Ben328
Facebook
Last week, my mother and I were coming home from play rehearsel and decided to swing by the neighborhood McDonalds for a quick bite (at the late hour we had decided unhealthyness was more favorable than the dreaded alternative of actually cooking). My mother, adorned in her normal campaign attire, instantly attracted the young cashiers attention. After a brief conversation about the candidate between us three, the issue of voting came up.
"Are you registered?" My mother inquired. The cashier, a young man of no more than 20, was not. He did not seem aware that the cut off date for registering was imminent (Maryland's deadline was October 14th), and was immediately impatient to register. I was able to provide him with a URL that he could register at. We got our food and were on our way.
Tonight, in celebration of a Redskins victory, we went out for a shake. We were astonished to find that not only did the same cashier remember us, but that he had rushed home that night to register!
I never thought something so easy could feel so rewarding. By remembering a simple web addressed, I was able to help somebody become a first time voter: giving them a say in their government, making them instantataneously a greater part of the process....
Voting deadlines are pretty much all past; so this blog is a little late. But with the election being just days away, it's still not too late to urge my registered friends to GET OUT THERE AND VOTE!
Thanks for the post and remember to let all your friends know the deadline to cast their ballots.
Ernesto