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Title: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Regular Joe on November 04, 2008, 04:48:33 PM
Check in if you voted! Also, check in if you didn't vote. I for one would be fascinated to know why and would try not to judge.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: samir on November 04, 2008, 04:49:32 PM
No, non-citizen.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Regular Joe on November 04, 2008, 04:50:02 PM
Yes, I voted! It was the last time in Seattle we'll be able to go to the polls instead of mailing in our ballots, so I got a good feeling from that.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Martin on November 04, 2008, 04:51:14 PM
No, non-citizen.  :-X
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: erika on November 04, 2008, 04:52:02 PM
Just got home. It took me 10 minutes total, including waiting in line.

Now I'm just gonna go watch the news for the next 10 hours...
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: A.M. Thomas on November 04, 2008, 04:53:26 PM
Ja, bitte.

I even voted to change my town's crooked mayubernatorial election procedures.  Seriously.  Right now, the mayor is elected by a board that he personally selects.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: AllisonLeGnome on November 04, 2008, 05:12:12 PM
I voted absentee about a week ago. My district in Connecticut has the last remaining Republican congressman in New England (Chris Shays) and he has an tight race against a Democrat this year. As much as Shays shows every sign of being a great guy personally, I decided to vote on the actual issues for the Democrat.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: ericluxury on November 04, 2008, 05:20:51 PM
Yes.
in California where I am still registered.
Pres - duh. Obama
8 - no
Representative - Nancy Pelosi
other than that I don't remember.

Voting for propositions in California is super-hard, I find. I can never tell by the two sentence description if its good or not. There will be a tax reform law that sounds great, turns out its worded Bush-esque where it sounds helpful but is actually the opposite.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: masterofsparks on November 04, 2008, 05:24:15 PM
I did the early voting thing in Ohio last Friday. 3 hour wait, but I didn't mind. I'm currently muddling my way through Infinite Jest, and since the amount of time which I have to devote to said muddling has been greatly decreased by all the election stuff, it was kinda nice to just have 3 straight hours to read.


Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Sarah on November 04, 2008, 05:26:22 PM
On October 20, in cushy surroundings already described.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Shaggy 2 Grote on November 04, 2008, 05:26:56 PM
Vote for what?  Is there an election going on?
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Sarah on November 04, 2008, 05:27:54 PM
Right here, you godless American!

PUDGE PUDGE PUDGE PUDGE (etc.).
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Gagneaux on November 04, 2008, 05:34:52 PM
I voted almost two weeks ago. I love the mail in ballot. It gives you time to really look into everything that's on the ballot.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: TacoSmith on November 04, 2008, 05:40:34 PM
Voted here in Ohio. Took about 5 minutes total. Now I'm in for a night of staring at Wolf Blitzer and various other news folk.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Big Plastic Head on November 04, 2008, 05:50:41 PM
Over a week ago. All ballots are by mail here.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: todd on November 04, 2008, 05:54:03 PM
voted a few weeks. GO BLUE MISSOURI!
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Gilly on November 04, 2008, 05:58:13 PM
Yep, another short wait. Let's use Obama's plan to redistribute our election day volunteers to places that really need help! I don't think I would vote if I had to stand in line for an hour and a half or longer.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: KickTheBobo on November 04, 2008, 06:07:14 PM
Yes.






























For Bush.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Fido on November 04, 2008, 06:15:04 PM
I got into the voting booth this morning, and I reached for the lever for Obama -- and then I heard voices. They were the voices of the Virgin Mary, Robert E. Lee, and Warren Harding, all saying, "Don't do it! Think about it. Is this the kind of country you really want?"

I thought something sounded really fishy. So I stopped for a minute and thought. Why would the Virgin Mary want me to vote for McCain anyway? Whatever. Then I realized what was going on. I said, "Warren Harding, you hypocrite. You were part African-American! YOU were our first black president!"

There was a long silence. And then I pulled the lever for Obama. And it felt great.


Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Beth on November 04, 2008, 06:22:31 PM
Voted a couple of weeks ago by absentee ballot in NJ. I had fun writing in Mike Gravel's name.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: courtney on November 04, 2008, 06:38:55 PM
Yep. Skipped school to do it!
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Phantom Hugger on November 04, 2008, 06:45:36 PM
Voted early, first day.

However voting [D] for President in Texas is like bailing on the Titanic.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: emma on November 04, 2008, 06:47:29 PM
When I was in New York I beat someone up and stole their identity. McCain '08!
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Sarah on November 04, 2008, 06:48:50 PM
Emma '12!
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Beth on November 04, 2008, 06:50:09 PM
Emma/Sarah '12!

(Sarah/Emma '12?)
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: AaronC on November 04, 2008, 06:51:15 PM
Yes, in Virginia.  I also got my free doughnut at Krispy Kreme.  
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Trembling Eagle on November 04, 2008, 06:54:30 PM
ah yup
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Phantom Hugger on November 04, 2008, 06:56:01 PM
Yes, in Virginia.  I also got my free doughnut at Krispy Kreme.  

Don't forget your Starbucks coffee and Ben & Jerry's.

"Get out the vote, bribe them with treats!"
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Sarah on November 04, 2008, 06:58:41 PM
Emma/Sarah '12!

(Sarah/Emma '12?)

Well, as I've already bragged, I can see Canada from my house.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Beth on November 04, 2008, 07:01:54 PM
I hope this isn't too indecent, but those of you near the feminist *ahem* sex-toy store Babeland (NYC or Seattle) can get free stuff too. See link for details.

http://www.babeland.com/sexinfo/features/get-out-vote-sex-toys/ (http://www.babeland.com/sexinfo/features/get-out-vote-sex-toys/)
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Gregory on November 04, 2008, 07:22:11 PM
Voted absentee ballot in Vermont, the first state to go Obama's way.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: TRL on November 04, 2008, 07:32:20 PM
I voted yesterday and went out to help get folks out to the polls today for several hours!
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Stan on November 04, 2008, 08:40:26 PM
 I voted at 15:00, only took three minutes or so.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: moderate rock on November 04, 2008, 09:13:00 PM
Voted for Obama in NJ. Got through it in like 10 or 15 minutes. As Tom has just said, New Jersey has done the right thing and went for Obama!
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Steeley Chris on November 04, 2008, 10:57:10 PM
It was glorious that our polling place was a 10 minute walk away from our house, and because our last name was towards the end of the alphabet, we were in and out in no time. We didn't have any cool referendums though.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: jbissell on November 04, 2008, 11:18:17 PM
I voted at 6am and then walked home and went back to bed before work.  Best hour of sleep I've had in months.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: Sarah on November 05, 2008, 07:04:41 AM
I voted yesterday and went out to help get folks out to the polls today for several hours!

Good on ya, TRL.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: dave from knoxville on November 05, 2008, 07:11:22 AM
Voted for Obama. Took about an hour. I listened to Jordan Jesse Go while I waited.
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: namethebats on November 05, 2008, 10:01:04 AM
Voted for Obama in Michigan at 8 a.m. in between interviewing voters for an Election Day story. It took about five minutes (no lines!).
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: andrew in philadelphia on November 05, 2008, 12:13:01 PM
absolutely
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 05, 2008, 12:41:50 PM
voted at 6am yesterday. took over an hour.

not sure why the booth required quarters and only showed me dirty movies. anyway, i voted for "Money Shots Number 26."
Title: Re: Did You Vote? 2008
Post by: iAmBaronVonTito on November 06, 2008, 09:38:36 AM
i'm late.

i voted.  although, when i was filling out the FIRST ballot, i overheard poll volunteers discuss that theyve been having problems with the ballot machine all day.  anyway, it didn't take my ballot initially so i had to go back and fill the ballot out again.  ew buoy.