I'm in the courthouse quite a bit, so all I have to do is walk up a flight of stairs to the election office and vote without all the lines and its quick, I'm usually the only one there.
45 days before the election day the office is available for voting, just sign in and they give you a ballot.
And then all this election stuff doesn't seem to be as important once you've already voted.....:)
Early voting is the way to go. Voted week before last and have been washing my hands ever since. Seemed more like a duty than a privilege this time. 😐
Very easy to vote early here or vote on Election Day.
Once many years ad far away in a different place and time, I had to wait for about an 1/2 hour.
I don't understand the concept of waiting in long lines. I have seen these images on tv in the past recurring from election to election. It's an abomination of the democratic process of the powers of politicians on the local level.
Robert Hill, post: 397877, member: 378 wrote: Very easy to vote early here or vote on Election Day.
Once many years ad far away in a different place and time, I had to wait for about an 1/2 hour.
I don't understand the concept of waiting in long lines. I have seen these images on tv in the past recurring from election to election. It's an abomination of the democratic process of the powers of politicians on the local level.
My little voting spot down here in Norman, OK is only about 1/2 mile from the house and very easy to get to. According to the voting machine there are rarely 50 or 60 votes cast. I remember 2008 there was an astounding 180 votes cast by the time I got there in the evening. Never a line and the little old ladies that ride herd on everyone keep getting closer and closer to my age...
paden cash, post: 397885, member: 20 wrote: My little voting spot down here in Norman, OK is only about 1/2 mile from the house and very easy to get to. According to the voting machine there are rarely 50 or 60 votes cast. I remember 2008 there was an astounding 180 votes cast by the time I got there in the evening. Never a line and the little old ladies that ride herd on everyone keep getting closer and closer to my age...
Back when I was younger and more spry, I kept getting called out of town when it was time, so I just got into the habit of doing it when I was down at the county offices. I found I liked doing it ahead, whenever people start bringing up politics, I can just say, I already voted:cool:
You can't believe how good that works
Now I try to vote really early.....
I vote at the local high school a mile from my house; the polls open at 6:00am, I'll be out of there by 6:05.
I'd hate to have voted weeks ago and some new revelation of importance come out (not that any recent ones have changed many minds).
It is a 17mi drive to early vote and 7mi drive on voting day.
Early vote is across town from the courthouse in another county building.
Voting in this county is a mess. It is like being bused to another district to attend school to equalize percentages.
God I wish the ballots included: None of the above ~ Do Over.
Vote by mail in Oregon. My ballot arrived last week. Fill it out and drop it off.
Next time, send your ballot to me. I'll fill it in and mail it for you.
We don't have early voting here. In 2012, I waited in line for about 2 hours to vote. My polling place, which was supposed to closer at 7 PM, saw the last voter about 10:30. In 2008 it was almost as bad. It had never been that crowded before. There are a lot of minorities in my area.
You can send your ballot to me, also. I'll fill it out and send it in for you.
As you may have guessed, I have no acceptance for the concept of mail-in ballots. Just one person's opinion.
We don't have early voting here, either. I usually just stop by on the way to work, and I've never had to wait more than a few minutes. I'm not strongly opinionated either way about early voting, but I can see where it would be more fair to the candidates to wait until election day. It's pretty common for things to come out at the last minute that could affect lots of opinions.
Have probably never had to wait more than five minutes ever since 1972 no matter where I lived at the time. Always spend more time chatting with others coming and going than the entire sign in and voting time required. A memorable occurrence was using the old mechanical voting machine while living in Michigan. As I recall you flipped a series of little switches for each office or issue then pulled a lever to cause your vote to be entered, then the little switches went back to the start position. I have no memory of how one would enter a write-in vote. Other than that it has always been paper ballots for me.
First time voting was in a relatively empty hall about 50 feet from where Green Bay Packer Jordy Nelson's parents run their restaurant/bar these days.
I always walk in and Ms Parker says "Hi John, how are you." I say I'm fine and hand her my card. Then she says "Oh, I'm sorry, you are James".
John is my brother and lives on the other side of the tracks so he doesn't even vote in this precinct. It's been happening the same way for 30 years. I don't expect it to change until Ms Parker passes on. Takes me longer to mark the circles on the paper ballot than anything.
James
Holy Cow, post: 397987, member: 50 wrote: As I recall you flipped a series of little switches for each office or issue then pulled a lever to cause your vote to be entered, then the little switches went back to the start position. I have no memory of how one would enter a write-in vote. Other than that it has always been paper ballots for me.
We have paper ballots that are read by electronic readers. The ballots can be recounted if there is any question. It should be illegal for any system to be used that does not provide an audit method.
My wife, one of my daughters, and I early voted this afternoon. I had to wait about an hour and forty five minutes to vote in the primaries earlier this year. We were in and out in about 15 minutes. It was the first time I have ever done the early voting.
I believe it is our civic duty to vote. My parents told me when I was growing up that if you don't vote, you can't complain. I am thankful for our right to vote, and I have voted in every election since I was eligible to vote.
toivo1037, post: 397907, member: 973 wrote: God I wish the ballots included: None of the above ~ Do Over.
I've had to hold my nose to vote in the past, this time I had to hold my gag reflex.
Andy
It's the lesser of two evils. One guy said it best last night. Hopefully after the election everyone can be friends again.
Compromise is the key, in my humble opinion. No one side has it all right. Republican or Democrat, no matter your ethnic background, we are all Americans.
