If you don't like how politics are going in your world, go vote! If you think your candidate can make a difference, go vote! If you want your voice heard, go vote!

But above all else GO VOTE!!!!!!

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I was just about to post this--thanks, Chi! And tell new voters you know they don't have to vote for everything on the ballot. I do believe not knowing that keeps some of them from voting at all.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my candidates will be able to neutralize other peoples' candidates.

I mailed my ballot last week, it's much more convenient than going to a voting location. And for me, it's more likely to get done and not risk having the time to do it taken away by what's going on that one particular day.

Pouring here too, but we got out early.

All voting here is now done by mail and I mailed my ballot in last week (actually dropped off at the fire station, which is a ballot collection point). In addition to some candidates I want to remain in office and a couple of new ones I'd like to see in office, there were a couple of big state referendum issues I needed to weigh in on.

I sure hope we see some significant changes going forward.........but I am not going to hold my breath!!

Washington state votes by mail only. This election, pre-paid postage envelopes were provided, I don't remember that taking place before. We mailed last week.

morz8, we have been doing mail-in only in my part of the state for years. I haven't voted in a regular polling place since I moved away from my old house about 10 years ago.

It's sunny here in California, we're leaving here in a bit. Thank you to all of you that are going out in the rain!!

I voted the first day of early voting. Turn out has been record breaking here.

I just got back from voting. It looks like a large turn out of voters here.

Marilyn_c, count shows that the early voters in our county and the one adjacent to us both have already surpassed the total number who voted in the 2014 midterms. Our county also has a very large school bond issue this year on the ballot. We voted early, too.

I'm hearing large turnout all over, and it's so wonderful to hear. That's the number I'll want to know when all is said and done. We need mobilized voters to get this nation moving in the right direction.

A very large turnout here, but no lines. Our polls have been very efficient since I moved here in 2014. There are 141,936 registered voters in my county. Let's see what percentage actually cast a vote.

Huge turnout here despite pouring rain. Yay!

We had a big glitch when the day started out. Apparently our machines have the ability to spit out a ballot not completely filled out in order to give the voter a chance to complete the ballot. Unfortunately someone turned on that feature but failed to tell ANYONE at the Board of Elections. Well, ballots were being spit out but no one knew why. There are three unmarked buttons on the machine that takes the finished ballot and if you press the bottom one (still unmarked), you can cast your ballot as completed the way YOU want. What a mess. It took awhile for it to get figured out and all poll volunteers to get the message but they say that all ballots will be cast and not to worry. Yeah, right!

I timed it just right to go vote as I only had to wait about fifteen minutes. It's been raining here all day!

Sorry - can't fulfill your request.

Being as I'm unqualified - it was the ex- ... and we'd been apart for something like 45 years ... and she's been deceased for a dozen or so.

ole joyful

Yes, I voted today and took a young sprite with me. She has been asking a lot of questions lately about political issues or people she sees on the news. I have to work very hard to be objective in my answers to this little sponge.

She was proud to be the only child there, lots of voters shook her hand to congratulate her.

I voted! I've never missed an election since I was first eligible at age 21 in 1964! My parents taught me it was not only my RIGHT to vote, but my civic DUTY as well. I agree!