This is the best we can do?

I mentioned previously that I was going to write in for a school board member. Now I kept forgetting his name, then couldn't remember how to spell it (we can go into my memory problems in another blog, okay?). Finally I was reasonably sure of the spelling, and wrote in the name. Then I realized that I had put him in under the general seat, not the district one seat. Sheesh! In my town, we fill in little ovals with pen, and so erasing was out of the question. I had to sheepishly go up and admit I had made a mistake and needed another ballot.

I almost didn't do it.

Then the official wrote (I'm not kidding here) SPOILED across both sides of my ballot (I admit to being indulged, but spoiled?) before she carefully put it away. As I did my ballot the second time, I changed my mind on a couple of people! Who knew that would happen? I admit that I was wobbly on a couple of people, but the second time around, I felt more sassy and argumentative. How close a couple of people came on my vote!

I think it's time find a better way to write in candidates. If they had enough time to make yard signs, I think there could have been some sort of sheet that could give me the place and spelling of his name. Just a thought.