Today was one of the most thrilling days of my life.

[TygrBright]

In 2008, I wanted to be sure that I had a record of voting for America's first African-American President. So I chose to request an absentee ballot, which meant the County elections office would mail me my ballot, to complete and return by mail. And I could make a copy of it, before I did.

I made that copy. I dated it, and signed it, and put it away.

A few weeks ago when I was cleaning, I found it again. There it was. "Barack Hussein Obama/Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.- President/Vice President." My ballot. My vote.

Today I filled in the little ovals again.

This time for "Hillary Rodham Clinton/Timothy Michael Kaine- President/Vice President."

Again I copied it, signed and dated it. My ballot. My vote.

And it occurred to me, that in a little more than three months, I will be watching America's first non-white President hand over the Executive Office to America's first non-male President.

And I am awed by the privilege of being part of this time, this history.

gratefully,
Bright

[pkdu]

1. Happy to be the first Rec...awesome feeling im sure nt

[Hekate]

2. Aww, Bright. I wish I'd thought of that.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Congratulations on your foresight, my dear TygrBright!

What a wonderful souvenir!

[Cha]

4. Good on you, Tygr!

[MADem]

5. Put those beauties in frames with acid free mats!

They'd make a great display for the TV room where, presumably, you watch the debates!!!

[ProudProgressiveNow]

6. K&R nt

[oasis]

7. Solid.

[NBachers]

8. And your vote is just as strong, valid, and effective as any other vote.

[Kath1]

9. Sending LOVE your way!

Thank you!

[madamesilverspurs]

10. Inspiring times, inspiring people.

Indeed.

[SunSeeker]

12. Love your graphic!

I'm stealing it!

[niyad]

21. that is wonderful!!! thank you so much for sharing it!!

[CaptainTruth]

11. If your vote is counted as you cast it ...

... which ... there are many times where the evidence says votes were not counted as they were cast.

And our media? They just don't care ...

[TygrBright]

20. Well, that's another advantage of having a copy. n/t

[DemonGoddess]

13. K&R!

[longship]

14. Love you, Bright!

You are a DU asset.

[NastyRiffraff]

15. What a wonderful post!

Bright, don't hide those ballots away! They deserve to be proudly displayed in a special place in your home. Someone suggested acid-free matting---a great idea.

I, too, feel privileged to be a part of these historic elections. I'll miss the Obamas, but I look forward to MADAM PRESIDENT!

[Wounded Bear]

16. K & R ...... nt

[nolabear]

17. I'm about to do the same. I want champaign.

We got this.

[AllyCat]

18. Wish I had been able to do that. What a great memory to have a copy of!

I thought the same thing though...voting for the first woman ever to become POTUS!

[lovemydog]

19. That's really cool.

I felt privileged voting for President Obama and last week, for Clinton too. So cool that you save a record of your vote.

Hope you enjoy a wonderful weekend TB.

[niyad]

22. k and r

[VOX]

23. Terrific post, glad to have made the 100th rec! n/t

[sheshe2]

24. Good for you, Bright.

So good for us all.

[calimary]

25. I took a photo of the absentee ballot I sent in - with the actual ballot next to the sample ballot

that I'd filled out earlier, as a guide. Circle #13! Neatly filled in for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine!

I wanted a little record of the small part I played in making American history! Wish I'd done that when I voted for Obama in 2008. Then I'd have a matching pair!

[whistler162]

26. A belated thank you for participating in my

birthday present. 11/4/2008 = 49 years old

[wordpix]

27. maybe we should all vote absentee and make copies before sending in

at least we'd have a paper trail

[Persondem]

28. Very cool. I ran for county commissioner in 2008 and saved a sample ballot that

showed me on the same ballot as Barack Obama. I still get a kick out of looking at every now and then.

So, I get it

[gademocrat7]

29. K&R!

[Liberal_in_LA]

30. k&r