Report from rural Maine. The only trouble at the polls today was

[GreenPartyVoter]

one of the town clerk ladies asked a sturdy voter (and friend) to give the ballot box a good "shakin" to get the paper to settle down so there would be more room for more ballots. :D

[shadowknows69]

1. Yay!!

n/t

[ccpup]

2. Should we call the DNC ...

and thank them for the great GOTV effort? :-)

[lapfog_1]

17. Lets be honest... call the RNC and thank THEM for a great

GOTV effort for all democrats.

Honest, if I didn't hate them and their slimy tactics and constant lies, I would be a nonchalant voter.

[GreenPartyVoter]

18. There is that

[mainegreen]

3. Maine has I think some of the best elections around.

Clean, polite, fair and accountable!

Good to see you round today!

[Gormy Cuss]

6. I agree. I miss it.

My county in CA is one of the better ones, admittedly.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. Oh yeah, we do, but I would still like to see some form of ranked voting here.

Baldacci gave it some serious thought not long ago, but I hear it would take a Million $ or more to implement, and in this financial climate it's just not feasible. *Dang ** for making it so hard for states to make ends meet*

[mainegreen]

12. Ditto on the ranked voting!

[trof]

4. "Shakin' the Vote!" Love it!

I do believe that amongst the repugs there's gonna be a whole lotta shakin' goin' on.
;-)

[Old and In the Way]

5. I know what you mean.

I went in and they didn't ask me you identification. I said, "Marge, don'tcha think you should be asking everyone for their ID?" She said, "Why?, I know everyone in town." :-)

[GreenPartyVoter]

9. I brought my State ID just in case. But I don't think they have

asked me for ID since I first moved here 7 yrs ago, and even then it was just two letters addressed to me here in town.

[quispquake]

8. Waterville was VERY organized :)

Big turnout from what I heard (although it was steady & not crazy when I was there at 9:15). Let's see if Napier takes the governorship :)

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[GreenPartyVoter]

11. The govenorship is the one race that has me worried. If Woodcock gets in

we might see drastic cuts in MaineCare funding. That would be very bad for my family.

To be honest, Baldacci, Merrill, and LaMarche all had good points in their favor in my book. Very hard to choose today.

[mainegreen]

14. Phillip Morris Napier The Peoples Hero.

His full name you know!
:rofl:
I love that guy!

[GreenPartyVoter]

16. I love the beard and kilt. (Pretty sure I saw a pic of him wearing one)

[louis-t]

10. "I'm shakin' it boss."

Cool Hand Luke

[The Wielding Truth]

13. Love it. We have to go back to secure recountable ballots.

[GreenPartyVoter]

15. What's more, it's a very pretty box. *g* Wooden, with our town name carved in,

[Big Kahuna]

19. I voted in Greenville, NH today

They check your name off a list, and give you a simple paper ballot. You mark off your choices with an X. They check your name off another list, and you stuff your ballot into a slot in a wooden box.

Voting the way it should be.

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. Exactly the same way here. Plus they have ballots on on the walls in the

waiting area and in the booth that show you very clearly how to vote.