[Magdalen] Two things I love about Election Eve 2016...

Grace Cangialosi gracecan at gmail.com
Tue Nov 8 18:20:47 UTC 2016


Some of us were talking about those old machines this morning. There was that wonderfully satisfying "CHING!" as you pulled the lever after voting!  And, of course, the totals for each machine could be read off the back right away.

> On Nov 8, 2016, at 10:43 AM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I was one of those kind of moms too. I really miss those lever behind the curtain voting booths - in my mind that's still "real voting". When I left Syracuse for Houston in '87 they were still in use there. 
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> Lynn, expecting much drama here today with long lines and up till midnight polling places
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> When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'. attributed to Erma Bombeck
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> On Nov 8, 2016, at 8:39 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I still remember my mother holding me up to watch her pull the levers on
> the voting machine. She asked me to put my hand on her hand while she did
> so.
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> Voting is one of those experiences (singing hymns is another, also making
> bread or baked beans) where she is still present to me.
> -M
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>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 8:59 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I actually like going to the polls.
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