Throwback Thursdays…Remembering My First Time

Great memory Kathy. At least it was after women were allowed to vote in the US, a big change!!!

Hi Kathy,
I don't actually remember the first time, but I do remember those early days of going to the polling booth. I don't think I've missed voting in an election since.

Hi Kathy - I do remember and it was also in 1970.  It was a the Somerton Springs Swim Club where we were members. Those operating the polls remembered me as a little boy.

Happy Thursday. Have a great month. You have a lot of comments.

A college roommate drove me to the polling location in Baton Rouge. It was 1976 and Gerald Ford vs Jimmy Carter. Any of us in that generation knows that it was very tough to find a job during the Carter administration and we couldn't find gas to fill our cars to go to work. 

Hello Kathy, I remember my first time also and I even remember schools where close on election day!

Sadly, I do not remember the first time I voted. 

Have a great day and an outstanding week.

I think it's great when parents take young kids with them to vote - teaching them early and setting a good example!

Kathy, I do not remember the first time I voted, and not sure if I voted at 18 or if I was 21.

Hi Kathy Streib - I do remember that my first election was also in 1970.  In California, you only had to be 18 years old.  Everyone voted on one day at your polling location and you were checked off a paper list based on your last name. 

Kathy Streib  My dad was a committee man and always worked the polls.  He handed me a card and said voted is a privilege you vote American. Never  let anyone else tell you who to vote for 

I don't remember the exact age I was when I first voted. But, I was not at all interested in politics until later in life. I never thought my one vote could make a difference until Oprah convinced me that politicians would only care about what matters to women if they know that women are voting. 

Helping to increase the number of female voters so our voices would be heard suddenly became important to me. I've voted ever since.

We did vote early and OMG I'm glad we did.  What a mess here in AZ - no results yet and they still haven't counted over 625K votes turned in on voting day - which is law here.  Can't believe they screwed up - again.   As for remembering my first time voting  I don't.  I do remember going to a caucus and some people were really rude to me and tried their best to get me to support their side.  I wanted nothing to do with that and didn't appreciate their bullying me.  That may have been my first year - really young.

Kathy I love that story.  Your Mom had every right to be proud of you voting for the first time, and SHOUTING it OUT-LOUD!!!

The first time I voted escapes me, Kathy. I always looked at it as the civic duty of every American citizen and was told that No VOTE, No VOICE! I always VOTED because of wanting a say in the direction the country was heading!!! God help us.

Thanks for sharing your special memory. I am sure my daughter has had this same memory a time or two. Thanks for sharing. I hope you have a great weekend.

I vividly remember my first time voting too.  It was 1964.  I had registered Republican so I could vote against Goldwater in the primary.  I quickly switched to Democrat after that.  However, since the mid 1980s I have been a registered Non Partisan, often voting split ticket while feeling hammered between the Democommies and the Republinazis.

I do not remember the experience of the first time, but I do remember that I couldn't wait to vote - it was a few months after I turned 18. I've voted every year since then except for one - the year I had just come home from the hospital with my first baby. Otherwise of course I'll be there making my choices!

My first election would have been 1970 and it was a big election in CT with Governor and senate choices to pick.

Oh my gosh  - did your turn bright red or shrink in your shoes?!  She had good intentions I'm sure,  but you had to be so embarrassed.  Good for you - you go girl!