the smedley log - suburban scrawl

Got influence?

If not, try voting. (Today is an election day in some places.)

I voted. I hope it’s a groundswell, but there weren’t many people there when I arrived. So…my vote counts even more!

I voted at 11am.
I was number 63.
I thought that was low.

Hmmmm, I’m bringing my kids … maybe I can call them democrats and they can vote!

I haven’t been to the polls yet. Should get there by five. I know it won’t be the same sort of turnout as last year, when I waited over an hour in line, but like Frank says, that’s just more influence for me!

I voted around 6:30. I was number 83 on the list, so not exactly a spectacular turnout. My neighbor told me that she voted “no” to every single judge on the ballot, not just the state judges, but common pleas, traffic court, you name it, she said “no”. Cracked me up. A 28 year old co-worker told me that he needed to get home to vote. I asked him if he was motivated by the city charter. He said, yes, but he also was planning “no” votes on Nigro and Newman. I was so proud. And I’d never even talked to him about it.

I voted around five, and I was 496. High for an in-between year, but woefully short of last year’s 1319. A little less shy of 642 in 2000.

Overall, better local turnout than the cynic in me expected going in.