by what method will you vote this year?

[fizzgig]

my county offers early voting starting on oct. 20 and i am going to take advantage of that because colorado has a horrendously long ballot this year -- 18 statewide ballot initiatives. i also have two federal congressional and two state congressional seats to vote on, a few county initiatives and a handful of judge retention votes.

the county clerk and recorder told voters to pack a lunch if they plan to vote on election day. i'm doing early voting rather than mail in because there's something about actually going in that excites me.

[flvegan]

1. Election day, with a papertrail no less!

We get a verified ballot return this year!

[fizzgig]

3. that is awesome!

i really wish they'd do a verified ballot return here

[Ava]

2. voting on election day

first time :woohoo:

[fizzgig]

4. not bad for your first election, huh?

;)

and :woohoo: indeed

[MrCoffee]

5. Stupid mail-in ballots, oh how I loathe vote by mail

Never got my primary ballot, nor did I get a call-back from the BoE.


Of all the dumbfuck ideas, vote by mail has to be way high on the list.

[fizzgig]

6. can you drop it off rather than mail it in?

[MrCoffee]

10. Yeah, but if I never get the ballot in the first place...

I have to go to the poll and cast a provisional.


It's ridiculous. I talked to a guy at the BoE, and he said that they had numerous complaints about the USPS not delivering ballots or, even better, not picking them up because apparently there was some problem with the pre-paid postage.


People couldn't vote because the BoE couldn't figure out the right postage. I have total faith in the system, let me tell you.

[fizzgig]

12. gotcha

to say that sucks is a horrible understatement

[billyskank]

7. I'm gonna jump up and down over here and shout.

:D

[flvegan]

8. BBC: "Today, those stupid Americans will be voting again.

Do pray they get it right this time."

[billyskank]

15. I do pray.

I don't really like Obama much, but it seems vitally important that McCain/Palin don't get into the White House.

[fizzgig]

9. i'll get you one of these

[billyskank]

13. I've always wanted one of those.

:D

:loveya:

[Roon]

11. I used to vote on voting day

It used to be a block and a half walk to the school and I was in and out quickly. For 2006 they consolidated the voting areas and now I have to walk a good mile to vote. Not only that, the line was LONG!!

Therefor,I am doing early voting this year. My Grandparents vote absentee of course.

[fizzgig]

24. i kind of like voting centers

but i understand how they can be inconvenient for some

[Danger Mouse]

14. proudly voting on election day.

:)

[fizzgig]

25. what, you can't vote proudly if you do early voting?

:P

[LSK]

16. election day, huge numbers on election day make it harder to steal

[Mutley]

17. Telepathic signals to the mothership.

I mean...






What?

[fizzgig]

26. i'm jealous

:P

[DarkTirade]

18. Not sure.

Gotta find out if they have early voting here. If they do, I'll go for that. If not, either absentee ballot, or I'll waste the gas to drive home from school on my lunch break.

[fizzgig]

27. i hope you can do early voting

[DarkTirade]

33. Hey, at least I'm not voting in Florida anymore.

So my vote might actually get counted. :P

[Left Brain]

19. Oregon has vote by mail

But I'll be taking my envelope down to the Multnomah County Elections office on election day and delivering it in person.

[fizzgig]

28. i think that's a good idea

is the state mail vote only?

[Left Brain]

40. Yup, the whole state.

Seems to work here, or at least I've heard few naysayers. And I follow vote integrety issues religiously.

[GOPisEvil]

20. Early voting.

I will have moved by election day, so the only way I can vote is early. I'd rather vote in my new home (might have slightly more impact), but such is not to be.

[fizzgig]

29. that's a bit of a bummer

[reyd reid reed]

21. I never send for my ballot in time

to vote by mail -- not so sure I trust that method, anyway. And there are usually one or two ballot initiatives that I can't decide on in time for early voting...so I head to the polls on election day. Besides, it just feels better to do it like that.

:shrug:

[fizzgig]

30. it does feel better

but i just don't think that's going to be an option this year just due to the length of the ballot

[reyd reid reed]

36. It's gonna be a whopper.

I got my booklet thingie in the mail this afternoon...I'll go over it in the next few weeks and when I go to vote, I'll probably bring notes.

[LeftyMom]

22. Absentee, and I'll drop it off at the county elections office.

It's the exact same ballot I'd vote at my polling place, counted the exact same way (optical scan machine) but no line, no inconvenience, and no chance that I'll have some sort of emergency and miss getting to vote.

[fizzgig]

31. that's a good plan

[LeftyMom]

34. I have permanent absentee, which is nice because I never miss an election.

A few little special elections I might have forgot about otherwise, but the ballot just shows up in my mailbox every election.

[mwooldri]

23. Until Gordon Brown (or his successor if he gets kicked out) goes sees the Queen...

... there's no election for me. Probably in 2009, maybe 2010.

My sister will be voting for me.

[billyskank]

38. 2010 for sure

Governments that are looking like losing the election never hold them early. They'll go the full five years, then get slaughtered.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

32. Not voting

I'm not American and do not live in America!

But he will have my vote in spirit -I think most of the international community wants to see Obama in office. What a change it will be to have a man with such honesty, integrity, vision and passion as leader of the free world

[sakabatou]

35. Election day with paper ballot

If my absentee doesn't arrive.

[insanity]

37. Us enlightened Oregonians use Vote-by-Mail

and we seem to have a pretty decent turnout.

[Awsi Dooger]

39. Early at a shopping mall on an electronic machine

In Henderson, NV. We have the paper trail gizmo.

I have absolutely no idea why early voting is ridiculed by some commentators. Why is it necessary to wait until the last minute, supposedly to digest every piece of information? I know my priorities and recency is not among them. Similar to football or basketball when there's no chance I'm evaluating a team solely based on the most recent performance or bit of info.

[Iggo]

41. Vote on election day on paper ballot.

God I love being back in L.A. County.

[VenusRising]

42. We are early voting in Ohio this weekend.

Our roommate is going to be out of town during the election, so roomie, hubby, and I are going to go vote early.

Not that I have anything against voting on election day, but I'd rather early vote and not take any chances that my vote will get screwed up at the polls with those stupid machines. We went that route in 2004.

[elshiva]

43. I'm voting on

Erection Day.

[laylah]

44. I will go to the polls.

I like the feeling of exercising my right to vote and listening to folks around me. You, on the other hand, are doing the right thing considering what your wait in line would be. :loveya:

[Orsino]

45. I meet the nicest people in line at the polls.

I'm taking the day off, too, so I'm not afraid of a wait.