Completed my Duty Today

It is done.......what? you ask. I have voted. The outcome of this year's election holds much weight in my mind and heart. Waiting until next Tuesday when I had another option was not the best thing for me. I mentioned such to my friend, Bernice. This morning she called and said she and her husband were headed to our county seat about twenty miles away and were going to pre-vote.......did I wish to go along? You bet. So less than five minutes later, they were at my door and I was on my way to cast my vote. We thought this process would be faster than the polls. We were wrong. The ladies behind the desk said they had never seen anything like the prevoting that has occurred this election. I'm not sure if that is good or bad for my side of things but it is good that people are feeling the urgency. We waited quite a while but in the end, both my friend and I felt great relief that our duty has been exercised and no matter what the weather or circumstances next Tuesday, our vote is cast.

We met a friend from our church there who had taken his college age daughter in to vote while on home for a midterm break. She was voting for a president for the first time in her life. She is a darling kid and has a smile that would win any contest. After she and her dad voted, we discussed that last few things on the ballot. We all decided we were unprepared to vote for whether or not to retain a number of judges. I uncovered some brochures there on how to get that information. So, even though the five of us did not feel informed enough to vote on those end options, we are now prepared to share the knowledge with those that are waiting until November 4th.

The brochure says, "On Election Day, you'll vote whether or not to keep on the bench several of Indiana's 21 appelate court judges. Get informed at........COURTS.IN.GOV/RETENTION
If you don't want to feel as if you failed to study the issues like I felt today, please go to this website and learn what you can about those judges that are up for reappointment. You will feel so good if you are informed.

If you live in a state other than Indiana...do some homework and make sure you know what items you have the opportunity to have a voice in. I'm sure the info you need is somewhere on the net. Go for it!