It's All Relative

In celebration of Election Day being just 13 days away and because my sister's husband is chin-deep in his own political agenda (so much so that he is hopping a plane to Africa on Nov. 8th...yeah, not kidding here) I wanted to comment on my recent issue with the Salt Lake County Clerk's Office.

A littled PO'ed at them, not going to lie.

It began when I printed off my voter registration, signed it and sent it on its way.

That was 60 days ago.

However, when I picked up my mail on this past Monday, I received a letter from the SL County Clerk's Office claiming my registration could not be processed. Something about my place of birth was insufficient - it's Redding, CA nothing insufficient about it. Look it up.

The letter stated that I needed to call the office and speak to an Elections Official. Usually, I would have huffed and puffed, put the letter on the table and sat back down to watch Laguna Beach or something, but I went against my usual procrastinating instincts and called the place right away. And let me just say, IT'S A GOOD THING I DID.

You see the deadline for voter registration was Monday. THE DAY I GOT THAT STUPID LETTER. I couldn't believe it. I get on the phone and ask the dude to fix my registration and he says,

"you made it just in time."

What? I sent that thing in weeks ago.

"The deadline is today"

Oh ok, so you waited 60 days, 2 MONTHS to tell me I am ineligible to do the one thing that will validate all my opinions and ideas about Utah and it's screwed up ways because you think Redding, CA is what, how did you put it?? INSUFFICIENT?

Whatever, they can't stop me. The Salt Lake County Clerk can't stop me.