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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Election Video

I tried to embed this video, but I could not. Here's the link (not sure if it'll work):
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/cc65ed650d

I know a lady who in order to vote in the U.S. election had to go through the following:

Drive to the consolate (about $27/100AED for cab fare) to send off request for absentee ballot; took about 1/2 a day. Walked a long way to and from cab area, and had to go through security screen.

Waited a while. Received ballot through a business address. Husband picked up ballots while at the business for a meeting.

Read through all special paperwork with the ballots. She and husband filled out the ballots/voted.

She then went back to consolate (about $27/100AED for cab fare) to make sure ballot was sent off in a timely fashion. Had to walk a long way to and from cab area, and had to go through security screen. Again, it took another 1/2 day.

Please, if you live in a country where it is available to you....VOTE. And don't take that right for granted.

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