Voting problems?

[Velocity_14]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I presume you go to city hall for early voting?

It varies depending on where you are. In my county (in TN), there are about 6 or so early voting locations, so you are able to go somewhere near your home or wherever you are.

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by Velocity_14

It is weird. This is the second time that I have not had to to show my id but I have always had to show my voter registration card at least. I wonder was it because it was not busy during this time...I don't know...just speculating...

You don't have to show ID. That's what pissed me off so badly. ALL I legally had to do was show her my voter reg. card.

There are three main options in the link towards the beginning of the thread.

[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.

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]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Just seems like that's what Absentee ballots would be for. If it gets more people voting, I guess it's a good thing. It just seems expensive to have to have poll workers for weeks and weeks. I presume you go to city hall for early voting?

I think that early voting was a way to offer absentee voting for people without their having to meet any absentee requirements. It is pretty much filling the same niche as people voting absentee who didn't really need to do so.

[UGAalum94]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[WCsweet<3]

This is all so interesting to me! In Oregon, we all vote by mail so the idea of a polling place and id seems weird!
Multnomah County (basically the one Portland is in) has this one the website:

• What is Vote By Mail?
  In 1998 voters passed a ballot measure directing all elections to be conducted by mail, commonly called Vote By Mail. Instead of using traditional polling places where voters go to cast ballots on election day, a ballot is mailed to each registered voter. The ballot is then returned to the county elections office and is counted on election day.
• With Vote By Mail, how do I vote?
  You must be registered to vote to receive a ballot. (Please see FAQ for more information.) A ballot will automatically be sent to all registered voters who are eligible to vote in the election 18 to 14 days prior to the election. Once you vote your ballot, just place it in the secrecy envelope, seal it and place it in the return envelope. Make sure to sign the return envelope after verifying your name and current residence address is correct. Then place a first-class stamp on the return envelope and mail it back. Remember that all ballots must be received at the elections office by 8:00 p.m. on election day. Postmarks do not count.

We do a lot of things different in Oregon though.

[Buttonz]

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]

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.

[KappaKittyCat]

In Wisconsin, "early voting" is simply casting an absentee ballot in person at the clerk's office rather than by mail. The forms are all the same. The only differences are that you don't need a reason (though you never need a reason for voting absentee in Wisconsin), the clerk signs the envelope as your witness instead of some random person, and then you just hand it over instead of mailing it in.

Additionally, the bit about absentee/early votes not being counted until after the election isn't always true, and it's definitely not true in Wisconsin. Check out the National Conference of State Legislatures' page on early/absentee voting for a state-by-state breakdown.

[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

[nittanyalum]

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]

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.