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[apryl29]

I'm going to be that annoying person who reminds you to vote today.
I was so shocked when I stopped b/c the parking lot was packed. There was even a bit of a line. We're a pretty small town and usually when I stop before work there's only a couple cars in the parking lot. Not this time, but we do have a school levy on the ballot this time, and Ohio has a state wide issue too.

 

[staceyj]

I'm going to be that annoying person who reminds you to vote today.
I was so shocked when I stopped b/c the parking lot was packed. There was even a bit of a line. We're a pretty small town and usually when I stop before work there's only a couple cars in the parking lot. Not this time, but we do have a school levy on the ballot this time, and Ohio has a state wide issue too.

I voted early last week. I was pleasantly surprised to stand in a short line that day.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see quite a few young people arriving.

My daughter’s vote was suppressed in Tennessee. She was registered.
She took her drivers license and voter card with her as well as her student/work ID from the university and her rent statement.

They said she needed another ID from the approved list, which among other types, included a gun license.

She asked that they call the election chairperson who actually got on the phone with her while looking on his computer.

Still they said no.

She called me crying and shaking from her car to tell me that she was driving all the way home to get her passport and returning.

The problem is, passports cost money. Big money, and not every citizen has one or can afford one.
She only has one because she went on a vacation with her boyfriend’s family a few years ago.

After she voted, she said the old ladies volunteering clapped for her and one of them gave her a hug and told her she was proud of her.

The irony here is that there is a memorial statue in downtown Knoxville of famous suffragettes.
I even took a picture of it!

 

[apryl29]

I voted early last week. I was pleasantly surprised to stand in a short line that day.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see quite a few young people arriving.

My daughter’s vote was suppressed in Tennessee. She was registered.
She took her drivers license and voter card with her as well as her student/work ID from the university and her rent statement.

They said she needed another ID from the approved list, which among other types, included a gun license.

She asked that they call the election chairperson who actually got on the phone with her while looking on his computer.

Still they said no.

She called me crying and shaking from her car to tell me that she was driving all the way home to get her passport and returning.

The problem is, passports cost money. Big money, and not every citizen has one or can afford one.
She only has one because she went on a vacation with her boyfriend’s family a few years ago.

After she voted, she said the old ladies volunteering clapped for her and one of them gave her a hug and told her she was proud of her.

The irony here is that there is a memorial statue in downtown Knoxville of famous suffragettes.
I even took a picture of it!
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Aww.. that's a sad story, but it makes me really happy that she was able to vote. Here passports can't be used for voting ID.

It'd be nice if things were more uniform. It's nice that the poll workers [not pole workers ] were so encouraging & really tried to help her.

 

[apryl29]

Hey ya'll sorry ive been scarce, for whatever reason my feet and ankles decided to swell up twice their size. Went and got bloodwork done today hopefully will know what happened by tomorrow. Bright side got a strange dude to touch on my feet for money...kinky!

I forgot to say...
So you paid a guy to touch your feet? Usually it's the other way around.

 

[ronott1]

I voted early last week. I was pleasantly surprised to stand in a short line that day.
I was also pleasantly surprised to see quite a few young people arriving.

My daughter’s vote was suppressed in Tennessee. She was registered.
She took her drivers license and voter card with her as well as her student/work ID from the university and her rent statement.

They said she needed another ID from the approved list, which among other types, included a gun license.

She asked that they call the election chairperson who actually got on the phone with her while looking on his computer.

Still they said no.

She called me crying and shaking from her car to tell me that she was driving all the way home to get her passport and returning.

The problem is, passports cost money. Big money, and not every citizen has one or can afford one.
She only has one because she went on a vacation with her boyfriend’s family a few years ago.

After she voted, she said the old ladies volunteering clapped for her and one of them gave her a hug and told her she was proud of her.

The irony here is that there is a memorial statue in downtown Knoxville of famous suffragettes.
I even took a picture of it!
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Rules like that were turned over from a different state.

It is great that she voted!

 

[rjohns39]

After she voted, she said the old ladies volunteering clapped for her and one of them gave her a hug and told her she was proud of her.

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Stacey, it would be a two hour drive, but I'd gladly give her a hug too. If it makes you feel any better, TN wouldn't accept my Military ID because it was on the same list as my driver's license. So I pulled out my passport which also holds my social security card.

Unfortunately, I know the idiot who wrote that list or those lists. Not gonna say more.

 

[apryl29]

Anyone else getting a weird "Do you want to like this post?" message when you click like?
ETA: It doesn't happen every time.

 

[rjohns39]

It only seems to happen when the system is busy.

 

[staceyj]

Stacey, it would be a two hour drive, but I'd gladly give her a hug too. If it makes you feel any better, TN wouldn't accept my Military ID because it was on the same list as my driver's license. So I pulled out my passport which also holds my social security card.

Unfortunately, I know the idiot who wrote that list or those lists. Not gonna say more.

I love you Bob.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Cap - cats are not dependable like dogs. Could you have a dog waiting outside the tub, so you have something dependable to break any falls?

My dog that is allowed upstairs is smaller than the cats!