Our polling station had a line, but it was moving pretty fast. The volunteer at the entrance told us we'd come at a good time (around 8 a.m.), as the initial rush had started to die down. Cool side note: A neighbor recognized us from the blog -- the second time that's happened this week! (We also ran into another Franklin Avenue reader at Trader Joe's.)
I've never seen so many volunteers at our polling station -- which is found inside someone's garage. It all went smoothly. And most importantly, we FINALLY got to vote in this election!
And thanks to the fine folks at ACORN, Evan got to vote in his first-ever election!
That's a joke, folks.
Meanwhile, over in Silver Lake, the lines were much longer at this polling station.
Pretty self-explanatory. Hope you're not swayed by those misleading, shameful pro-Prop 8 ads.
Other notes on election day:
My colleague on the TV reporting beat, the Hollywood Reporter's Nellie Andreeva, writes about voting in her first-ever U.S. presidential election. Nellie, who became an American citizen two years ago, recounts her first election, in her native Bulgaria -- back when it was still under Communist rule.
Another colleague, the St. Petersburg Times' Eric Deggans, writes about getting his first racist, anti-Obama letter this election season. The letter is scary -- but Eric takes some heart that it took this long to actually receive a note like this.
Also: The Atwater Village Newbie reports that anti-gay vandals have tagged cars in Atwater Village and Los Feliz that were sporting No on 8 signs.
Anyway, what have all of you encountered so far at the voting booth? Smooth sailing? Long lines? Confused voters? Equally confused volunteers?
Also, have you picked up any freebies yet? I'm sipping my free Starbucks at this moment. And preparing for a nervous day as we all wait for the results.
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