Kevin Today is Election Day 2022, and depending on where you’re at, the day’s winding down. Today’s post is gonna be a short and sweet one, where I encourage you to get to the polls if you haven’t already.
If you’ve seen the Instagram lately, you’ll see that I posted about getting my absentee ballot in the mail. I took that pic the day it arrived in the mailbox, and I’d already completed the ballot. I took that pic just before I mailed it in the official mailer, and by the time I posted it, it was already in the mailbox.
Idgaf where you stand on the issues, or who you vote for. That’s none of my never mind. I won’t get into where I agree w/ what candidate, and where I part ways w/ what candidate. Politics aren’t what this blog’s about, like I said in the ROEs here.
What matters to me is that if you’re able to vote, do so if you haven’t already. It’s your civic duty, and your right.
It’s sad to even get into this, but there’s been instances of voter interference and voter intimidation. This post from the other day gets into what that could look like, and what kind of recourse you have if this happens to you. If this has happened to you, I’m so sorry. You deserved better than that.
No matter how you slice it, voter intimidation and voter interference is against the law, and hopefully those who engage in this crap will get their just desserts.
It’s important to remember that while voter intimidation is a thing, the majority of voters will either have a good or neutral experience at the polling places.
You deserve to have that right to vote. You deserve to cast your vote in safety. Voting is you having your say-so. Voting is the cornerstone of democracy, and you deserve to have the chance to contribute to it. Democracy can never die, as we saw throughout history.
Last year, the Powers that Be decided to spice things up or whatever, and they messed around w/ the absentee ballot due dates. Thanks to this, my mom’s vote and mine weren’t counted. It was the worst feeling ever, and I couldn’t even bring myself to tell my mom what happened.
That’s the closest I ever hope to come to experiencing voter interference, and my heart goes out to everyone who’s experienced this in other ways and in ways more severe than what I’ve described.
Other than the 2021 election, my mom voted every chance she got. When I came of age to vote, so did I. Since neither one of us were registered w/ any political parties, we couldn’t vote in the primaries or attend any caucuses.
If you can’t vote for whatever reason, I’m not gonna judge you. That’s not up to me, and I don’t live at your house. For those of you who can’t vote, you can help too! This post talks about the ways you can help support democracy, whether that’s giving rides to voters who can’t otherwise access the polling places and weren’t able to get an absentee ballot, if that’s an option to you, or even sharing social media about the elections.
However, I need to mention that political worldview differences can bring up a whole shitstorm of conflict in families, so definitely approach w/ caution on this one.
Since last year’s election was a disaster for my mom and me, I’ve decided to dedicate my absentee ballot and this Election Day 2022 to my mom.
That said, let’s make sure Election Day 2022 goes out w/ a bang instead of a whimper, and make the best of what’s left of the day. Over to you, readers. Did you vote today? If not, were you able to vote through an absentee ballot? If not, what’d you do to support Election Day 2022? Whatever the scenario, I’d love to hear your thoughts and takeaways, so drop it all like it’s hot and let’s talk.
