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Jestgar Rising Star

Whatever the outcome, today's election is historic, and YOU can make it even more so by making this the highest voter turnout EVER!!


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Mtndog Collaborator

Just did and it felt GREAT!!!!!!!!!

*lee-lee* Enthusiast

i'm going right now!!

ShayFL Enthusiast

I voted last Thursday. 2 hours to wait. But so worth it!!

jerseyangel Proficient

Yep Yep Yep!!!!! :D

We're going later when the guys get home from work--it's my younger son's first time voting in a presidential election and I wanna go with him like I did with his brother in 2000. :D

Cornball, I know, but that's moi :P

Jestgar Rising Star
Yep Yep Yep!!!!! :D

We're going later when the guys get home from work--it's my younger son's first time voting in a presidential election and I wanna go with him like I did with his brother in 2000. :D

Cornball, I know, but that's moi :P

That's actually pretty cool. Emphasizes how important, and how much a part of our lives voting is.

Lisa Mentor

Voted last week! All four of us are covered. ;)


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Jenny (AZ via TX) Enthusiast

I mailed my in. Wow, so easy! I'm so ready for this to be over.

Puddy Explorer

Voted on my way to work this morning. I couldn't believe how busy it was at 6:45AM! My son and husband are on their way there now.

jerseyangel Proficient

My husband drove by the school we vote at on his way to work this morning, 20 minutes before the polls opened--and there was already a line out the door!

GlutenGalAZ Enthusiast

Voted on the way to work today :)

jerseyangel - I think that is neat you are going with your son for his first time voting. I remember going with my parents the first time.

I am looking forward to the phone calls stopping!! Yea.....

Every night when we get home from work there have been 1-3 messages on our answering machine.

Have a nice day everyone.

Lisa Mentor
Voted last week! All four of us are covered. ;)

I'm glad to be a part of history in the making. I have a feeling that tonight won't be the end of it, though. :huh:

tabasco32 Apprentice

Yay, I just voted an hour ago. In my small city of Parlier CA., no line, I just walked right in and voted. I got two stickers, so does that mean two free coffees? :P Just kidding. I never voted before in my life!! It felt good, like my vote made a big impact.

My voice was heard today. So yeah it was good. :)

jerseyangel Proficient
My voice was heard today. So yeah it was good. :)

Congrats!! :D

HAK1031 Enthusiast

Curse being 17...oh well, one of my friends turns 18 tomorrow, I can't even imagine how frustrated I would be. But she said you can influence more votes than you can cast, which is very true, especially given that she lives in ohio! So here's my influence: get out there and vote NOW!!! It's worth a few minutes (or even hours if the case may be) of your life. And if you don't vote, no complaining for the next 4 years!

Heh, my stepsister's first election was in 2004 and she was going to school in ohio at the time...11 HOUR POLL WAIT!! But her professors thought it was cool. Don't let long lines discourage you!! It's just too important to vote!

Jestgar Rising Star
Curse being 17...oh well, one of my friends turns 18 tomorrow, I can't even imagine how frustrated I would be. But she said you can influence more votes than you can cast, which is very true, especially given that she lives in ohio! So here's my influence: get out there and vote NOW!!! It's worth a few minutes (or even hours if the case may be) of your life. And if you don't vote, no complaining for the next 4 years!

Heh, my stepsister's first election was in 2004 and she was going to school in ohio at the time...11 HOUR POLL WAIT!! But her professors thought it was cool. Don't let long lines discourage you!! It's just too important to vote!

Wow. You (and your friend) are a lot more with it than I ever was at 17.

Good for you!

Darn210 Enthusiast

OK . . . we're back . . . had to take pink-eye son with me . . . kept telling him not to touch anything. He did great (just played his Nintendo DS the whole time). It was about an hour and 10 minutes.

neesee Apprentice

I voted a couple hours ago :D

Patti you aren't corny at all! I did the same thing with all my kids.

neesee

Lisa16 Collaborator

Did it too!

Here's the real question:

Which one of them had the friendliest celiac agenda?

Maybe we need our own lobby.

Ashley Enthusiast

I just got home from Voting today!!! It was my first time!

Lisa Mentor
Maybe we need our own lobby.

The Celiac Sprue Association, Celiac Disease Foundation and the Gluten Intolerant Group do wonderful work on our behalf.

Jestgar Rising Star
I just got home from Voting today!!! It was my first time!

YAY!! Feel good?

Jestgar Rising Star

AAARRRRRGGHHHHHHH!!!

I HATE waiting for answers!!!!!!!!

jerseyangel Proficient

We drove to the school, the three of us voted, and were back home within about 15 minutes!

Now, we wait......

Judyin Philly Enthusiast

We are in a small precinct so we just walked in gave our name, voted and were out in 4 min.

Felt really good to do it and HAVE IT OVER WITH fianally........

yes Patti..........now we wait. :lol:

Judy

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