Ah, the joys of voting in Florida

[zouzounaki]

Yeah, so my sister was off to the polls first thing this morning. Believe the hype folks: Florida is teh suck when it comes to voting. You can start out bright eyed and bushy tailed, confident that "Those things" only happen in extreme situations; the voters being turned away from polling places because the "machines aren't working"; the volunteers trying their damned hardest to frustrate and turn away as many people as they can.

Hell, it happened to my sister. Yup, in nice, residential, safe Gainesville, where the vote is usually overwhelmingly Democratic (we were one of the very few counties were no recount was required, Gore was the clear winner) did we run in to one horrendously stupid and stubborn woman who, because she couldn't understand what my sister was saying (my sister's deaf but speaks very well and very clearly, to the point where most don't realize she is completely deaf, though it does say it on her licence) wanted to hold her back. Absolutely truthful. She made my sister recite our address TWICE while she scrutinized the signature on her driver's licence against the one she used to sign in; she wouldn't give her back her licence until she was satisfied it was the same. I think she was a step away from telling my sister that she was "unfit" to vote when another, friendlier and younger woman stepped in and corrected it as fast as she could. A less tenacious voter would have given up, which I'm pretty sure was the point, but we are talking about my sister here! ;-) Did I mention that it proudly displays our party affiliations next to our names?

Stupid, obnoxious, prejudicial bitch.

Peace, Ghani

Comments

[dreamybritactor.livejournal.com]

I see you and I voted the same. May I say WTF?

I think it is a plot by the Republicans against the Democrats myself. ;-)

When I started voting, I voted Republican and after GW, I switched to Democrat. We just got this call, it was a mean man's voice - This is your last chance to get out and vote. The Republican's need your vote. I hung up the phone at that point. GEEZE Louise!

[jedishampoo.livejournal.com]

Whew! I guess they take it pretty seriously there in FL... I remember all the bumper stickers and t-shirts with pictures of Florida and the words "electile dysfunction"... But you know, I've NEVER had a hard time voting. Never had anyone hassle me, never any trouble getting a machine, nothing. So when I hear about it, it surprises and disappoints me. No wonder we can't get people out to vote.

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(And so which # doctor was Paul McGann again?)