Election Day experience

To make sure I wouldn't be late for work Tuesday, I headed to the polling location around 8:30 a.m. I've heard long lines were typical, and even though I live in Mason, a small town mostly of farmers, I didn't want to risk it. When I got to City Hall, I realized how smooth the process actually was. Before entering the building I filled out a slip of paper with my name and address on it, which I handed to those checking in my precinct. After that, I went down to the basement where two of the three precincts of Mason were voting.

The line was moving pretty fast, which seemed to be what everyone was talking about. It probably took me longer to fill out the actual ballot than get checked in and wait in line. Through my 20-minute experience, I didn't notice any problems as far as campaigning. Outside the building I saw one sign saying you can't wear anything related to the candidates, but no one was necessarily checking this. When standing in line in the basement, one well-dressed young man made a comment to a friend to make sure he "was voting for the right man." This annoyed me mostly because I'm sure he voted the other way than I did, but it was really the only instance where it seemed someone was trying to sway another person.

Because the results have not come out yet, the media seems to cover things equally, relating stories of what the public expects each candidate to do if elected and such. I'm looking forward, sorta, to working tonight during this election and seeing how the media handles things tomorrow.