voting = free? Not for me

Yes, so... I'm going to pay $30 to vote this year. It's due to my lack of advance planning and not requesting my absentee ballot until the very last day possible... so I got my absentee ballot today, and it's due in the clerk's office by 7:30pm tomorrow (Tuesday, election day). And that means that I have to FedEx it. The cheapest rate is about $30 - and that's getting it there at 3:00pm.

I should have been more responsible. But at least I get to vote. Now off to the FedEx place in SF to send off my absentee ballot!!