Remember: Go Out And Vote Today - Page 2

11-04-2008, 08:37 AM

Did my civic duty at 6:45 this morning.

replicant_argent · 11-04-2008, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MTB996

Voted Saturday. No ID necessary, just a name and address.

Remember: Vote early and vote often!

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Originally Posted by The Professor

The lines they're showing on the news are insane! Regardless of party affiliation, everyone should be proud of what's expected to be record turnout this year.

Wife and I are headed in at 10am.

Hey mods ... can we get an "I Voted" badge for the next week?

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Originally Posted by Tombstone

That's scary.

I am a huge proponent of the Large Inkstained Digit, to prevent fraud.

Inky finger? NO more voting for you, One Year, Back of line!!!

No badges needed.

D_A · 11-04-2008, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by BostonMark

Voted two weeks ago! Yea for NC early voting!

The early voting lines were crazy here. My neighbor stood in line for more than two hours the other day before he hit the door to the library and gave up. I went this morning and had no line at all. I guess everybody else stood in the early voting lines

gettysburgfreak · 11-04-2008, 08:48 AM

Was there at 7:15am, walked in cast my vote, was out less than 2 min later. I love living in a small town

11-04-2008, 08:50 AM

I went in last week, was in and out in 15 minutes.

I have to admit that there were a few positions up that I had no idea were open and never heard of the candidates. So instead of just guessing or going with a certain party, I wrote in Alice Cooper or Denny Crain.

hotreds · 11-04-2008, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by MTB996

Remember: Vote early and vote often!

As someone once said: "When I die, bury me in Chicago so I can keep voting!"

Zipper · 11-04-2008, 09:21 AM

Had the absentee ballot in two weeks ago. Girlfriend lives in Chicago - Michigan ave is pretty much shut down she said. I work in DC - People in the office waited in lines over a mile long this morning (6 am - 9:30 am).

Gophernut · 11-04-2008, 09:39 AM

I am done also. Got there around 8:15 walked out around 9

0, and I live in a small town. I think everyone was there.

AD720 · 11-04-2008, 09:40 AM

I've been reading some stories about problems in Philly. Piece of cake in my neighborhood. I was in and out in about 2 minutes.

Lucky_Hippo · 11-04-2008, 09:40 AM

Arrived at 6

1am.

Polls opened at 6:30.

Out around 7:05.

45 mins well spent!

Thanks to all the servicemen here for giving me the opportunity to vote.

I appreciate all you've done!

macms · 11-04-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucky_Hippo

Thanks to all the servicemen here for giving me the opportunity to vote.

I appreciate all you've done!

I voted.

SeanGAR · 11-04-2008, 10:20 AM

10:55 .... three people in line in front of me. I love living in a small town. Maybe 6 or 7 minutes, but much of that was letting elderly voters jump in front of the line. Geezers ..... sheesh.

acarr · 11-04-2008, 10:24 AM

It took all but about ten minutes but I waited in line for about a minute of that.

The Professor · 11-04-2008, 10:25 AM

Was about 10 minutes for the wife and me -- longer line than we can recall, actually. The place was hoppin' for such a small town.

11-04-2008, 10:28 AM

I wonder how many first time voters today? And I don't mean 18 year olds.

11-04-2008, 10:32 AM

Right after work - my voting location is next door to me.

Prozac_Puros · 11-04-2008, 10:35 AM

I'm done! Are the robo calls going to stop now?

Starscream · 11-04-2008, 10:35 AM

#48 at my precinct this morning. 6:45 a.m. Big turnout expected.

kaisersozei · 11-04-2008, 10:39 AM

Got in line at 6:15 under a steady rain, made it into the school gym at 7:00, marked my paper ballot in about 30 seconds, and then stood in line for another hour because the ONE optical scanning machine at our polling location was jammed and no one knew how to fix it. It would come on, then shut off, annoying alarms sounding, then restart, work for a few ballots, then jam again, alarms sounding, etc. Bunch of elderly elections officials huddled around pushing & pulling on things--one guy, no lie, smacked the side of it like my dad used to do to "adjust" our console color TV.

They finally decided that they shouldn't keep nearly 600 people couped up in the gym for so long and went to "Emergency Back-up Plan B", which was to have everyone drop their ballot off in a black box by the door, to be scanned in later.

There were dozens of elections officials and lawyers from the Protect the Vote campaign observing, but apparently only 1 tech crew for our entire county. Nothing like a little paper jam to screw up an otherwise well-orchestrated voting day.

MarkinAZ · 11-04-2008, 10:39 AM

I'm a headin' out the front door right now. Talk to you later

11-04-2008, 08:37 AM	#21
rhdad42 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Did my civic duty at 6:45 this morning.

