Yup I did. Walked to the center of my town on a beautiful Fall day, voted and walked back. Quick and painless like it's always been since I moved to my present town. The ladies running the voting are some of the sweetest and most helpful I know.
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Yes, I voted. Got the sticker and wear it proudly.

My city had a single local ballot measure. The weather was damp, foggy and dreary. I realized I better show up because in low turn outs, an individual's vote is even more important.
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Yep, I voted! It's a lovely day out, and when I went to the polls at lunch, there was no line.

The hard part was doing my homework ahead of time. Voting for city council and board of education is tricky, because finding information on local candidates is difficult. I had to do a good number of web searches on each candidate, then I read each of the ballot item's descriptions at least twice. Informed voting is tough, but it's better than the alternative!
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No - there was nothing to vote on in our district. Nothing at all.
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Yes, I voted. Same experience as every other time. Not a big turnout, not like for the Presidential election.
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Absentee

Why would you go to a polling place?
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no
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I voted and I had a good experience because the turn out was low and I had time to reflect in the booth.
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I did vote.

We had a race for mayor in my city, and the weather was cool and sunny, but that wasn't enough to bring out many voters. I voted at 4 pm and the folks at the polls told me that only about 100 others had been there all day. This is in a tightly populated urban area.

In my area, a voter only qualifies to use an absentee ballot if they will be out of town on election day or if they have a physical handicap preventing them from voting in person. I hope that changes some day; I think making it more convenient would facilitate more participation.

For the last several elections I've used an absentee ballot because I'm handicapped and very limited in my ability to walk and stand. The last time I voted in person I had to walk too far and and stand in line; it was difficult. Unfortunately, this time I forgot to call the election bureau and request an absentee ballot until the deadline had passed. I was undecided until the last minute about whether I'd be able to go in person because some days are better/worse than others for me physically. Luckily, it was a good day and I decided I could do it.

I chuckled to myself, recalling the TV commercial that was on last year showing a woman in a wheelchair waiting for a bus in a downpour, struggling to get through a closed gate and finally getting to her polling place. The voice over in the scene said something about "choosing to do the right thing despite the barriers." I laughed and told myself I could do it. Well, I can't claim to be that heroic, if there had been a heavy rain, I'd have chickened out!

My motivation was a certain candidate who I liked. I knew turnout would be low and he didn't have much chance. If he had ended up losing by a slim margin and I didn't vote, I'd be kicking myself. Sadly, he lost by a pretty wide margin, but I have a clear conscience.
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