Well, I dropped my ballot in the collection box this morning and felt pretty good about having it done. I spent several hours going over the various state propositions, amendments, judge reappointments, etc., in addition to the actual candidates for office. This particular “I voted” sticker was not offered to me, but stickers are kind of irrelevant anyway unless you go to the polls or someplace where other people will see you.
An announcement from Colorado Public Radio said, “Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold’s office will send out the digital sticker to voters enrolled in the BallotTrax program, which allows Colorado voters to receive notifications about the status of their mail-in ballots.” So I should still get one.
This particular sticker, which I like better than the older ones, was designed by ninth-grader Cosmo Bell in a statewide contest. Bell is a student at Compass Community Collaborative School in Fort Collins, and was inspired by the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, as well as native plants seen across the arid parts of Colorado, including the state flower, the Colorado blue columbine.
Much as I love the convenience of Colorado’s mail-in voting system, there is a certain satisfying feeling of being part of the crowd at the polls on election day … maybe because that method also marks the end of the interminable, awful deluge of political ads, speeches, lies, accusations, news, analysis, etc. This way, even though I’ve voted, I still have to endure all that crap for another 18 days, 9 hours, 39 minutes, 22 seconds. (Google told me.)
Ugh!
I’ll be doing my ballot this weekend (we just got ours here), but I still might wait until election day and do it in person — I used to really like that.
I’ve lived some places where going to the polls was a pleasant experience … and places where it was extremely unpleasant. I don’t know what it’s like here in Colorado because I’ve never done it. But at my age, now, I’m just relieved I only have to drive to the nearest ballot drop box (post office would handle it too, but I don’t trust the intervention and delays of a third party).
I got bad news for you . . . campaigning for mid-terms and the 2028 election will begin in earnest on November 5th.
And that’s in addition to weeks of contested results, accusations, legal challenges, demonstrations, and general angst.
There is no escaping the mess we made for ourselves.
Geez, what a killjoy! (Wish I could disagree with you … )
Yup !
johnthecook….I am reminded that America is NOT a Democracy, but a Republic if we can keep it, and we are on the brink of losing it for good. Weather we believe it or not, I know this quote is true “For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted.” I know we are well on our way to being wasted. The handwriting is on the wall!
Yes, we’re definitely teetering on the brink. Not a pleasant place to be.
Mine is in as well!❤️🔥
🩷 🙏
Early voting in MO doesn’t begin until October 22. I’m inclined to do it that way in the interest of trying to speed up the counting. Probably futile though. They’ll still be recounting in January in Georgia.
I’ll be notified when my ballot is officially collected/received and again when it has been verified and counted. All within the next 10 days or so based on past experience. A judge overruled that “hand counting” thing in Georgia, so it should be a normal tally. But who knows how many states will have their tallies legally challenged for one reason or another. For sure Trump won’t go down without a fight and it could get really ugly. Again.
And very probably will, Colorado. 🙁
I think it’s inevitable. If the other side feels the same way about me and my candidate as I feel about them and their candidate, it’s going to get very, very ugly. The way I feel about the other side is getting scary. They are scary.