Just a few hours ago, at about 2 PM, I voted,
here in Wichita, Kansas.
I voted for a Democrat,
James Thompson,
to represent us in Congress:
www.votejamesthompson.com
In the debate, Estes claimed before the passage of the Affordable Care Act, there were no major problems in the American healthcare system, eliciting a burst of laughter from the crowd.
"Ron has lived a taxpayer-funded lifestyle for nearly 20 years, and it's clear he's become deeply out of touch with the needs of real Kansans," said Thompson spokeswoman Stephanie Yeager. "There was one candidate on the dais who personally understands the struggles of working and middle class Kansans, and that candidate is clearly James Thompson."
And I voted for a Democrat for Governor:
www.laurakellyforkansas.com/…
Demonstrating the historic bipartisan support for Senator Laura Kelly’s campaign for governor, former Republican Governor Bill Graves and former Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius will hit the campaign trail with Kelly the day before Election Day.
“This is a critical election for Kansas. The stakes couldn’t be higher,” said Graves. “Laura has integrity, and I know she will bring Kansans together regardless of party to solve problems.”
I found my early voting polling place:
www.sedgwickcounty.org/…
Polling place number 9,
Progressive Missionary Baptist Church,
2727 E. 25th St. N.
There was very little parking close to the “Vote Here” sign,
so I parked more than 100 feet away from that door,
in the wide open spaces of the large parking lot west of the main sanctuary entrance.
I walked quickly, excited, saying “hi” to folks leaving.
Went inside.
The door to the actual voting rooms was the third door down,
towards the back of the building.
I stepped in:
I turned in my wife’s advance ballot, already filled out, and the envelope signed, and the permission for me to turn it in for her, signed.
I was not sure where to turn it in,
but it was okay,
they took it right there, at my early voting location.
They took it.
The lady said, so glad they changed the law, in recent years.
Before that, I would have been forced to either mail it,
or take it all the way downtown….
So glad I could hand it to her.
So glad.
Then time for me to vote.
The main candidates went fast, of course:
I voted for all the Democrats.
Then I got to the judges.
I had done some extra research in advance,
since my wife had asked me to,
a few days before;
I looked up a sample ballot online.
The only offices on the ballot that did not have any Democratic or Republican designation,
was the judges on the court of appeals:
myvoteinfo.voteks.org/…
So, I looked up which ones were appointed by Democrats,
and I wrote down, and put the paper in my pocket,
which judges were appointed by Republicans.
If you look at the sample ballot, the judges appointed by Republican Governors are:
Schroeder,
Powell,
and Malone.
I voted no, on those three, do not retain them in office.
The rest were appointed by Democratic Governors, and I voted yes, retain them in office.
I finished voting,
and reviewed my votes,
and printed the ballot,
and fed it into the ballot box.
You see, we do have paper ballots here.
I got my “I voted early” sticker,
thanked the man at the ballot box,
and went out to my car.
Just before I got to the car,
in the bright, sunny afternoon,
alone in the middle of the large parking lot,
I started to cry.
I got in the car,
and threw my head back,
and thrashed around,
and cried like a baby.
Thanks for reading.
Sunday, Nov 4, 2018 · 6:33:10 AM +00:00
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Hey! Rec list! It’s been a long time since I got anything on the rec list. Feels good. By the way, this was not the first time I ever voted. There was a line in the diary that was misleading. I edited, so if you read the diary before, and thought I was a new voter, read it again. I tried to make it more clear. And thanks for all the attention. Thanks again.