I Voted... I Think.

Tuesday November 2, 2010 I get off work and head over to my designated polling place only to find out I'm not on the list! Then they make me point out where I live on a map. Hey, look I'm at the correct spot and yes I've voted here before. So after establishing that, they check the 'book' again. Nope i'm still not in it. So then the Judge calls somebody and then makes me fill out some paper work and then sends me to go vote. But here is the confusing part, instead of running my ballot he puts in an envelope and tells me that if i'm "approved" then they will run my ballot. This was aggravating because he made me feel like if you aren't lying about you SS number or driver license number and really are an American citizen then you can vote. If i had blond hair, blue eyes and a nice southern twang holding a basket of home-made muffin he would have treated me like I was lying! But because I have tan skin and a name he can barely pronounce then I'm lying about being an American citizen.

I know you're probably saying "hey, he was just doing his job and going through the proper paper work." Yes, I know that but there is a way to talk to people. It's not my fault I wasn't on the list like I was supposed to be. He could have just apologized for the situation, kindly explained the procedure for the situation and I wouldn't be so upset now, screaming racism on this blog post. Somethings can be prevented.

This is a perfect example of some of the random crazy situations I get into. I bet it's like a one and a million chance that a registered voter walks into their polling play and isn't on the list. But that's just my luck.