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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Politics When Did You Vote?

Posted by Eli Sanders on Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 11:01 AM

Well? When was it?

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I voted weeks ago.

Most of my friends voted last week.

But ... two of my friends literally just voted, filling out their ballots last night.

Today we take Seattle - and our county - and our state - BACK.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on November 3, 2009 at 11:12 AM

I always wait until Voting Day to vote. Voting early is like leaving the stadium before the last play.

Posted by six shooter on November 3, 2009 at 11:14 AM

Your nice web page told me I already voted ... I guess I'll save that stamp I panhandled.

Posted by unsnow Captcha on November 3, 2009 at 11:22 AM

You also need a "Can't vote because of age/geography/citizenship/felony-conviction" option.

Posted by Afreet

on November 3, 2009 at 11:31 AM

Eli, quick! Post about the Mock Election held in Washington State schools and the results! Beat Dom and Dan to it!

The results are at the Secretary of State's office's website.

Posted by Baconcat on November 3, 2009 at 11:44 AM

4% won't. I wonder how many in that 4% can't as opposed to can't be bothered.

Posted by Vince on November 3, 2009 at 11:45 AM

@6 I for one won't vote because I'm not registered to vote here. I did, however send in my absentee ballot for the Petersburg municipal election more than a month ago. So maybe I should have said so, so long ago.

Posted by care bear on November 3, 2009 at 11:48 AM

Voted the day the ballot came in the mail.

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on November 3, 2009 at 12:12 PM

Too bad we can't register to vote on election day like they do in Idaho. And all of Canada ...

Posted by Will in Seattle

on November 3, 2009 at 12:25 PM

Voted this morning, though my wife canceled out one of my votes...

I hate hate hate the mail in balloting. It doesn't feel like I voted at all.

Posted by Peter F on November 3, 2009 at 12:36 PM

@10 I know. I loved going to the poll and getting a sticker letting everyone know I did my civic duty. I think next year I'm gonna wait till election day to drop it off at the accessible station so it feels more authentic.
Hey Chris Frizzelle, are they handing out stickers at Union Station?

Posted by Enigma

on November 3, 2009 at 12:41 PM

@Will: You know, the way I feel about it, if you're too fucking stupid to register before election day, you don't deserve to get a vote.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty

on November 3, 2009 at 12:49 PM

If you vote you don't need to register again. I don't miss the polling place at all. They change where you vote every time you move. And standing in the rain is no fun either.

Posted by Vince on November 3, 2009 at 1:08 PM

@13, I miss the sweet little old people that thanked me for voting. And the bake sales. And actual ballots, that got fed into voting machines immediately and registered electronically to be tallied, unlike these fucking awful mail in things that will be streaming in for weeks and weeks while we wait to hear the outcomes.

Posted by Peter F on November 3, 2009 at 1:15 PM