I've purchased my ticket

[BlueMTexpat]

and am ready to go to our local Election Night celebration even though I do not yet know all the details.

This message was in my email inbox this morning:

Come Celebrate the American Presidential Elections in Geneva!

The upcoming American election promises to be one of the most important and interesting in U.S. history. On this occasion, and for the first time, five American organizations in Geneva have come together to organize a non-partisan American Election Night Celebration.

The AENC Joint Committee unites American Citizens Abroad Geneva Chapter, the American International Club of Geneva, the American International Women’s Club of Geneva, Democrats Abroad Switzerland and Republicans Overseas.

The celebration will begin at 9:30 pm on Tuesday, November 8th, and will continue until 5:00 am Wednesday morning. There will be live news streaming from the U.S. networks, live music and entertainment, interactive games, refreshments and raffle. Ticketholders will receive all final event details on November 6th.

AENC = American Election Night Committee, a joint committee of the five organizations listed above. Despite political labels, these groups overwhelmingly favor Hillary Clinton. And WE VOTE, even though our votes are not counted as a bloc in the GE, as they were for the Dem Global Primary. Our votes will be counted among those of the states where we have voting residence.

My voting residence is in Maryland, which will reliably go big-time for Hillary Clinton in any event.

[chillfactor]

1. I work the election early voting days...

and election day in New Mexico....12 hour days for early voting, 13-15 hour day for election day.....not much energy left for attending a celebration party in this 75-year-old body....I will come home and crash in my recliner and watch the returns...many returns will have already come in by the time I get home...especially from the east coast states. Hopefully I will stay awake until the election is called.

[BlueMTexpat]

2. I congratulate you

for your good work. You certainly appear to have much more "stamina" than Don the Con!

I worked some early voting days in MD during the primaries. While I found it great fun to do so, I found it exhausting. We don't have polls to watch here since those of us who vote will be sending in absentee ballots. But thanks for all that you do in New Mexico!

As a 70+ US citizen myself, who is "officially" retired (meaning that I still sometimes work by choice on projects or as an adjunct professor), I have the luxury to rest up on Election Day and the day after. I will likely show up for this closer to midnight than at 9:30 pm. But I remain in awe of those who are still working who will also attend - and THEN go to work the next day. I actually did it myself at time or two during my working years. But that was a while ago!!!