I always went with my mom to vote, and they had a little demo panel from a lever machine so kids could see how to do it. As a tiny cub, I didn't quite understand what the point of pressing the levers and then pulling the big lever across was, but I knew it was important to know how.
I voted first thing in the morning. It was just four related propositions for school improvements, here. I voted yes on them, though I was tempted to vote no on the bond offering. Bonds aren't really the way to pay for things if you can avoid it. But it was a reasonable amount, and for physical infrastructure things, so it made sense as an investment, even with the paying of interest. It's not like *not* keeping up the buildings is holding onto value.
There have been years when I've been away from home that I deliberately didn't vote. I didn't know the issues, and felt it was my duty not to guess at things out of ignorance. Now that I'm settled again, I haven't missed an election.
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Date: 2005-11-09 05:48 am (UTC)I voted first thing in the morning. It was just four related propositions for school improvements, here. I voted yes on them, though I was tempted to vote no on the bond offering. Bonds aren't really the way to pay for things if you can avoid it. But it was a reasonable amount, and for physical infrastructure things, so it made sense as an investment, even with the paying of interest. It's not like *not* keeping up the buildings is holding onto value.
There have been years when I've been away from home that I deliberately didn't vote. I didn't know the issues, and felt it was my duty not to guess at things out of ignorance. Now that I'm settled again, I haven't missed an election.