First day of early voting and I& #39;m out here. Polls opened about 3.5 hrs ago. About 100 people in line in front of me. Older Black man in front of me has a folding chair. Older Black man behind me has on a "faith over fear" shirt. I& #39;m overwhelmed in a good way. 1/

Stay tuned.

We actually requested absentee ballots and completed them at home. I& #39;m here to drop the ballot off in person because the mail situation has me a little shook. I couldn& #39;t find a line for just drop off so I& #39;m in the main one. I don& #39;t mind waiting. 2/

There is a drive up line for those with disabilities or those who have been experiencing COVID symptoms. 3/

A Black man just drove by the line and asked us if anyone needed water!

And now I know what I can do in the next few days. 4/

The man behind me said this was the third location he tried and the lines were long (er) at the first two drove by.

Also I made it to some shade and the back of my neck is not on fire anymore. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤣" title="Lachend auf dem Boden rollen" aria-label="Emoji: Lachend auf dem Boden rollen"> 5/

People are taking selfies in line. They cute. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">

If it& #39;s not evident, I& #39;m finding joy in this process even though I& #39;m no longer in the shade. 6/

Y& #39;all, the fam prayed like nobody& #39;s business over these ballots before I left the house. We prayed for the lives lost in the past 4 years. We prayed that we can eradicate the evil and wickedness we see. We thanked the Lorde for the ancestors who fought and died for this right. 7/

We took responsibility for continuing to fight. We prayed for waves of justice. Then we "Woooooooo-ed."

Last presidential election felt celebratory. This one feels like spiritual warfare, a fight for our literal lives. 8/

Happy that the older Black woman in the lavender jumpsuit is almost inside. Gon& #39; head with your bad self.
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Just heard someone who walked out said, "It only took 2 hours."

I think we all know what it is going to take.

10/

It& #39;s done, y& #39;all.

I kept looking at the lady until she put them then ballot box thing. She said I& #39;ll be able to track them. I probably annoyed her, but I& #39;ve never not submitted my own ballot.

They didn& #39;t have enough poll volunteers. She kept getting distracted.

Me:
11/

There were no armed poll watchers, thankfully. No one was being intimidated.

Now I wait. Thanks for following along. Have your voting plan!
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