- Request absentee ballot well in advance (pat self on back)
- Discover absentee ballot underneath stack of magazines three days before the election (whoops)
- Wake up on election day to the sound of pouring rain…think this might be a good thing
- Drive by polling place on way to work, notice no line outside
- Secure awesome, right-up-front parking
- Poke head into church and notice line appears to be only 10-15 minutes…score!
- Get in line. Hope someone official notices huge belly and offers spot at front of line. Doesn’t happen.
- Sway back and forth in line to keep steady, which puts baby to sleep. Bonus: baby is no longer bouncing around and putting pressure on bladder.
- Enter polling room. It’s approximately 105 degrees. Remove coat and distract self from inferno.
- Get to front of line. They ask for absentee ballot. Who said anything about bringing that? Promised no wait/line if I go home and get it.
- Run home to get blasted ballot. Wisely take a bathroom break. Return to church.
- Processed immediately, vote and leave less than 5 minutes later.
Total time to vote (inc. return home): 30 minutes
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