This morning you went to the polls twice – once with Daddy and once with me. You can only get away with that because you are 7 😉
How does it work?
1. We stopped at one table to tell people what our address is. They directed us to the next table “under the basketball hoop” the helps people in our legislative district.
2. At that table, they found my name and signature. The volunteers covered up my signature, and asked me to sign right next to her hand. Then they uncovered my original signature to make sure they match – Yes, it is me! This will also make sure every person only votes once… to keep it fair.
3. We were then given my ballot in a folder to keep it secret. We sat behind a screen to fill in our bubbles. You realized that your Daddy (who you voted with earlier) and I “did the same row.” After we filled in all of the bubbles completely – without going out of the lines – we put our ballot back in our folder.
4. We went up to the scanning machine with our ballot facing down. The scanning machine sucked the ballot up – putting it in the machine. And the little screen said that the ballot was successfully submitted.
5. We got “I voted today” stickers, and we were on our way!
Why vote? It matters. It matters that we participate in the decision-making for our country. It helps us know what’s going on. Voting and participating in who runs our country helps our leaders make decisions that take care of poor people, our earth, make sure everyone has good doctors to go to, and that schools do the best job possible for all kids. It matters. Always vote.
