cuts enshrined in Constitution bad.

Stupid electronic voting machines.

And come tomorrow there will be either rejoicing or sackcloth and ashes.

Comments

[tulip-tree.livejournal.com]

yeah. I've been here seven years, and it finally seems relatively normal to vote this way... but it took quite a while to get over the lack of no. 2 pencils!