Election Day
Nov. 3rd, 2020 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ndrosenI went to the polling place this morning, and brought newspapers to read, expecting that I might wait in a long socially distanced queue of masked (I would hope) voters. In the event, there was no wait at all, probably because a large percentage of the local electorate had voted already.
I voted for the Libertarian candidates, Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen, for President and Vice President. I voted to re-elect Congressman Don Beyer and Senator Mark Warner, both Democrats. I cast a dubiously informed vote for a County Board candidate, and didn’t vote for any candidates for the School Board, since I knew even less about them.
There were two propositions to amend the Virginia Constitution, the first to create a redistricting commission, and the second to grant tax exemptions to automobiles owned by veterans with one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disabilities. I voted for Proposition Two without hesitation. There is controversy about Proposition One, even among people who agree that we should get rid of gerrymandering to the extent possible; I had tried to research the issue a little, and I voted yes.
Then there were five Arlington bond questions on the ballot. I couldn’t really judge their merits, so I voted no all of them. My basic principle here is Don’t Bond the Children; if people want to persuade me that running up government debts is right and necessary in a particular instance, they need to make their case.
I voted for the Libertarian candidates, Jo Jorgensen and Spike Cohen, for President and Vice President. I voted to re-elect Congressman Don Beyer and Senator Mark Warner, both Democrats. I cast a dubiously informed vote for a County Board candidate, and didn’t vote for any candidates for the School Board, since I knew even less about them.
There were two propositions to amend the Virginia Constitution, the first to create a redistricting commission, and the second to grant tax exemptions to automobiles owned by veterans with one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disabilities. I voted for Proposition Two without hesitation. There is controversy about Proposition One, even among people who agree that we should get rid of gerrymandering to the extent possible; I had tried to research the issue a little, and I voted yes.
Then there were five Arlington bond questions on the ballot. I couldn’t really judge their merits, so I voted no all of them. My basic principle here is Don’t Bond the Children; if people want to persuade me that running up government debts is right and necessary in a particular instance, they need to make their case.
