Here in Canada, SWMBO & I regularly vote at the "advance (early) polls", weeks before the main event.

This year, with our month-long trip to Italy beginning just days after the election was called, we went in to vote before even the advance polls were open.

Since nominations weren't even completed back then, we used blank ballots and hand wrote in the candidate's name.

We enjoy voting, but wish it were not necessary as often as it has been of late.