How many of you can say that you have voted in every election you could possibly have voted? I can!!! I suspect most reading this share this distinction with me, as I know you are all smart people. But if you haven't, I'll spare the lecture, for now (you just wait, I'll find you and give you my lecture eventually!!!). But no matter your voting record, make sure you get your ballot in this time. It's important. Very important.
As an overseas voter, I received my ballot via email this evening. As soon as I saw it in my inbox, I grabbed my keys and ran outside. Why, you ask? Well, because I don't have a printer yet- and I wanted to vote! So I went to the Graduate Centre where they have printers we can use. I printed all the files (seven of them! Three different ballot files, an envelope file, instructions, and a voter affidavit). And I raced home to vote!
I made myself a nice dinner (fresh noodles with white sauce with chicken, red and green bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, and lots of garlic- mmm), and poured myself a glass (ok, two) of red wine, and voted! A perfect evening for this nerd. I'll go to the post office and mail it tomorrow (can't mail it today as it's 7pm and the post office is closed!). By the way, if you're wondering how I got an "I Voted" sticker if my ballot came via email, it's because I'm really, really, really nerdy and got it from the auditors office before I left. Yes, I carried it with me all the way across the pond. And I'll wear it proudly on election day.
Join me. Pour yourself a glass of wine and vote when your ballot comes. And if you are lucky enough to be able to vote in person on election day, save the wine for when you get home. :-)
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