With today's election day being in an odd number year. . .it is often overlooked. Voter turnout is usually horrible. . .states with Gubernatorial races I suspect have a slightly better turnout. Washington with it's R-71 on domestic partnerships and Spokane's Prop 4 on setting up a "Bill of Rights" has made me sick to my stomach. It's only 10:00am and ever since stepping into work, I've felt sick and anxious.

Working here, I get to have Elections up all in my face all day. I'm honestly terrified and anxious all at the same time. I want to know the results already, but at the same time I don't. And it isn't just for Washington I am anxious about, but Maine too.

Haven't heard the likelihood of Prop 4 passing in Spokane, but it is said that R-71 might pass, but barely. A close race it will be.

Just like Prop-8 in California. . .I'll probably go batshit insane if R-71 fails here and if Question 1 passes in Maine. Just a warning. I'll LJ cut it. I promise.

I'm way more on edge about this election than I was last year's Presidential election.

Mixed feelings for elections. Question 1 on main looks like will be answered with "Yes!" meaning that same-sex marriages will not be allowed in that state. For now! I don't live there and I must say it is a pain in the ass to find their election results online. I also don't know how it works. . .polls or mail-ins?

Prop-4 for Spokane failed. I wasn't passionate about that issue, but I am happy with the result. I think in theory, they had a good idea. . .but what the wrote out and planned out was bad.

R-71. What I have been flooding LJ, twitter, and facebook with non-stop these past few days. I'm shocked to see Pierce County to fall to "Reject", but they do have a very low voter turnout. ( And I read somewhere that in odd number years, Republicans/Conservatives are more likely to vote than Dems/Libs. ) Even so, R-71 is passing. . .just barely. Mail-ins make me nervous. . .but King County is thankfully a mail-in ballot too and should pull in more votes approving R-71.

I have faith, but I am not claiming victory until Sam Reed signs the paperwork.

I was surprised ( and a little upset ) with seeing how some people outside of Washington view R-71. ( We aren't settling! )