Vote in an Election

“I went to the polling place near my house after school because I felt that casting my ballot in person for the first time would feel more “real” because I would be there when it was submitted for counting. I did not know, nor did it occur to me, that the counting would only happen after the polls had closed.”

“I wasn’t able to vote in the last election (I was 17), so being a first-time voter this time around has been an interesting experience. During the last election cycle, I was paying attention to the debates and the night of the election I watched as all the votes came in seeing the outcome in real time. Being able to vote now is kind of scary, knowing that I’m going to be a part of the people who decide the outcome for the next four years is incredibly daunting.”