RAWR!
Remind me never to do this again...
So about 3 weeks ago, I decided it'd be a good idea that I do a mail in ballot instead of trying to get off of work early to go and stand in line to vote. I turned in the application for the mail-in ballot. 3 weeks went by... I never received the ballot. So I thought: "Hey, maybe I can go early vote anyway since I haven't voted already." When I got to the mall, the lady said that anyone who had a mail in ballot has to vote on the mail in ballot (but how can I vote on a ballot I DON'T HAVE?!!). Luckily I was just there for 5 minutes. The line was ridiculous and looked like it'd probably take about an hour or two to get through.
I came back home, and I looked at the county clerk's website for the phone number to find out what to do. So I called that and was put on hold for 20 minutes. It felt like that episode of friends where Phoebe was put on hold for the entire episode. 0_o
Anyway, when I finally talked to the lady, she said that yes, a ballot had been mailed to me on the 16th. Funny how I don't have it. However, more than a few pieces of mail have been "lost" since I've been in this apartment, so who KNOWS where it went? In any case, she said that I'd have to come down to the county clerk's office to pick up a new one, and that the line was "really long." The county clerk's office is only open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. I work from 7:30 to 4:00. YAY. >_<
Thank you Colorado Springs Postal Service for your AWESOME service and thank you El Paso County Clerk's office for only being open for such limited hours even during election time. We all salute your efforts. >_
So about 3 weeks ago, I decided it'd be a good idea that I do a mail in ballot instead of trying to get off of work early to go and stand in line to vote. I turned in the application for the mail-in ballot. 3 weeks went by... I never received the ballot. So I thought: "Hey, maybe I can go early vote anyway since I haven't voted already." When I got to the mall, the lady said that anyone who had a mail in ballot has to vote on the mail in ballot (but how can I vote on a ballot I DON'T HAVE?!!). Luckily I was just there for 5 minutes. The line was ridiculous and looked like it'd probably take about an hour or two to get through.
I came back home, and I looked at the county clerk's website for the phone number to find out what to do. So I called that and was put on hold for 20 minutes. It felt like that episode of friends where Phoebe was put on hold for the entire episode. 0_o
Anyway, when I finally talked to the lady, she said that yes, a ballot had been mailed to me on the 16th. Funny how I don't have it. However, more than a few pieces of mail have been "lost" since I've been in this apartment, so who KNOWS where it went? In any case, she said that I'd have to come down to the county clerk's office to pick up a new one, and that the line was "really long." The county clerk's office is only open Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. I work from 7:30 to 4:00. YAY. >_<
Thank you Colorado Springs Postal Service for your AWESOME service and thank you El Paso County Clerk's office for only being open for such limited hours even during election time. We all salute your efforts. >_