Voting problems?

VandalSquirrel · #1 10-27-2008, 09:31 PM

Here's the ballot for my county, see if you can spot what's different.

http://www.latah.id.us/elections/200...eBallot_03.pdf

nittanyalum · #2 10-27-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Here's the ballot for my county, see if you can spot what's different.

http://www.latah.id.us/elections/200...eBallot_03.pdf

Did that freak show actually change his legal name to "Pro-Life"???

VandalSquirrel · #3 10-27-2008, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Did that freak show actually change his legal name to "Pro-Life"???

Why yes, and here's the website if you'd like to know more http://prolifeidaho.com/ . I love the chronology of Pro-Life's life. Check out the entry on September 2nd, Pro-Life's wife agrees with Pro-Life that she shouldn't be involved in things outside the home.

preciousjeni · #4 10-28-2008, 12:59 AM

Question for anyone who might venture a guess. I'm assuming the polls are going to be jam packed on election day as this is a presidential election and a pretty darn active one at that. I asked my boss if she might close our office at midday to encourage voting (other non-profits in the area are doing this) to which she replied that people can vote on their lunch breaks. Granted we have an hour for lunch, but is it really feasible to get to a polling place (say 10 minutes away), stand in line, vote and be back to work in an hour?

It seems unlikely to me but I might just be overly enthusiastic about the number of people who will be voting. BTW, I live in a suburb of NYC (Rockland County).

I feel like I posted this before but now I can't find it. Hmmm...

KSUViolet06 · #5 10-28-2008, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Granted we have an hour for lunch, but is it really feasible to get to a polling place (say 10 minutes away), stand in line, vote and be back to work in an hour?

I don't know your area, but I honestly wouldn't try it--unless your boss is the kind that won't mind if you get back from lunch late.

preciousjeni · #6 10-28-2008, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I don't know your area, but I honestly wouldn't try it--unless your boss is the kind that won't mind if you get back from lunch late.

I will be voting on November 4th. If I got fired for voting, I would sue.

KSUViolet06 · #7 10-28-2008, 01:41 AM

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I will be voting on November 4th. If I got fired for voting, I would sue.

Me too. I wasn't suggesting that you NOT vote because you couldn't do so on your lunch hour. I was suggesting that you maybe vote early or go earlier in the day (like as soon as the polls open). My experience with voting at lunch is that everyone else at my precinct seems to have the same idea and the line is forever long.

AGDee · #8 10-28-2008, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by preciousjeni

I will be voting on November 4th. If I got fired for voting, I would sue.

What are your work hours and what hours are your polls open? Ours are open 7 am-8 pm and anybody who is waiting in line at 8 pm gets to vote. It's not like bankers' hours for the polls. My boss is fine with us being late on election day if we have an "I voted" sticker when we get in. I will get in line at 7 am.

ComradesTrue · #9 10-28-2008, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by preciousjeni

Granted we have an hour for lunch, but is it really feasible to get to a polling place (say 10 minutes away), stand in line, vote and be back to work in an hour?

The other consideration is if the place where you are required to vote is even close enough to work to do on your lunch hour.

I honestly have no idea about other parts of the country, but the two states that I have most recently lived in have a required voting location that is in the part of town where you live. You can't just go anywhere to vote. Since most people that I know have at least a 20 minute commute to work, voting on lunch hour is not feasible at all.

With early voting, you can vote at any of the early voting locations. There are three in my county, and I think this also plays into why early voting turnout has been so high. All the people who work downtown can easily jaunt over and early vote at the downtown location during a lunch hour, and not have to worry about extremely long lines before or after work on election day.

preciousjeni · #10 10-28-2008, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Blondie93

With early voting, you can vote at any of the early voting locations. There are three in my county, and I think this also plays into why early voting turnout has been so high. All the people who work downtown can easily jaunt over and early vote at the downtown location during a lunch hour, and not have to worry about extremely long lines before or after work on election day.

Unfortunately, New York doesn't have early voting.