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To: tenderstone jr.
I was a week too young to vote

I voted even though I was 17 (no, this isn't an admission of voter fraud, I turned 18 by the time of the election, but I wrote on my absentee ballot a day before my birthday. I sort of had to mail it in, or it might not have arrived in time. I was just following instructions on the letter to send it in. You know how Al just wants to "count ever vote," I don't think he'd mind. My vote didn't even matter, I was voting in a liberal district of Kalifornia. I didn't even think about waiting to fill it out until I turned 18 until after I'd mailed it in--I hope the Gestapo doesn't pull out the postmarked letter and march me off to jail. Would I go to Juvenile Hall? Technically, the crime was committed a few hours before I turned 18)

The odd thing is, I was set to be born around Nov. 17th or so, but I came out early enough that I was able to cast a vote, while some kids due in early November didn't pop out and were C-secs, so they don't get to vote. It's silly, I guess I was a younger fetus than you, yet I got to vote and you didn't =)

81 posted on 10/29/2001 3:29:59 PM PST by xm177e2
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To: xm177e2
The odd thing is, I was set to be born around Nov. 17th or so, but I came out early enough that I was able to cast a vote, while some kids due in early November didn't pop out and were C-secs, so they don't get to vote. It's silly, I guess I was a younger fetus than you, yet I got to vote and you didn't =)

That's what happened to me. I should be turning 19 right about now, but I was born very late.

82 posted on 10/29/2001 3:34:30 PM PST by A.J.Armitage
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