tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post5806357817305364027..comments2024-03-28T17:25:54.868-04:00Comments on Pleasures from the Page: Election Day MemoriesRamonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-31367903272547730642012-11-06T21:57:01.606-05:002012-11-06T21:57:01.606-05:00Wow -everyone votes via mail-in? That is so inter...Wow -everyone votes via mail-in? That is so interesting. Our elementary school was filled with voters in and out all day today because it was a polling place.Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011661904689079860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-85821757574757592942012-11-06T17:38:12.860-05:002012-11-06T17:38:12.860-05:00I am thankful for the suffragettes who fought for ...I am thankful for the suffragettes who fought for women’s voting rights. Thanks to them, I got to take my daughter to the polls so we could vote together. Stacey Shubitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903206728640184043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-25995778111454218802012-11-06T17:30:56.580-05:002012-11-06T17:30:56.580-05:00We voted last Friday, so we didn't have quite ...We voted last Friday, so we didn't have quite the same feeling as voting on election day, but the mood was still one of patriotism and it left me with a good feeling knowing that I have a voice in our great country. I wish that all who are eligible to vote would vote with civic pride. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12901374472056625859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-88122557989357300952012-11-06T16:21:00.028-05:002012-11-06T16:21:00.028-05:00I enjoyed visiting my polling place this morning. ...I enjoyed visiting my polling place this morning. We always bring our sons with us. It was so busy today! (and cold as we stood outside for a decent length of time) maria.selkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052847577940056985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-21960814395827568582012-11-06T09:08:09.932-05:002012-11-06T09:08:09.932-05:00I am so glad that I have this opportunity to vote....I am so glad that I have this opportunity to vote. I stood in long lines this morning in the fresh cold air of the midwest...happy to live in a country where people pull together in emergency situations. XONanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135130889558068676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-63335896762104434712012-11-06T08:14:21.899-05:002012-11-06T08:14:21.899-05:00I voted early this year also. Usually election day...I voted early this year also. Usually election day and conferences fall on the same day. It made for a hectic day. They did change conferences, but I voted early anyway. I don't think I'll do it again because it makes me feel disconnected also. I like going to my polling place and seeing democracy in action!Deb Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-12297301782845366382012-11-06T08:05:43.594-05:002012-11-06T08:05:43.594-05:00Like Elsie, I was so moved by the idea of your hom...Like Elsie, I was so moved by the idea of your home as a voting place - and I love the sound of your mother, a strong and independent woman indeed. Today I will be voting with my son, he has followed me into the voting booth many a time, but this time he will cast his own vote! Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-75356899645384303152012-11-06T07:52:18.931-05:002012-11-06T07:52:18.931-05:00How interesting that your home was a polling place...How interesting that your home was a polling place! I've never heard of such a thing. Then it surprised me to learn that you only have mail-in ballots in Washington. I had to vote early because I'm out of town today. When I was teaching, I dreaded election day because our school was a polling place and classes were disrupted as rooms were used, but it was a good opportunity for the older patrons to see their tax dollars at work.elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-68404970972685543882012-11-06T00:52:27.123-05:002012-11-06T00:52:27.123-05:00I will miss voting tomorrow. I voted earlier, but...I will miss voting tomorrow. I voted earlier, but will miss the excitement of the day. I loved your memories, especially at your own home. How great is that! And I loved "even advised husbands that wives should be allowed to vote in private". Hard for me to believe, but... I remember taking my children to vote at their school too, showing them how important it was. And they are both dedicated voters today! Thanks for your important post!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-887210982915389572.post-63160973809564267702012-11-06T00:45:00.098-05:002012-11-06T00:45:00.098-05:00I will be in line at the fire station down the str...I will be in line at the fire station down the street brushing elbows with friends and neighbors in a few hours, as I have many times before. We will be shivering in cooler than usual weather, maybe dodging raindrops as well. It will be worth it to wear the "I voted" sticker to school, a visible civics lesson for elementary students. People will be in and out of the school, too, since it is a polling place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com