Finally the day that we have all been working for is here. The morning did not start as planned because of my epilepsy I had to go home and get at least a couple of hours of sleep but by the time I got back to the office most of the teams that had gone out to put up signs around the state had not gotten back yet. Once everyone was back we basically got our marching orders. Teams of two were sent out one polling location to make sure it opened on time and one public location to make sure that people were aware that it was election day and to make sure people knew where their polling locations were. The polling location that we went to had no problem so we moved directly to a school in the area. The area that we were in was very hispanic which was perfect because that group usually does not vote and certainly does not vote in the midterm elections. So using the little spanish I knew I was able to help several people find their polling locations.
Once we were done at the schools we were sent back to the office to make sure that every thing was running smoothly there. I was only there for a short time until I was sent to a secondary site where we had people going in and out handing out information about Terry Goddard. There I met up with another coworker where we helped the volunteers with the packets of information that they were handing out.
The day seemed to go by so fast and as the polling locations closed we all separated and went home to change for what would hopefully for a victory party. Being with Terry and his family and my colleagues on the roof of the hotel was like nothing else. I would not have traded that time for anything else. Knowing what we had done and understanding all of the sacrifices that we gave to get as far as we did made everything worth it.
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