Nov. 7 th.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I totally agree. I would rather someone shows up at the polls, and doesn't vote for anyone than sit back on their lazy behinds and complain.

I haven't missed an election day since I was able to vote.

Ditto. My great-grandmother was a sufragette. My great aunt was once the President of the Michigan and Virginia League of Women Voters. My grandmother was President of the Detroit League and my mom was the President of the Warren (MI) League. If I didn't vote, they'd probably haunt me forever. There have been tiny little elections where I was voter #16 at my precinct at 6 pm in the evening. That's just sad. But, I always vote.

Political mailings I can handle, but I've had 12 anti-Jennifer Granholm recorded phone messages this weekend alone. I'm sick of it.

[GeekyPenguin]

I vote absentee so I get all my calls at my mom and dad's house - I'm happy to let them deal with it.

[RU OX Alum]

I'm going to vote for everything on the ballot because I feel like it is my duty, and I tried to be informed, but...I don't know who I'm going to vote for in the u.s. senate race. There are three candidates that I know of, I don't like color coded politics.

[aephi alum]

I just realized that I haven't received one political phone call. Maybe that's the advantage of VoIP?

However, I could wallpaper my office with the political mailings I've received. Hey Ned Lamont -- save a tree, willya??

[AGDee]

Up earlier than usual and heading out to vote before work. I hope the lines aren't too long, but I do have an awesome boss who says "If you need to be late because you're voting, that's ok".

[KSigkid]

I got up early to vote before work - it was just me and the old ladies volunteering for the day. It's definitely a different atmosphere than voting in Boston; plus I didn't have to deal with any campaigners at that hour.

A U.S. Rep race will be interesting, but Lieberman has opened up a solid lead on Lamont, and the Governor's race was over months ago, so it shouldn't be too exciting around here. I'm interested to see the results of the MA Governor's race though, to see if it turns out to be a runaway for Patrick.

[OrchidAlum]

There was a decent crowd when I went to vote this morning, but the volunteers moved things along very quickly. However, I didn't get my "I voted" sticker.

Sticker aside, I'm hoping that this will be the first election where the person I voted for actually wins!

[jon1856]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Up earlier than usual and heading out to vote before work. I hope the lines aren't too long, but I do have an awesome boss who says "If you need to be late because you're voting, that's ok".

I voted at 7:20 AM and was number 36. I did not have to show any kind of ID nor did I received a sticker.

IIRC from Middle School (?), there is a law that states that one is allowed 30 minutes for voting.

[jon1856]

http://cagle.com/news/ElectionDay06/

[aephi alum]

In Connecticut, you have to show ID to vote. Most people use their driver's licenses. Most people have driver's licenses, as you pretty much need a car to get anywhere around here. People who don't drive usually have non-driver ID cards if they don't have passports.

The poll workers got very confused with my ID, because I moved within CT last year, and when you move within the state, the DMV just gives you a sticker to put on the back of your license - so the front of my license still shows my old address. But I explained it to them, and I was allowed to vote.

I didn't get a sticker either. I wound up voting after work, so I guess they ran out of stickers.

cnn.com has pretty good election coverage. There's a form where you can enter your zip code and it will list your district's results for Congress, Senate (if applicable), and governor (if applicable).

Lieberman is being projected as the winner of the CT Senate race. Lamont's still very close, though... I guess they're using mainly exit poll data. I hope we don't have to deal with a recount.