Oh my god, you guys, I voted with a provisional ballot. I was skeptical, but reading this makes me downright teary-eyed. So there's no way they'll count?
@clevernamehere: Ugh. It's not even for the presidential race- I live in Arizona, so I might as well have written "I heart Obama" on a bar napkin for all it counts. But we have an anti gay marriage amendment on the ballot for which my vote will actually mean something.
@Scoithniamh: Also as an FYI, if your provisional ballot is not accepted, they will notify you. You can challenge it then. (I chose not to be the race was over, if it had been 2000 and I lived in FL, I would have challenged).
@Scoithniamh: I switched my registration from AZ to CA to vote on Props 2 and 8. But when I heard Obama was only trailing McCain by two points in AZ, I was like...damn.
I chatted a little with the folks who were running the polling place at which I voted. I really felt like they deserved some thanks, because they'd been working very hard all day, doing volunteer work in a crowded, hot gym, potentially dealing with a lot of cranky, weary voters, and I just thought they'd been doing a stellar job.
They were really pleased to hear that someone appreciated their efforts, and they said that I was the first person all day who had thanked them for their hard work. That made me kinda sad. Honestly? NO ONE had thanked the polling place volunteers for their efforts? They were very polite, efficient, and organized people, and I felt they really deserved some kudos!
Tim did the right thing. In the past, I would have said, "Just take the provisional ballot," but now my advice would be "Stand in the polling place and call the voter hotline."
When I voted in the primaries, my regular polling placed turned me away. Not because my name wasn't there, but because they couldn't find my election district. I went to the place the reccomended and had no choice but to fill out a provisional paper ballot. Afterwards, I called the NYC voter hotline and they assured me it would count.
Three months later, I get a notice that my vote wasn't counted because I voted at the wrong polling place.
So today I showed up with my Con Ed bill, my election district, and my ID and had no problem voting. AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE.
These machines scare the crap out of me. I voted on a touch screen today. I didn't even get a print out or anything. I have no idea what happens to my vote when it goes in the machine. Hubs says I'm paranoid, but seriously, how could I not be reading this stuff?
@funnyface: Same here. I voted early in the morning, as soon as I got off (3rd shift) work, and I asked if there was a paper trail. No. There isn't. Fuck. If Virginia goes red, you know that shit was stolen.
I hope JTMFP said, "Google me, you dumb f**k!!" And then the cop smacked him. With a ticket.
I just got back from voting! Yay! No troubles, and the lady seemed amused when I whipped out my id and voter reg card without prompting. But I am in Davis, CA, so I am fortunate to vote without hassle.
I am going to be soooooooo fucking glad when those stupid "Vote Yes on Prop 8" commercials are off the air. I saw 3 in the course of 45 minutes and was so disgusted I stopped watching television. I STILL don't understand how that bullshit got on the bill.
@murielmercurial: I had to stop myself from putting exclamation points after I checked "No" on my ballot earlier. Those commercials are disturbing, as they so calmly extol the virtues of intolerance.
@her.life.was.saved.by.rock.and.roll: Then the Republicans should not embrace him. That same shit happened with Ross Perot. On second thought, this might be some subversive mavericky undermining going on w Mr. Lieberman. Good thinking.
@BrutallyHonestBabes: Me too. I had dreams all night I was gonna get turned away from the polls. I brought a piece of mail and my passport to verify my ID and residency, like a dork.
The BBC livestream is delightful. They have a huge magic map, great graphics, and the newsreader and reporters are wearing Remembrance Day poppies and saying, "Thank you very much indeed" to each other. It's a nice dash of civility.
@NefariousNewt, Democratic Poll Challenger: Wait, does that mean you have to be licensed to be a somebody, because I'm sure that i'm not very important in the grand scheme of things, but i'd like to keep my options open.
Mr. Crabby got some static today cause his license doesn't match his registration and they tried to give him a provisional ballot. Luckily, I knew that was bullshit and insisted he get a regular ballot. And that's in CA!
@Evlsushi: I think its more a guy thing than a boyfriend or general voting thing. I's currently single and had I voted today instead of Saturday I would have probably been forced into a provisional ballot because the board of elections entered my name wrong.
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They were really pleased to hear that someone appreciated their efforts, and they said that I was the first person all day who had thanked them for their hard work. That made me kinda sad. Honestly? NO ONE had thanked the polling place volunteers for their efforts? They were very polite, efficient, and organized people, and I felt they really deserved some kudos!
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When I voted in the primaries, my regular polling placed turned me away. Not because my name wasn't there, but because they couldn't find my election district. I went to the place the reccomended and had no choice but to fill out a provisional paper ballot. Afterwards, I called the NYC voter hotline and they assured me it would count.
Three months later, I get a notice that my vote wasn't counted because I voted at the wrong polling place.
So today I showed up with my Con Ed bill, my election district, and my ID and had no problem voting. AT THE EXACT SAME PLACE.
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I just got back from voting! Yay! No troubles, and the lady seemed amused when I whipped out my id and voter reg card without prompting. But I am in Davis, CA, so I am fortunate to vote without hassle.
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Any other Euro Jezzies up watching in their jammies? Wanna come over?
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And unknot your stomach. Really. Our Barry's got this all sorted. I promise.
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They did that to my bf this morning.
He took a provisional. Thanks god we're in CA.
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I was just thinking...is there a problem with the voting process or a problem with bf's that seem to be unaware of the political process?
/shifty eyes
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