Did I tell you I'm all voted up?

Since we moved during an election here in Canada, our names showed up on the voters list in our old riding. We wanted to vote in our new riding, and to do this we had to go to an Elections Canada office in our area. They have rented some space not far from our place and put a dinky little sandwich sign by the road. Inside, I saw a handwritten sign saying reception, with a woman sitting on the other side of a window, wearing a t-shirt with the word love on it, reading a book.

I explained I've moved, and she called somebody who came down to look after me. I asked if there was any way I could vote right away, so I wouldn't have to spend any more time than necessary dealing with my duty to vote. It turned out that yes, I could vote by special ballot. I had to fill out a form, and then was taken to a room which appeared to be a disused kitchen. Beside the sink, there was a ballot awaiting me, along with a list of candidates in my riding. I had to print the name of the candidate I wanted to vote for on a little slip of paper, put that into an envelope, seal it, put it into another envelope, seal it, sign it, date it then tick off a box that said I signed and dated it... then I walked back over to the next room with my ballot and handed to the friendly Elections Canada person, who put it into the ballot box for me, saying, "you're now watching me put it into the ballot box". Then I had to promise to not vote again, and voila, I'm all voted up.

I've already done my part to try to heave Mr. Harper from office.