Actually, in case people get the wrong idea, here’s a brief “trip report” on the voting process:

I voted at about noon today in Brunswick, Maine. Everything was organized and designed for convenience. Voters were organized according to last name, A-B, C-D, etc.

Because this was my first time voting in the state after living in Virginia for ten years, I had to register to vote — fortunately, Maine is very proactive when it comes to voting privileges; I was able to register yesterday and then cast my ballot today.

It took less than ten minutes from entry to exit. It’s a bona fide shame that some people can’t be bothered to spend that little amount of time to exercise citizenship rights.

I voted *mostly* Democrat, which will surprise no one — the first of my three exceptions was a vote for Angus King, an Independent running for U.S. Senate, King is ahead in the polls, and I voted for him because I most definitely do not want to see a replay of 2010 where we let in Governor Tea Party with 38% of the vote.

The second of my two exceptions was an independent candidate for State Representative who called me up to discuss the issues; he leaned left and I voted for him because he made the effort.

The third exception was a Republican candidate for a local office: he was running unopposed, and I still believe that regardless of one’s political views, citizen participation in the system is very important.

And Yes on Question 1, “Should the state issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples?”