11-04-2008, 08:48 AM	#24
gettysburgfreak Patriot Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Mitten Posts: 1,442 Trading: (2)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Was there at 7:15am, walked in cast my vote, was out less than 2 min later. I love living in a small town __________________ Author ofeath, Disease, and Life at War: The Civil War Letters of Surgeon James D. Benton, 111th and 98th New York Infantry Regiments, 1862-1865.

11-04-2008, 08:50 AM	#25
SmokinAFuente Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today I went in last week, was in and out in 15 minutes. I have to admit that there were a few positions up that I had no idea were open and never heard of the candidates. So instead of just guessing or going with a certain party, I wrote in Alice Cooper or Denny Crain.

11-04-2008, 09:21 AM	#27
Zipper Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Where the wild things are Posts: 74 Trading: (1)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Had the absentee ballot in two weeks ago. Girlfriend lives in Chicago - Michigan ave is pretty much shut down she said. I work in DC - People in the office waited in lines over a mile long this morning (6 am - 9:30 am). __________________ "I went out to the insane asylum, and I found my baby out there, and I said 'Please come back to me baby. What are you doin' here?'" -Willie Dixon

11-04-2008, 09:39 AM	#28
Gophernut Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Steve Location: Hudson, WI Posts: 1,661 Trading: (15)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today I am done also. Got there around 8:15 walked out around 90, and I live in a small town. I think everyone was there.

11-04-2008, 09:40 AM	#29
AD720 I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andrew Location: The City of BOTL-erly Love Posts: 2,684 Trading: (73)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today I've been reading some stories about problems in Philly. Piece of cake in my neighborhood. I was in and out in about 2 minutes.

11-04-2008, 09:40 AM	#30
Lucky_Hippo A Cigar = 42 Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gary Location: Kansas Posts: 494 Trading: (2)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Arrived at 61am. Polls opened at 6:30. Out around 7:05. 45 mins well spent! Thanks to all the servicemen here for giving me the opportunity to vote. I appreciate all you've done! __________________ Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips. -J.Candy

11-04-2008, 10:20 AM	#32
SeanGAR Crotchety Geezer Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Radford VA Posts: 911 Trading: (3)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today 10:55 .... three people in line in front of me. I love living in a small town. Maybe 6 or 7 minutes, but much of that was letting elderly voters jump in front of the line. Geezers ..... sheesh. __________________ How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

11-04-2008, 10:24 AM	#33
acarr Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,307 Trading: (34)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today It took all but about ten minutes but I waited in line for about a minute of that.

11-04-2008, 10:25 AM	#34
The Professor i wish i was geRRy... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: geRRy Location: So*Cal... Posts: 1,703 Trading: (7)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Was about 10 minutes for the wife and me -- longer line than we can recall, actually. The place was hoppin' for such a small town.

11-04-2008, 10:28 AM	#35
ahc4353 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today I wonder how many first time voters today? And I don't mean 18 year olds.

11-04-2008, 10:32 AM	#36
silentjon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Right after work - my voting location is next door to me.

11-04-2008, 10:35 AM	#37
Prozac_Puros Non-Medicated Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Cary Location: On the back 9 of life Posts: 494 Trading: (13)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today I'm done! Are the robo calls going to stop now? __________________ Mentally, I've got a full 6-pack, but lack the plastic thingy to hold it together

11-04-2008, 10:35 AM	#38
Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today #48 at my precinct this morning. 6:45 a.m. Big turnout expected. __________________ Insert quote here.

11-04-2008, 10:39 AM	#39
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today Got in line at 6:15 under a steady rain, made it into the school gym at 7:00, marked my paper ballot in about 30 seconds, and then stood in line for another hour because the ONE optical scanning machine at our polling location was jammed and no one knew how to fix it. It would come on, then shut off, annoying alarms sounding, then restart, work for a few ballots, then jam again, alarms sounding, etc. Bunch of elderly elections officials huddled around pushing & pulling on things--one guy, no lie, smacked the side of it like my dad used to do to "adjust" our console color TV. They finally decided that they shouldn't keep nearly 600 people couped up in the gym for so long and went to "Emergency Back-up Plan B", which was to have everyone drop their ballot off in a black box by the door, to be scanned in later. There were dozens of elections officials and lawyers from the Protect the Vote campaign observing, but apparently only 1 tech crew for our entire county. Nothing like a little paper jam to screw up an otherwise well-orchestrated voting day.

11-04-2008, 10:39 AM	#40
MarkinAZ Formerly MarkinOR Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 6,220 Trading: (40)	Re: Remember: Go Out And Vote Today I'm a headin' out the front door right now. Talk to you later __________________ "Don't worry, God will work out His plan for your life..." Psalm 138 8