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Tuesday 2 November 2004
voting day
IT’S VOTING DAY here in the U.S. Not that anyone on the ‘net is unaware of that little fact. I’ve done the deed, and fortunately, the experience was smooth and easy.
I went to my precinct polling place expecting lines, but I must have chosen a perfect time, because hardly anyone was there despite reports of very long lines earlier in the morning. As has always been my experience when voting in Arizona, the process was calm and everyone very pleasant.
I don’t think I’ve ever had such a spread between partisanship on any ballot I’ve voted on, though. Arizona isn’t a swing state by accident – we have odd politics here. Consider that I voted for Kerry, but the very next ballot item was state senator, where my vote was for John McCain, a Republican. In several local spots, I voted Libertarian. Looking over my ballot, I was struck by how, at least for me and at least this year, voting is definitely not a partisan concern.
In related news, Technorati has an experimental voting project you’ll want to check out (hat tip: Tantek).
Filed under: faith(less), general, policies
Posted by: Molly | 11:54 | Comments (11)
Same experience here…but Molly…it sounds like you were looking over my shoulder while I voted.
Oh, yeah, the comment box obscures some of your blog roll
Molly,
You must have been looking at my ballot as well, and I’m all the way over here in California.
FYI…Jason Kottke is collecting stories of election user experience, if you wanted to share your story.
I voted Bush.
I’m respectfully surprised, Molly.
Actually, Molly, I think it’s the other way round
– I think most Americans are not aware at how carefully the rest of the world is following the U.S. elections – due to our awareness (and nervousness) of how much this election is going to impact on world politics in the coming years, if the last four years are any indication.
I stayed online yesterday evening, having no access to cable TV, in the company of my friends from UK/Europe have stayed up all night, and those in Asia/Pacific, hoping that our American counterparts won’t be swayed by fear-induced folly.
Classifieds
Greenland’s in the running, with England and Japan a close second.
Just such a shame your vote made no difference, Moll. The rest of tbe USA seems hell-bent on turning into the illiberal theocratic cesspool that Al-Quida would like it to be.
Sounds like each person voted their conscience, and that is to be commended.
Also surprisingly, I’ll be keeping myself updated on Ethan’s immigration and I personally would enjoy knowing that everytime an election doesn’t go their way, people of the same inclination would repeat such a move. Please send postcards, Ethan – quickly.
Shortly before electing, I was told by one woman, “Lick Bush!” I didn’t have the heart to tell her that I trim my mustache and goatee away from my lips for a reason.