I bet Bossy’s daughter will always remember pushing the buttons. In jolly olde Michigan, we have to fill in the circles with a marker. It’s very grade-school yet very grown-up at the same time.
Get this: Marriage in the Michigan Constitution is defined as one man and one woman (which BURNS MY ASS, excuse my language) but yet we voted in use of medical marijuana and embryonic stem-cell research yesterday. We totally had the ‘defining marriage’ issue on the wrong ballot!
Good job, Bossy’s Daughter! Here in Ohio we have magical touch-screen voting. The nice old lady explained to me all about how to use the machine, even though it was my 3rd time voting with them
I took my 14-year-old sister and let her do the same. She was ecstatic. Even more so knowing that, in four years, she’ll get to elect Barack to a 2nd term herself.
I’ve always taken my kids into the voting booth with me, letting them push the buttons, or touch the screen, or complete the arrow on paper, or whatever new way Denver decides we should vote each time. Now they’re 15 and nearly 13, and this year we sat down with friends to go over all the amendments on our huge ballot, creating a cheat sheet so we could vote quickly. Result: my 15-year-old daughter is so excited to vote for Barack O’Boyfriend’s second term that she can hardly stand it. Big celebration at our house last night!
And her shirt that says, “I want my president to be smarter than I am”? Now it has added words: “Finally, he is!”
Our polling place was very stressed this year. I always have brought my kids with to vote. I took pictures two years ago when my older son was able to vote for the first time. This year I asked on the side I was voting on if they minded if I took a picture of older son signing into vote (not even near the machines) and they said go right ahead. I took one picture and the other side came running over saying there are no pictures allowed. Younger son had to sit and wait for us, he wasn’t allowed to come with me either. A little disappointing.
I am happy you were able to include your daughter!!
steph says
November 5, 2008 at 12:07 pmLucky Bossy’s daughter. California got rid of the electronic voting machines and we had to use paper. PAPER!
ruthwells says
November 5, 2008 at 12:13 pmMy boys and I all pressed the big green VOTE button together. I hope they will remember that forever.
Heather says
November 5, 2008 at 12:20 pmYOU STILL push buttons to vote???
Tuli says
November 5, 2008 at 12:23 pmI bet Bossy’s daughter will always remember pushing the buttons. In jolly olde Michigan, we have to fill in the circles with a marker. It’s very grade-school yet very grown-up at the same time.
Get this: Marriage in the Michigan Constitution is defined as one man and one woman (which BURNS MY ASS, excuse my language) but yet we voted in use of medical marijuana and embryonic stem-cell research yesterday. We totally had the ‘defining marriage’ issue on the wrong ballot!
Tootsie Farklepants says
November 5, 2008 at 12:45 pmIn CA we’re all about the little ink dots.
Bossy's Daughter says
November 5, 2008 at 12:50 pmYou bet I did
charmie says
November 5, 2008 at 1:00 pmGood job, Bossy’s Daughter! Here in Ohio we have magical touch-screen voting. The nice old lady explained to me all about how to use the machine, even though it was my 3rd time voting with them
The Domestic Goddess says
November 5, 2008 at 1:22 pmI brought four kids with me into the voting booth. They were ecstatic!
glenn says
November 5, 2008 at 1:27 pmShe is still pushing your buttons I see…
dalgal says
November 5, 2008 at 1:33 pmIn my tiny little town of 3000 we used the electron touch screen voting for the first! time! ever!
Stephanie says
November 5, 2008 at 2:01 pmI took my 14-year-old sister and let her do the same. She was ecstatic. Even more so knowing that, in four years, she’ll get to elect Barack to a 2nd term herself.
MariaV says
November 5, 2008 at 2:38 pmI’m still pulling levers to vote.
notjustbarbra says
November 5, 2008 at 2:44 pmI’m going around reading everyone’s blog posts and celebrating with my people today! Hurrah!
Square Peg says
November 5, 2008 at 3:28 pmI’ve always taken my kids into the voting booth with me, letting them push the buttons, or touch the screen, or complete the arrow on paper, or whatever new way Denver decides we should vote each time. Now they’re 15 and nearly 13, and this year we sat down with friends to go over all the amendments on our huge ballot, creating a cheat sheet so we could vote quickly. Result: my 15-year-old daughter is so excited to vote for Barack O’Boyfriend’s second term that she can hardly stand it. Big celebration at our house last night!
And her shirt that says, “I want my president to be smarter than I am”? Now it has added words: “Finally, he is!”
bossy\'s friend martha\'s sister says
November 5, 2008 at 8:52 pmTwo kids in my booth, at 6am with no lines, no waiting, and NO whining!
AmyG says
November 5, 2008 at 9:37 pmBossy’s daughter’s friend Alyssa also got to push the button. Which was a refreshing change from her pushing my buttons!
Cindy Z says
November 5, 2008 at 11:13 pmOur polling place was very stressed this year. I always have brought my kids with to vote. I took pictures two years ago when my older son was able to vote for the first time. This year I asked on the side I was voting on if they minded if I took a picture of older son signing into vote (not even near the machines) and they said go right ahead. I took one picture and the other side came running over saying there are no pictures allowed. Younger son had to sit and wait for us, he wasn’t allowed to come with me either. A little disappointing.
I am happy you were able to include your daughter!!
Lara says
November 6, 2008 at 12:03 amMy 7 year orld son pushed the button as well. He was grinning from ear to ear knowing that he was a part of history!!
AG says
November 6, 2008 at 12:46 amI got yelled at in Chadds Ford for snapping a photo like that.
Cornholes.
I Baracked their rules. So whatevs.