Being around such politically active people, I went to the polling station even though I didn\’t get my registration card. I was able to cast my vote on a provisional ballot since they couldn\’t my name on the voter registration list. I had brought along a bank statement to show proof of residency (I have been in PA for more than 30 days) but strangely enough, they didn\’t check my id.

Of course, everyone knows who I voted for. But in PA, it is about making your voice heard since PA is supposedly a swing state. I got to the Jewish Community Center around 9:40 am. It was full of elderly people. Some in a Tai Chi class. Many sitting at the tables for bake sales. The voting machines (not paper ballots like they have in California in Contra Costa County) were huge. You pushed a lever to cast a ballot then the polling volunteers would reset the machine for the next voter. It seemed that this would be more accurate than any ballot since the only reading errors are by the users themselves.

Best hint for choosing your next president: vote for the lesser of the two evils.