For me, it’s also a celebration of democracy. Going to the polling place is a ritual, it affirms your membership of society. Of course, this is from a German perspective, where voting happens on a Sunday, ballots are hand-counted and still counts are ready within a few hours of the polls closing and where you don’t have endless down-ballot choices tacked on that need deep research that is maybe better done at home.
I’ve always enjoyed voting in person. Since moving away, I am forced to use postal voting, of course, but I am allowed to vote (in person) for local elections here in Norway, which gives me that feeling of being a part of society as well, despite not being a citizen.
Still, what I really want is a democracy sausage, but that’s only for Australians.
