pixiecrinkle | (no subject)

And if you thoght my wait was bad, I just found out that two of my friends waited four and five hours. Some are predicting 70% turnout in parts of Ohio. That rocks. A court decision had to be handed down late in the day to allow alternate balloting (paper) so that people could go home from some precincts in central Ohio at a decent hour. The news showed people still in lines that were at least an hour long and waiting for ballots outside polling places at 9:30! The polls closed at 7:30.

What doesn't rock: the passing of Issue 1, Ohio's constitutional gay marriage ban. Except it goes far enough that it bans all non married couple from receiving benefits. I don't think a lot of people realized what they were voting for. Certainly, I expect Ohio's constitutional amendment will be one of the first up for supreme court challenge, just because of the reach.

What rocks: the passing of the smoking ban. I know a lot of people who didn't support it, but my lungs and head will be much happier.

I'm still holding out hope that Kerry will take Ohio. Last I saw, Cuyahoga (Cleveland), Hamilton (cinci) and Franklin (Columbus) counties weren't reported yet. Heck, there may still be people in line in Franklin County. Florida's results so far are disappointing.

I can't let myself stay up all night.

Please, please, let this all be decided by morning.

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The smoking ban is actually just a city of Columbus ban, although apparently Toledo already has one on the books, and the other larger cities are likely to follow suit. Officially it takes effect today, but it won't be widely enforced until Jan. 1.

i obviously need to start going out in columbus more often now. ahhh smoking ban....

cleveland get with it!