Addendum.

I really love and admire (African-American) voting culture.

One (African-American) administrative assistant at a research center on campus told me she helped get her daughter's registration straightened out (she had been at college in '08, and is now living at home), and then registered her son to vote (since he turned 18 this year).

She told me that at the (African-American) early voting site in her suburb, the (elderly) (presumably black) precinct woman was like, "We have a first time voter here!", and then every started saying "First time voter!" and applauding her son.

I wish all American subcultures had that level of respect for and dedication to voting.