Judges
By glords
@glords (2614)
United States
November 4, 2008 4:11pm CST
So today I stood in line for an hour only to find out that they changes my precincts boarders. I had to drive to another location and wait in line for another half hour, only to find out they sent me to the wrong location. This time I checked the map myself and drove to yet another location.
After waiting in line I was excited to cast my ballot. My 16 month old child on the other hand was passed due on his midday nap. So in order to calm him down I let him push the buttons on my electronic vote. Of course directed his hand on the important issues.
When we got to which Judges to keep in office, I had no idea. I just let him select whatever he wanted. Now I feel a little bit guilty. Perhaps some judge will loose his seat because a 16 month old child voted him out. How do you vote for the Judges? I always try to keep up with the issues, but I never know anything about the Judges. How about you?
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@AmbiePam (84632)
• United States
5 Nov 08
Don't feel bad. I looked up the judges at the last minute, and voted to get rid of three of them. But all the judges were retained, much to my disappointment. I don't think the people in my state knew much about them, and when in doubt they voted to keep them. I imagine your vote didn't send anyone out. Most people don't rock the boat when it comes to their state's judges. People just don't know much about them.
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
5 Nov 08
Hey glords! You had me lmao! You let your 16 month old
vote for the judges he wanted! That was so funny the
way you said that! Thanks for the laugh! Don't worry
about it! I'm sure his vote was just as good as most
of the other people who were voting who probably didn't
have a clue either! In fact maybe his was better! It's
hard sometimes and confusing to keep track of all that
is going on locally when there is so much more important
things at stake especially in this particular election.
I know who was running locally and there wasn't too many
people to vote for, but I also know that one of the
candidates switched parties and I shouldn't have voted
for him so I was angry at myself for voting for him. I
kind of was confused and tricked! I knew it was odd that
he was in the party line that I was voting in because
he always belonged in the other line. While I was pulling
the levers straight across I saw what I was doing but I
didn't stop myself! When I discussed it with my girlfriend
afterwards I asked her when did he switch parties. She
said he did it to get elected and I said oh crap it worked
because I voted for him! Now normally I would never vote
for this person because I don't like him or his family!
So I made a mistake and I think it is a big one! Too late
now! I wasn't paying enough attention to the local
elections!
@dawnald (85129)
• Shingle Springs, California
4 Nov 08
I read their statements in the voter information booklets and decide that way.