Historical character of Colorado Constitution at risk

Sorry that I've been derelict in responding to the many inquiries I've received as to how I will vote on Referendum N on the 2008 Colorado ballot. Here, to refresh your memory, is Referendum N itself.

( Referendum N Itself )

( How I intend to vote )

( denominated spirituous, vinous, malt, or otherwise )

Voted

Virtually no line, but the place was packed with voters. This was because Colorado has gone to paper ballots, which on the voting end makes things vastly more efficient. They give you a ballot, find a seat for you (it took 15 seconds for one to open up) at one of the many long tables, and you fill out the endless ballot (scads of referenda and judges to be voted on).

Over half of Colorado had already voted in advance, however; about 7,000 more Dems than Repubs, according to the radio (didn't mention independents), which isn't a big difference.

I didn't see any poll workers for candidates, though they may have been there. When I walked in, a fellow standing near me was being advised by an election official as to what to do, since his name wasn't on the list. The fellow thought that, since he's moved around a lot, he might be listed in some other precinct, and the election official was giving him advice on how to find out. Of course, the fellow could have been one of the people whose names had been purged. I hope he's persistent. Provisional ballot is a last resort, and I hope he tries other options first.

GOTV

Let's see. Some polls have closed somewhere, yes.

In further GOTV news, two sweet young things together - perhaps they were a couple - came to my door in Obama regalia, and I told them I had already voted, and they looked at me as if I had just said the most wonderful thing in the world.

( Interlude in which I blame a political party for what workers not necessarily affiliated with said party do poorly but without malice )

My brother says that when he went to vote in Arlington, Virginia there was an Obama lawyer present, should anyone have had any questions. Only three people were in line however, so I'm guessing that questions at that particular moment were few.