Today is election day. Kristen and I voted early, stopping at our polling place in Holyoke on Appleton St. We did not get the ‘I voted!’ stickers however, but at least this time I went in the correct door… For the primary election way back when, I entered the building through the incorrect door. The grumpy old man behind the desk didn’t let me forget it!

I can’t get over how inconsistent the voting process is across the country, and I’ve been intrigued by all the little facts and figures that are all over the news today about the history of voting. I learned from a co-worker in Oregon today that Oregon residents vote by mail. There is no polling place! I also learned that Minnesota residents can register the same day as they cast their ballot. Besides that, I realize several states have changed their voting rules and regulations since the last major election. All of this makes me wonder what’s to come.

The way I voted today was with a little black marker on a piece of cardstock that I fed into a machine afterwards.