Election Day

He was my first. I was just a girl of 18. His name? Jimmy Carter. The first time I ever voted was in the 1976 Presidential election. To my American readers: who was your first? Is this election your first?

When my grandmothers were born, women were not permitted to vote in our country. Even today, under the guise of being concerned about "voter fraud," some would deny others this right. To me, it is a right and a privilege and a duty. It seems disrespectful to suffragettes who worked so hard to make sure I could vote, not to do so.

I have already voted, since I am a mail ballot voter. I hope you will do the same, even if it's for "that other guy."

Susan