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It‘s been a tough week as my mom unexpectedly passed away on Saturday at the young age of 70. I made myself go vote because I promised her in my heart that I would. That was our little joke - that I counted on her to cancel out my dad‘s vote and I would “put us ahead”. They never saw eye to eye on election day and I am so proud of how she could stand by her convictions ❤️ (word is she early voted☺️) #auldlangspine @monalyisha

I went to the wrong polling place to start, but I got it done!

Just got home from voting! It was super busy and in my rush to get out of the way of the line of people coming in I didn‘t get a picture there… instead you get me with my voted sticker in front of the bookshelf. 📚 Lots of people in line and they already ran out of paper ballots twice today!!

Anyways, I know I‘ve been a little absent here lately due to lots of life things going on, but I have been reading and will post some reviews soon.

Make sure you vote. You don't vote, you don't have the right to complain 🇺🇲☺️🇺🇲

We voted! She just turned 18 so this was her first opportunity to vote. #firsttimevoter #proudmom

#AuldLangSpine #ALSpine @monalyisha

Thinking about midterms tomorrow. I assigned a reading in class about the Haudenosaunee. 🗳Voting is the oldest American tradition! It predates the United States by more than 500 years.

VOTE!

Ballot is finally filled out & ready to drop off! This election is so important, but WOW, this was a bear to fill out. I had 22 judicial offices on the ballot, plus 8 candidates running for 4 local school board seats—all offices I feel strongly about, but difficult to find good info on many of them. 🙏🏼for good outcomes locally & nationally! Posting my pic for early access to #AuldLangSpine (was #NewYearWhoDis)—one of my favorite Litsy events!

I voted early while I was at the town office to license my dog. I'm thinking good thoughts for this year. We are due for improvements, right? 🤞

@monalyisha #auldlangspine #ALSpine

Did a mail-in absentee ballot this year instead of in person early voting, since I had just had surgery. Just as well because there were So Many judicial elections - definitely nice to be able to look things up online as I filled out my ballot!

Screenshot from the Iowa Secretary of State‘s track your ballot site, showing that the county auditor received my ballot on Halloween!

@monalyisha I early voted on the first day, but didn‘t do the sticker selfie thang, so here is a photo of the TX state capital today during the #TXBookFest. Can I count this for my #AuldLangSpine entry? I‘m going to email you now.

First day of the fest was great!

Ok, @monalyisha I voted, I‘ll email you next! #auldlangspine

Reposting for @monalyisha and early access to #AuldLangSpine. I have no proof that I voted as I live in Oregon and we do vote by mail, however, my husband dropped our ballots at a drop box on Thursday as I did not trust the postal service and I want my vote to count. ✅

#Vote

Just a friendly reminder to get out and vote early if you haven‘t already. 🙂 I read the tagged book while standing in line.

Not book related, but I wanted to share. We are hosting early voting in the building where I work. Sitting in my office, I can occasionally hear the people in the room where the polls are located, and all week, I‘ve heard cheering coming from that room every few hours or so. I finally figured out why (cont‘d)

🗳💙💙💙💙💙💙💙✊🏼

Go out and vote! Defend democracy!

Wardrobe choices today! I‘m wearing “Someone Literate” at home, then changing to “Wildly Unprepared” to sit at a welcome table at my church this evening. (But the socks are all day long!) Our church is a voting center; this year we‘re opening the sanctuary for people to step in for prayer/meditation. Masks & distancing observed! My husband is playing piano during the last couple hours. Glad to help create a space of peace for our community today!

📍🇺🇸If you haven‘t already VOTE tomorrow!!!🗳

#ForeverNovember Day 3: #Vote for readers as leaders. Tim Winton soeaks truth.

🗳️ Voted already, now I'm trying to stay busy and avoid the media until this thing is over. Joining @howjessreads #votedEarlyReadathon and hoping to finish my current fiction read. I can't tell if it's truly a dragging middle or if I'm so anxious that I'm not giving the book enough of my attention. 🤪

We voted!!

Not book related but Hubby and I dropped our ballots off today and we're feeling pretty pleased with ourselves for not waiting till the last minute this year as we usually do. 🗳

My 19yo daughter, Mr. KVanRead, and I all just dropped off our completed ballots at the ballot drop off station at San Francisco City Hall. Hats off to SF Elections, incredibly well staffed and organized with a massive area prepared for socially distanced queuing however there were NO LINES —not for drop off nor in person voting.
We only became US citizens in 2017, so this was only our 3rd time voting here and our 1st presidential election! #vote

Two hours, from getting in line to taking this picture. And worth every minute. #vote

In line to vote. The line stretches around the building, the equivalent of about 4 city blocks. But I took the afternoon off so I‘m staying until I cast my ballot. #vote

Did my early voting! Nothing more Beast Mode than that! 🤣🤘

Not book related

I mailed my ballot today! Fingers crossed it gets there intact and actually gets counted properly.

