I love that I got to vote early this year, but it also means I keep forgetting that today is Election Day.

Kiddo after waiting and watching patiently while I filled out ballot at early voting: ‘I have to admit, that was pretty fun!’

Fascinating (if worrying) article on just how important the basic mechanics of an election are. link to ‘The election system shuddered in 2020. Now, there are fears of an attack within : NPR’

After coming with us for primary voting this morning, kiddo has announced she’s setting up her own voting booth as this morning’s imagination play.

I think today demonstrates both the superority of France’s two-round presidential elections to U.S. first-past-the-post BUT ALSO the inferiority of both compared to ranked-choice voting.

Fact checking is always important, but especially so here. link to ‘Fact-Checking McConnell’s Comparison of Black Turnout Rates - The New York Times’

Gerrymandering is gross and wrong, no matter who’s doing it. link to ‘How Republicans Have an Edge in the Emerging 2022 Congressional Maps - The New York Times’

So gross. link to ‘Florida Bars State Professors From Testifying in Voting Rights Case - The New York Times’

Every day that goes by in this election cycle just makes me more frustrated that we don’t have ranked-choice voting.

Today is the primary for the 2019 state elections here in KY, and I’m really missing Michigan’s open primaries. Not being able to vote today may be what finally pushes me to declare a party affiliation after more than a decade of not doing so.