Is it over yet? - Page 2

GeekyPenguin · #1 11-01-2008, 09:05 PM

I early voted last weekend. I'll be one of the attorneys joining "the nation's largest law firm" on election day and I am hoping for a completely uneventful day of watching people register.

KSigkid · #2 11-01-2008, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

I'll be one of the attorneys joining "the nation's largest law firm" on election day and I am hoping for a completely uneventful day of watching people register.

This is slightly off topic, but congratulations! That's awesome.

KSUViolet06 · #3 11-01-2008, 09:05 PM

I voted early last Monday (in OH) and it took me probably less than 20 minutes. It was great.

Since then though, the lines have been getting longer and longer. On Friday, some of the polling places in the more populated areas have had waits of 3 hours or more. Election day is going to be crazy.

Benzgirl · #4 11-02-2008, 04:25 PM

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I voted early last Monday (in OH) and it took me probably less than 20 minutes. It was great.

Since then though, the lines have been getting longer and longer. On Friday, some of the polling places in the more populated areas have had waits of 3 hours or more. Election day is going to be crazy.

Correct. The Plain Dealter reported 2 hour waits yesterday. Actually, many are predicting that Election day will be light because so many voted by mail or at the BOE early.

BabyPiNK_FL · #5 11-02-2008, 04:40 PM

I waited over an hour two Fridays ago. My boyfriend (I forced him to go the last day of early voting in his area) and I waited well over an hour on Saturday.

My mom works next to a major library in Miami-Dade county and she says the line is down the strreet at at about 7:45. People are blocking their yards off with ropes so voters won't park on them when the library runs out of spaces. It's been insane, but I'm really glad that they are out voting. I would have never expected those types of lines in that area, but I guess the people are very adamant about not being disenfranchised this year. People have waited until 10pm or later out here in S. Florida trying to get those votes in!

Thetagirl218 · #6 11-03-2008, 09:06 PM

I voted a week ago via absentee....I honestly don't understand the huge lines in Florida. All you have to do to vote absentee is to call and request a ballot.

Of course I got mocked several times by the elections official from being a Republican teacher....He compared me to KKK....Lets just say I had a nice chat with his supervisor...

christiangirl · #7 11-03-2008, 09:23 PM

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Of course I got mocked several times by the elections official from being a Republican teacher....He compared me to KKK....Lets just say I had a nice chat with his supervisor...

OMG, that is so uncalled for! How stupid. IDKW, but that reminds me of the British guy who told me 9/11 was just Americans getting what they deserved. I just had a HUGE flashback.

Munchkin03 · #8 11-04-2008, 12:30 PM

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I voted a week ago via absentee....I honestly don't understand the huge lines in Florida. All you have to do to vote absentee is to call and request a ballot.

For a lot of people, part of voting is the experience of actually being at your polling place, pulling the lever, and getting that little "I Voted" sticker. Some people are willing to wait in line for that, and if that's what they want to do, so be it. I voted absentee in Florida, and it's just not the same. I feel like there's something I'm forgetting to do today.

Buttonz · #9 11-04-2008, 12:35 AM

Mom and I are going at 8 tomorrow. If the line is crazy at 8 *O I really hope not* I'm leaving and will take a super early lunch around 10:30 and go vote (I work around the corner from where I live and about 5 blocks from where I'm voting). I hope I can just vote at 8 and be out...but I'm not sure that will be possible.

BabyPiNK_FL · #10 11-04-2008, 12:49 AM

I've only voted (since I've been able to vote) in libraries or community centers. I think the majority of our early voting polls are located in libraries, although the new city hall is now a poll station. I'm sure there are churches, schools, and fire houses too, I just don't personally know of any. I do recall seeing one at a school when I was much younger though.

agzg · #11 11-01-2008, 11:46 PM

Live-in and I are waiting until after he gets home from work (crazy, I know!) but I'm packing snacks and books so we'll have something to do while we're in line.

AKA_Monet · #12 11-02-2008, 12:52 AM

Just asking... My state does not have early voting, but absentee... I voted by absentee--so I don't know what happens:

In early voting, is your "ballot" counted right there and then and is in the "pool" of recorded votes/polling?

I ask because some told me that some states misplace and fail to count all absentee ballots.

On a different note: There are all these 1-800 numbers going around if you are harassed at your polling place when you vote. The length of time in the lines are not the issue, but the "incorrect ballot", breakdown of machines or misleading information--such as come back the next day, etc.--can be argued... Also, I think there will be all kinds of election monitors on Tuesday as there are on "early voting" sites.

And if I was anyone, I would NOT answer ANYONE exit polling unless they offered me a million dollars... LOL... Just privacy concerns overall...

pinksirfidel · #13 11-02-2008, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Just asking... My state does not have early voting, but absentee... I voted by absentee--so I don't know what happens:

In early voting, is your "ballot" counted right there and then and is in the "pool" of recorded votes/polling?

I ask because some told me that some states misplace and fail to count all absentee ballots.

On a different note: There are all these 1-800 numbers going around if you are harassed at your polling place when you vote. The length of time in the lines are not the issue, but the "incorrect ballot", breakdown of machines or misleading information--such as come back the next day, etc.--can be argued... Also, I think there will be all kinds of election monitors on Tuesday as there are on "early voting" sites.

And if I was anyone, I would NOT answer ANYONE exit polling unless they offered me a million dollars... LOL... Just privacy concerns overall...

There were two lawyers at the polling site when I voted last week.

christiangirl · #14 11-02-2008, 01:48 AM

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I ask because some told me that some states misplace and fail to count all absentee ballots.

This is the EXACT reason why I don't vote early/absentee. I don't want some glitch in someone's computer to arise and magically anything before Nov 4th disappears. I know anything can happen with any method of voting *cough*Florida*cough* by a girl's gotta vote somehow...

GeekyPenguin · #15 11-02-2008, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

This is slightly off topic, but congratulations! That's awesome.

Thanks! I will be at a polling place in the city making sure people don't get suppressed. I'm pretty stoked about it since my law license is just collecting dust right now - yay economy!

As for early voting - I don't know how it is in every state, but I know in WI, where all our early votes are really "absentee" votes, the votes get fed into the machine on Nov. 4th. In the city of Milwaukee there is a whole separate building just for counting absentee votes and in the smaller municipalities they'll be fed into the machine as time allows during the day. The official election law is that they should be fed in when the polls close but since the poll workers would be there for another week if that happened, they feed them in whenever it's empty.