I‘ve never voted in person, so I‘m so tickled they included this little “sticker.” Apparently I need to replace my color cartridge.

Excuse me as I post about civic action rather than reading today. I‘ve seen many of y‘all fellow Americans are as stressed about the election as I am. I wanted to share the most peaceful & meditative way I‘ve found to channel my energy - by writing personal notes to encourage fellow citizens to be fellow voters. I use VoteForward‘s site, which makes it as easy as printing a template, writing a few lines, and signing your name. And it‘s effective!

Here we go peeps!!! 🖊 ❌

My absentee ballot has arrived and I‘m the hell making sure it gets back in time. Sending it today!!!

.... if only voting weren‘t so hard. I mean - I wish it weren‘t so tough to decide. So many grrrrreat choices 😂🤪😇

Just kidding. #vote #vote #vote 💪🏼🇺🇸✌🏼

Volunteering at the polls for the Connecticut primaries so that the regular volunteers (who are older and therefore a more vulnerable population for the virus) don‘t have to brave a pandemic to sit in a closed room all day.
And as the machine official I get to hand out the stickers, which is totally THE BEST JOB OF ALL.
#vote2020

#MarvelousMay #keeplitsypositive #gratitude

Almost let the day end without posting something I am thankful for. Today it‘s receiving my signature verification form to vote by mail in our upcoming primary elections. I have voted by mail for years since I traveled a lot for work when I first moved to Hawaii. Exercising my right to vote is something I take seriously and I‘m grateful I have the privilege. 🗳

Voted ✔️💙

Voting for Nov/Dec is open! The deadline is Oct 30th! Let me know if you have any questions.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZT6YNWJ

The votes are counted and the result is ready. Pictured is the order I will read my #MakeMeReadIt stack in. I read as many as I manage, but I‘ve some library books that need to be read as well.

Here are the votes:
Just Mercy - 8 votes
Men We Reaped - 8 votes
Don‘t Tell Alfred - 6 votes
Long Way Home - 5 votes
Sweet Home - 1 vote

Thank you to everyone that voted and I‘ll tag you in the comments

In July you lovely Littens are deciding in what order I read these books. Pictured is the standing so far, and it‘s just one vote between no. 1 and no. 3. I‘ll start with the one with the most votes, and then the second and so on. I‘ll try to read as many of these as possible. So, it‘s not to late to vote if you want to make sure I read your favorite.

Thanks to everyone who has voted so far.

#MakeMeReadIt

My #Bookstack for #MakeMeReadIt is ready. These are the books I plan to read in July. And in June you vote on the book you think I should read. I will read them in the order of their votes, and starting with the one with the most votes.

The books are as follows:
Sweet Home
Don‘t Tell Alfred
Just Mercy
Men We Reaped
Long Way Down

This is a fun way to read from your tbr

@CouronneDhiver and I have had so much fun hosting buddy reads featuring books by Lauren Willig. As we finish up our #buddyread for The English Wife, we‘d like some help selecting our next book. Here are the options, and I will tag the books in the comments:

The Paragon Hotel by Lyndsay Faye
The Only Woman in the Room by Marie Benedict
The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook

Tagging those who have read with us!

Comment your vote below, please!

Hey all, it is officially time to start voting. All nominations are on this form. All.

Round one will narrow the picks down to 4-6 per category.

You have until NOON (EST) on Thursday, January 10, 2019.

https://goo.gl/forms/ab4zAe4mvIHmAwTE3

Happy voting! And feel free to share. 🤓

#2018litsyawards #litsyawards

Join in the fun! @LibrarianRyan is running this. All the details in the link. Go Vote!

https://bit.ly/2RwmM5n

I just cast my votes 🗳Have you!?! Can‘t wait to see our favorite books of 2018!!! Click the link below ⬇️ to cast your vote 🗳 too!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCTzjm0UCMcpH8aXQ-MR8V3mg60YItagJk7pRT...

#SassyBookworm😏 #LitsyAwards2018 #Vote

#subjectofthemonth @zsuzsanna_reads @CaroPi @Andrew65 @JacqMac @EadieB @Soubhiville @CouronneDhiver @Crewgurl @BookwormAHN @TheBookHippie VOTE, anyone can VOTE!

There‘s a lot to celebrate even as I mourn losses in my home state of Indiana as my first time voting as a non-Hoosier. There‘s still a lot of work to be done. I‘ll be reading a romance the rest of the night.

I actually voted last Thursday during early voting, but it is still appropriate.

I didn‘t get a sticker this year but I still have this one that I saved from last year!

I saw this on Twitter, I knew Litsy would appreciate it!

Yay! I voted this morning! The pouring rain could not keep me away.

Speaking of today being voting day, have you guys voted for your favorites yet?
What are some of the books you voted for in which categories?
#Goodreads #GoodreadsChoiceAwards