october 16th 2008 thursday 11:00 am i did early voting yesterday. i felt really good afterward. i had to park very far from the building and was expecting a long line. i saw one forming outside of the building and thought i would be standing for a while. i was wrong. there was this lady in front of me who kept pacing left and right. she left after i stood there for a minute. the whole thing took less than 10 minutes to confirm my address, sign my name, and press buttons for my selected candidates of choice. right now i am in the process of trying to convince my father to go because he believes that his vote won't make a difference. my father hasn't voted in a very long time and i think that might be a reason why he won't go. i offered to drive him to the polls. i really want him to vote this time around. just 10 minutes out of his life, that's all i'm asking. hopefully he'll be more active in 2012. if anyone here on sitdiary will not be voting in the presidential elections this year can you tell me your reasons why? i don't want to start an argument. i am just trying to grasp why people don't vote. thanks.