Well I voted. It was a no muss - no fuss affair. There were three people holding signs for local candidates outside the school where I am registered to vote. Two ladies checked me in by checking the rolls of registered voters for this Precinct (I didn’t have to show ID). I got my ballot, checked off my choices (including one write-in candidate for a lesser office), and passed in my ballot (there were three people there to receive my ballot who again cross checked me against the rolls of registered voters for this Precinct but again I didn’t have to show ID). There was a police officer on hand to make sure order was maintained (he was working on the day’s crossword puzzle).

I was in and out within 5 minutes. I spoke with the lady guarding the ballot machine (according to the machine I was the 382nd person to vote in this Precinct today and it was 9:40) and she said that this Precinct had about 1,900 registered voters and she was looking forward to a turn-out of about 1,000.

Later I went by another nearby Precinct where 4 people were holding signs and no waiting seemed the order of the day. It should be remarked upon that not a single sign for either Kerry or Bush was seen at either Precinct. It should also be remarked upon that during the Primary - the number of people holding signs was ten times the number that was out today. That’s the way it is in Massachusetts.