The First Time You Voted

[Tahuti]

fall '95 for me. and to this day I ashamed of the vote I cast

Let me guess, you voted on the Swiss Peoples' Party?

 

[Grisu]

Let me guess, you voted on the Swiss Peoples' Party?

worse.....for the swiss democrats who back then were to the right of them...

 

[classical_hero]

What are your voter ID laws like up there? Does it vary significantly from province to province, or is there one nationwide standard?

In Australia all you need to do is show and say your name. There is no talk from any party to change the situation.

 

[Antilogic]

worse.....for the swiss democrats who back then were to the right of them...

Interesting, seems like you have pulled a mini-Cheezy.

In Australia all you need to do is show and say your name. There is no talk from any party to change the situation.

Color me jealous.

 

[shadowplay]

It varies here depending on jurisdiction, but it used to be I only needed to give them my voter card that comes in the mail before every election. The last few elections, however, they've required photo ID.

 

[Old Hippy]

Color me jealous.

on the Aussie thing,
it works because if your on the voting list, they fine you for not turning up and getting your name tick off...

 

[Kennigit]

how do aussies handle everyone with the same last name (mate?)

 

[Old Hippy]

how do aussies handle everyone with the same last name (mate?)

we have different addresses...
I actually found it harder to post a parcel recently at the post office, than I did voting, my interstate driving license had expired, and due to anti terrorists laws they required proof of identity

 

[Timsup2nothin]

we have different addresses...
I actually found it harder to post a parcel recently at the post office, than I did voting, my interstate driving license had expired, and due to anti terrorists laws they required proof of identity

That has always bugged me. So your license is expired...you can't legally drive...but you are still you.

 

[Tee Kay]

That has always bugged me. So your license is expired...you can't legally drive...but you are still you.

Obvious money grabbing scheme is obvious

(Or they need to update the picture to reflect your age

 

[Grisu]

Interesting, seems like you have pulled a mini-Cheezy.

somewhat

Though to be honest, even back then I wasn't really right wing, and definately not conservative. I just had a bit of an anti-immigration-bug back then, which was basically their whole platform. But I did drift to the left since then, the next election I voted for the FDP (european style liberals) which is where I stayed for a time before drifting over to the green liberals.

 

[Tee Kay]

Green liberals best kind of both green and liberal, yo

 

[JollyRoger]

The first time I tried to vote, I was being turned away as too young by a right winger. My argument was that it had been 18 years since I had been conceived - his argument was that it had not been 18 years since I had been born.

 

[Linkman226]

For me it was the Fall of '08. I approached the ballot box when a breeze swept the ballot out of my hand and into the hands of the most beautiful woman on Earth. Her eyes glanced down at the ballot, then lit up and stared back at me. It was that moment that we knew we were hopelessly in love.

We met the next day in the park and walked around a bit before sitting at a bench overlooking a pool with geese in it. There were six geese and they were a family. We cuddled together and watched the geese swim around before leaving and going to Starbucks to order coffees. Along the way we saw a sign saying "a vote for Obama is a vote for happiness".

As the years went by we started a family of our own, just like the geese.

Yes that was my first day at the ballot box. The funny thing is that now that I think of it I don't believe I ever cast my vote—after the wind swept it out of my hand I went off with my woman! Ah well, it is the thought that counts.

attackfighter, you are my favorite troll <3

As for myself, I was in third grade. We voted on a class president.