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If you live in the USA and don’t live under a rock, you probably know that North Carolina, along with Indiana, is going to be having a primary election on Tuesday. Due to the potential insanity of the event, NC began one-stop voting a few weeks back where new voters could go to a special location, register and vote all in one spot.

Courtesy of NPR, Obama for America, the Clintons and the Democratic party I know this fact all to well. Too bad these polling locations all operate during hours I’m not anywhere close to my district (working hours + some evening hours I’m at the theater). I’m not even in the right county during these hours.

The big deal for the May 6th primary is the presidential ballot. By this time four years ago, we already had a ballot of John^2 and our voting was a bit of a joke. I figured, like many, that our state again wouldn’t bloody matter. I’ve done no research, unless you count the discussions with my parents where I’ve found out that Obama hates guns (Dad) and just has no experience (Mom). Course, if we’re going with sweeping generalizations, Hillary isn’t much better as the media is portraying her as a tired, shrieking harridan.

I also haven’t put much effort into the other major issues on the ballot - our primaries for Governor, the US Senate seat currently held by Liddy Dole, and a slew of House seats, various upper level state government seats. I really should do some research on these.

But trust me, by Tuesday, I might have an opinion