"Election Day 2010"

Yesterday, was elections day. Here in Leogane it was quiet. Saturday night before the election was really quiet. At 9:30 PM the streets of Leogane were deserted and the restuarant Mesaje, which usually has music blairing until 1:00 AM in the morning, was closed up tight. It was a little unnerving.

I got up and went to St Croix Church as I usually do on Sunday morning. At the end of the service they always do general announcements. Father reminded everyone they should be sure to go and vote. He told them what I say to people when they say they are not going to vote. Father said, "If you don't vote, you are letting someone else vote for you."

I spoke to a couple of my friends who went to vote and they said it went smoothly. However, that is not the case in other parts Haiti. There has been a request by 12 of the 18 canidates for president to throw out yesterday election. There are stories of people arriving at voting locations and being told they were not register there and they were sent to another locaton only to find out they are not on the rolls at the new location.

I spoke with several friends in Port Au Prince and they said where they were things were quiet.
Let's continue to pray for the election process in Haiti. Peace, Love, and Joy.