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

[Jay Weigel]

We had ONLY paper ballots in our precinct. They are then fed into a scanner
and you wait until a red light turns green to make sure your vote is
counted.

On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Lynn, expecting much drama here today with long lines and up till
> midnight polling places
> >
> >
> >
> > www.ichthysdesigns.com
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > On Nov 8, 2016, at 8:39 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Voting is one of those experiences (singing hymns is another, also making
> > bread or baked beans) where she is still present to me.
> > -M
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 8:59 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I actually like going to the polls.
> >>
>