Sadie and I filled out our ballots this evening, comfortably seated at our dinner table, researching candidates and issues, then inking our choices. (If we wanted to, we could get up brew a cup of coffee, or visit the bathroom, ‘cause we don’t live in Georgia). I could mail them, but I’m going to the library tomorrow anyway. I’ll put them in the Drop Box next door, at the sheriff’s office.
We trust our state, and our voting-by-mail system. I do feel sorry for folks that must stand in line for several minutes – hours – if they’re persons of color in some states – only for the privilege to stand in a flimsy booth for a bit. To me that’s a disincentive to vote, and I can’t help but think it’s intentional.
Sadie and I filled out our ballots this evening, comfortably seated at our dinner table, researching candidates and issues, then inking our choices. (If we wanted to, we could get up brew a cup of coffee, or visit the bathroom, ‘cause we don’t live in Georgia). I could mail them, but I’m going to the library tomorrow anyway. I’ll put them in the Drop Box next door, at the sheriff’s office.
We trust our state, and our voting-by-mail system. I do feel sorry for folks that must stand in line for several minutes – hours – if they’re persons of color in some states – only for the privilege to stand in a flimsy booth for a bit. To me that’s a disincentive to vote, and I can’t help but think it’s intentional.