Well, it’s finally here. I’m not sure how it will turn out, but today’s election could be quite historic. We’re going to head out in a little while to cast our vote. We’re trying to let most of the office workers vote on the way into work, then we hope to catch a lull mid-morning. We’ve been watching the news reports this morning on a local TV station and they’re showing video of extremely long lines.
I plan to cast a VoteReport via Twitter. I ran across a reference to it last night and thought it was pretty neat. They even have a free app for my iPhone that I downloaded, so I can log information directly from my phone when we leave – info about how long I had to wait, conditions at the polling place, if there were any problems, etc.
And, for your reading pleasure, I saw this on Yahoo this morning and thought it was interesting. It comes from this link:
Why do we vote on a Tuesday… in November?
The short answer: We used to be a nation of farmers.
The long answer: Congress chose November because the harvest was over and the weather wouldn’t be bad enough to prevent people from traveling.
As for Tuesday, people used to have to travel overnight to their polling location. (In 1845, horse was the preferred method of transport.) In an effort to avoid religious days of rest, Congress chose Tuesday, leaving Monday and Wednesday as travel days. Tuesday was voting (and horse-resting) day.
Have a great day, and God Bless America 🙂
Very interesting about voting on a Tuesday!
I will be heading to the polls after a quick dinner tonight.
I voted! I also set up a Mr Linky and opened comments today on my blog for people to tell about their voting experiences.
This was very interesting, about the Tuesday voting. Thanks for sharing:)
I didn’t have to wait a single second, walked right in, signed the book, and into the booth I went. Hope your wait is very short!
Good luck with your lines. I mailed in my early ballot about three weeks ago.
Amanda and Matt voted at 7 a.m. It took about 30 minutes, I’m planning to go about 1… hopefully it’ll be quick 🙂
I didn’t have to wait, but I live in a really small town!
Fun info about the Tuesday part.
I voted bright and early. I’m sitting here watching the returns now.
How interesting. I didn’t have to wait at all but then again I live in a very small town. Plus I stayed home sick yesterday and waited until mid moring so I was in and out and back in bed 😉
I love learning the history of certain dates came to be chosen!
I had no idea why we voted on the first Tuesday in November. Very interesting, and I’m glad you shared those tidbits!
Oooh, pretty mums! Ours have already died.
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