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November 02, 2004
A Very Special Election Day
Tom Brokaw has been using scare tactics to get me to vote early, claiming that people have been waiting in line for up to four hours at polling venues. Granted, most footage shown has been from swing states. But as a resident of NYC's Lower East Side, I figured masses of button-wearing hipsters would flood the Kerry gates just the same.
I set my alarm for the painful hour of 6:30 a.m. (yes, I'm spoiled). I took my shower, dressed, slurped down some cereal, and headed a block over to the Ralph Hernandez Houses to cast my ballot.
Good news! The line to vote was very short. Bad news! My district's voting machine was broken. I had the option to vote by hand (shady) or wait an infinite amount of time for a machine fix. With my day job waiting, I chose the former.
Filling out the paper ballot was very reminiscent of taking grade school standardized tests. Only this time I knew the answers. With an all too clear flashback of Floridian chads, I made sure to fill in every Democratic circle with force and precision.
As I was filling in the last two circles, a voting volunteer informed me that the machine was fixed, and I could vote there instead. Which method should I choose? Would my paper ballot even be counted? Hmmm...looking at the chaos swirling around me, it would be a 50/50 chance. So I tossed my paper ballot and opted to wait in line again for the more secure machine.
After a 20 minute frenzy, my ballot for John Kerry was finally cast.
How was your voting experience? Please share! In the meantime, keep your fingers crossed that we won't all be moving to Canada in 2005.
Posted by Michele at November 2, 2004 10:15 AM
Comments
What about me?
Posted by: Nader at November 2, 2004 01:21 PM
I don't have any voting experience to share, my absentee was "Lost" on it's way to nyc from the south.
Posted by: Brian at November 2, 2004 03:05 PM
