Yesterday I performed my civic duty and voted in-person absentee in DC since I am now in Missouri to help the good guys win this important swing state. Just like in other parts of the country, turnout appeared to be higher than expected in DC. When I arrived a half hour before the polls opened, a lot of people were already in line and I waited about an hour before being able to case my vote. Luckily I was entertained by one of the workers.
The setup was to have everyone line up down a long hallway. By the time the polls opened the line was fairly long - at least 100 deep. To help seniors a room was set up for the old folks to sit so that they didn't have to stand too long. The hilarious part was how they identified who could go into the room. Obviously it is a touchy situation to try to figure out who is technically a senior citizen. A lot of 60 year olds could probably pass for 70 and vice versa. However, hazarding a guess would have been a lot better than what one of the election officials did: he asked everyone who entered the hallway if they were a senior citizen.
Sadly I was only in line for about ten minutes of this, but it was pure bliss. Reactions to the question were priceless, particularly those who didn't appear to be within 20 years of being eligible to join the AARP. I thought one guy, who maybe looked like he was 35 tops, was going to punch the worker.
While I didn't love standing in line for over an hour, thanks DC elections official, for making part my wait to vote pretty entertaining.
1 comment:
You need to switch your vote to DC biotch!
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