Voting is exciting. I always feel a little nervous voting. It is a right and a privilege. And, to think that women have only been able to vote since 1920.
The woman who processed me this morning was friendly but officious, taking her duties seriously while she munched on a ham sandwich served on a red, white and blue paper plate. I thought about her mother who probably voted for the first time in the presidential election of 1920.
I surprised myself a little because as I walked into the church where our voting stations were located one of the local candidates was standing there and greeted me warmly. When I got to that race on the ballot I almost considered voting for him because of that brief meeting! And, then I chastised myself for being so silly. I had already decided to vote for the woman he was running against, although I have never met her, but could I be so easily swayed to change my mind? In the end I didn’t change my mind, but it was a lesson to me on the power of that personal interaction.
Have you voted today?
