Voting problems?

Buttonz · #1 10-19-2008, 03:42 PM

I used to work the polls, and I miss doing them. I was always the youngest there.

You don't have to show ID. End of story.

I'm nervous this year, because my polling place has been changed. While it's still easy for me to get to, this is the place that I have gone to my entire life, first when I was a kid with my mom and then to vote and work the election. I just hope the same usual people are working it, then I know I won't have an issue. But if there are new people..I know it's going to be hard.

My boss is going to love me telling her I'm taking longer then a half hour lunch hour because I'm going to vote. I'm planning on taking lunch later then normal (or maybe earlier) so the lines won't be super long at least.

The best time to go to vote on the day of election? Between 6:15 and 6:30. No line, no wait. Before work, 12-2 and after work are the worse.

UGAalum94 · #2 10-19-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Buttonz

I used to work the polls, and I miss doing them. I was always the youngest there.

You don't have to show ID. End of story.

You do in Georgia, but it's a relatively new requirement and it took several court cases to make sure the requirement stuck.

ETA: you apparently do in Indiana too: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/pri...9/voterid.html

Buttonz · #3 10-19-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by UGAalum94

You do in Georgia, but it's a relatively new requirement and it took several court cases to make sure the requirement stuck.

ETA: you apparently do in Indiana too: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/pri...9/voterid.html

O wow. I am actually all for showing ID I think it'sa good thing.

I'm in NY btw, so I should have said in NY you don't have to.

AGDee · #4 10-19-2008, 08:04 PM

We also have to show picture ID when we vote. The first election that this was true for was our fake primary. If you don't have picture ID with you, you can sign an affidavit that you are, indeed, you. Prior to that, we just filled out a sheet with our name, address and birth date and signed it and they crossed your name out in the big book of names for that voting precinct. I imagine if someone showed up later in the day saying they were the same person, there could be a challenge then.

ETA: Our department chair always tells us to make sure we vote, even if it means we'll be late in the morning or have to leave early. I don't know anybody who works close enough to their polling place to vote at lunch time. Most of us commute 15+ miles to work every day.

UGAalum94 · #5 10-19-2008, 08:17 PM

My principal recently encouraged us to go vote early and told us if we needed to leave after the last class but before the official leave time, it was fine. (The principal doesn't care that we vote early but just wants to make it easy.)

Our school is a polling place, and this discussion was in the context of it being crazy for parking on election day.

Buttonz · #6 10-19-2008, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

ETA: Our department chair always tells us to make sure we vote, even if it means we'll be late in the morning or have to leave early. I don't know anybody who works close enough to their polling place to vote at lunch time. Most of us commute 15+ miles to work every day.

I'm working around the corner from my house right now so I have that luxury. Also when I used to take off from school to work the elections when I was still going to school in NY, I'd just vote when it wasn't packed because I would always get my polling place.

KSUViolet06 · #7 10-27-2008, 07:23 PM

For my Ohio people, early voting is the way to go. I went right onto my Board of Elections, showed my voter reg. card to the BOE employee and went right into the polls. I wasn't asked for ID, and I didn't have to deal with 90 yr old poll workers. I was in and out in like 20 minutes. I highly recommend it.