Go Vote. Now, If You Can.

It’s fun. Get it over with.

One of the things I’ve learned after living in the state of Georgia for almost 10 years is that I tend not to mess around with voting on Election Day. Lines are inevitably long — and they’d be longer if I lived in a different neighborhood than the one I live in — the place is always crowded and stressed and everyone’s all very dialed up on Election Day. Georgia is obviously a vital state in this year’s midterm election, not just for control of the Senate but for the governorship of the state, so everyone is on their toes. They’ve made it so that if you want to vote, you better be on your toes.

Which is why I always vote early. This year, I voted on Tuesday, October 18, the second day early voting opened here in Georgia, three weeks before actual election day. I got it out of the way.

(Sorry about the mustache, it’s for my Little League baseball team, I hate it.)

The process was simple, easy and efficient. There is only one voting spot open in Clarke County, where I live, and it’s at the Board of Elections downtown. I waited in line for 15 minutes, I was helped by some very earned volunteers, I received my…