I turned in my ballot to the Tulsa County Election Board last week. I have been taking advantage of mail in voting, which is allowed in Oklahoma for any reason, but this was the first time turning mine in myself. What still feels strange is voting so early! When I was growing up we only had Election Day voting, with the exception of those overseas and out of the U.S.
One of the things that has changed, ironically, with technology and voting is that it now seems to take longer to declare a Presidential victor. One would think, and rightly so, that with computer and voting machine technology we could know immediately! But that is not the case, especially with some wanting to challenge everything and cry out, “It was rigged and I got cheated!”
This election in particular already is headed in that direction, and the stage has been set for drama once again. So the evening and night of November 5 I have planned to be in front of my TV with popcorn to watch the results coming in, and get an idea of where we are headed the next several years. I hope it is the right direction!!