In my state early voting started on the 21st. Since I’m convinced that election day will be a national zoo I decided to avail myself of the opportunity to get my ballot taken care of this week.
Wednesday after work I stopped by only to see a few hundred people waiting in line. So after work wasn’t an option. Thursday I went at lunchtime and encountered over 300 folks waiting patiently. Today I showed up an hour before the polls opened and there are only 30 people in front of me. The ballot will be cast today.
The turnout is staggering. In Florida, they have already tallied 800,000 votes. Other states are reporting similar numbers. Overall, it is estimated that 10% of the votes cast in 2004 have already been entered.
Nice to see America on the votng bandwagon. Make sure you cast your ballot.
