Well, today I voted and I have to say it wasn't very eventful though I'm glad I remembered to vote because I almost missed it.
There was very little advertising on where to vote and onlt a tiny little sign with a tiny little arrow pointing to where I voted last year was the only sign around which showed me where to vote.
There had been a mix-up previously due to my semi-homeless status on whether or not I could vote so I went online and accidentally clicked permanent vote-by-mail status and was not able to correct it though I had called the voter Elections office many times in San Francisco I was unable to go there in person because I work full time.
I was really looking forward to this election since it would be my first time voting in the primaries as a no party preference.
There was tons of media coverage about Hillary vs Bernie vs. Trump but very little coverage about the San Francisco elections or even the state elections concerning proposition 50 which threatens to suspend state senators without pay. I have to admit I didn't even know about this proposition until I heard it on National Public Radio with the NPR app on my new phone.
So when I got to the polling place today I knew next to nothing about what would be on the ballot besides a brief encounter online with a sample ballot, that was all I knew about what would be on there. I was woefully unprepared for the slew of measures that San Francisco is trying to pass. One which included a measure to investigate police officers in any police officer shooting that occurred. Again, I didn't know this until I listened to it on NPR.
Also due to my voting mishap with the vote by mail ballot, I had to fill out a provisional ballot which had to go in a separate box which is supposedly counted but they have to double-check to make sure I'm not committing voter fraud.
I was standing at my little voting booth trying to figure out what the heck I was voting on while listening to old ladies chattering and chattering on and making fun of the younger volunteer, while I was trying to figure out who's running for what and what's doing what on the voting ballot.
Needless to say it was a miserable experience and I declined the voting sticker you get after you vote. I felt dejected and useless and wondered what the heck I was voting for in this country.
I do wonder about the presidential elections and what's going to happen since the Democrat vote is split by Bernie and Hillary as I would hate to see another rehash of the Nader vs. Gore scenario which led George "Dubbya" Bush to the presidential office. I've seen enough potential destruction already to know what happens when a rich guy hits the presidential office with no regard to the people or the media. I am very suspicious of any presidential candidate who hates the media as much as Trump does.
If worst comes to worst as it did with Bush, I will have to move to Canada, possibly British Columbia or perhaps Denmark where at least there, they are content.
