Slog - Comments on Early Voting In Washington

Comment by Mike in Renton

Mike in Renton — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:54:40 -0800

Fuckin sweet. I can stop on the way home and I'll be able to vote before my absentee wife.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:10:40 -0800

I kind of want to do this so I can tape the ballot stub around my wrist, drink heavily until I pass out, and wake up sometime on Nov. 5-6th.

Comment by Aaron Pickus

Aaron Pickus — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:15:58 -0800

I strongly encourage Greg's suggestion. I only wish to add the advice that one should set aside a fifth of bourbon just in case, upon waking, one finds themselves in Palin's America.

Comment by DC

DC — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:20:22 -0800

Just dropped my ballot in the mail! Another vote for Obama/Biden, Gregoire, and Prop 1 Real Transit!

Comment by jarbot

jarbot — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:24:48 -0800

I hope they're not Diebold voting machines. Then it would be a McCain only voting location.

Comment by luna.sea

luna.sea — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:31:35 -0800

with "regular office hours" being "weekdays 8:30am - 4:30pm," "Saturday from 9:30am - 3:00pm" are not extended hours

just saying.

Comment by StC

StC — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:09:09 -0800

Renton?

FUCK RENTON. The biggest city (and duh, transit hub) in the county should have a place to vote.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:34:26 -0800

Already voted. Dropped it off before work at the U Dist location.

WOOHOO!

Now to go out and buy guns and ammo, just in case.

Comment by paranoid

paranoid — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:38:14 -0800

I would really like to take advantage of this - but if I don't vote at my precinct, don't I have to fill out a provisional ballot? And doesn't that increase the likelihood, just a little, that my ballot may be challenged and possibly not counted?

Just checking.

Comment by threnody

threnody — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:45:15 -0800

The husband's absentee ballot came yesterday. Mine hasn't arrived. For 10 years, they have arrived together. Voter fraud!!! OK, maybe I should give it a few more days...man, I am tense...need to go breathe into a paper bag now.

Comment by reverend dr dj riz

reverend dr dj riz — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:32:50 -0800

as much as i would like to vote like right this instant.. i'm gonna wait until november 4th and shuffle to my precinct with the the
theme from roots playing in my head. and then when i deposit my vote and the music swells i will fall on the floor sobbing and singing that old civil rights hymn 'ain't gonna let nobody turn me around' ..
and then i'm gonna take a bus ( and sit right up in the front, thank you very much..) to vancouver bc where i'm gonna hole up in a hotel for two days and get drunker than captain willard.

Comment by Aaron Pickus

Aaron Pickus — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:54:11 -0800

Luna.sea, the extended hours refer to the fact that they are open this Saturday, a day on which they are normally closed.

Comment by Mike in Renton

Mike in Renton — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:39:06 -0800

Oooh, yuck. It turns out that the early voting is done with touch screens.

@5 may be right.

Comment by skeptic

skeptic — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 10:46:48 -0800

re:@5
Expect it to look something like this: http://www.wvgazette.com/News/200810170676

Comment by Ken

Ken — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:47:55 -0800

Since you mentioned early voting in NC, this link might be useful.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/ballot/straightticket.asp

It seems voting a "straight" ticket will not register as a vote for president. (NM has a similar problem but voting straight AND filling in the President choice creates an over vote invalidating the ballot)

WA does not have a straight ticket option if I remember correctly.

Perhaps the stranger should send and unpaid intern to Renton to verify that touch screens are the only option for EV.