I Voted. Did you get to?

I voted this morning. I had no problems with the poll workers finding my name on their registers –

However, the lady in front of me was not on the books. She was told to speak with the Judge of Elections – who called over someone to interpret for him (she spoke Chinese) – He told her to wait and he went and got a provisional ballot.

I could not keep my mouth shut. I had to speak up and ask if he’d verified that she was in the right polling place – he glared at me and said “she is.”

And then he asked her for her address.

And then he asked her to fill out the provisional ballot again.

And, I, of course, had to say “which will not be counted unless she can verify registration.”

He said “well, yes.”

The lady handing out the “I voted” stickers said (to me) “wow, you know a lot about this.”

I said, to her “well, this is a very important election.”

She replied “yes. yes it is.”

I was then, somewhat briskly, ushered into a voting booth.