Poll. Did you vote?

[Tvflguy]

Did you vote?

[Tvflguy]

We did yesterday at county building at 466a and Powell. So very organized and quick. Simple

Got right in and out in less than 10 minutes. EZ PZ

Vote!!!!

[ohioshooter]

We did yesterday at county building at 466a and Powell. So very organized and quick. Simple

Got right in and out in less than 10 minutes. EZ PZ

Vote!!!!
Same at Everglades.

[Stu from NYC]

Early and often as Chicagoans say.

Actually did it once last week

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.

[Moderator]

We'll let the poll stand for now. The next time we have to remove political remarks it will be closed.

Moderator

[CFrance]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.
What is meant by "minimal amount"? Fifty thousand people "apply" but only thirty thousand get in?

There is no way to vote from out of the country unless you have "applied" for it. And what about the sick/disabled/immodbile? If they can't get to the "weekend-only" poles they can't vote?
I think the system we have now is fair and encourages more people to vote, which is a good thing all around.
We voted from out of the country. Our son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia.

[DAVES]

What is meant by "minimal amount"? Fifty thousand people "apply" but only thirty thousand get in?

There is no way to vote from out of the country unless you have "applied" for it. And what about the sick/disabled/immodbile? If they can't get to the "weekend-only" poles they can't vote?
I think the system we have now is fair and encourages more people to vote, which is a good thing all around.
We voted from out of the country. Our son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia.

Fair is perhaps an important word with no clear definition. "Son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia."
I do wonder if they do not live in the United States why would they vote in the United States?

It is rather a huge system. It has to be. Imagine if the system had to approve or disapprove each vote. We voted early. It took, or should take far longer to study the issues, and who you choose to vote for compared to the time to get to the poll show your IDENTIFICATION, prove you are a citizen, you are who you are, you are ALIVE etc

[Tvflguy]

We'll let the poll stand for now. The next time we have to remove political remarks it will be closed.

Moderator

C’mon, as my mom used to say to me and my brothers… “this is why we can’t have anything nice around here”.

Can’t you folks just stop with the inane political crap??? Let it go for a while here. This poll could be informative and interesting. Stop the assumably bad comments and take the poll. Give us and the Moderators a break. Be nice.

[LuvNH]

[QUOTE=DAVES;2154247]Fair is perhaps an important word with no clear definition. "Son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia."
I do wonder if they do not live in the United States why would they vote in the United States?

It is rather a huge system. It has to be. Imagine if the system had to approve or disapprove each vote. We voted early. It took, or should take far longer to study the issues, and who you choose to vote for compared to the time to get to the poll show your IDENTIFICATION, prove you are a citizen, you are who you are, you are ALIVE etc[/QUOTE

If you are an American citizen and you work for an American company and get transferred overseas for a set number of years on your contract you still have the right to vote for your country because one day you are going to return to America probably to live out the rest of your life when your contract is up or your company calls you back. Millions of us do it! The world is flat and news is available in every country in the world allowing you to know what is going on in your country and, therefore, you want to vote for your future. If you work outside your country you are even more interested in what is going on at home!

[CFrance]

Fair is perhaps an important word with no clear definition. "Son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia."
I do wonder if they do not live in the United States why would they vote in the United States?

It is rather a huge system. It has to be. Imagine if the system had to approve or disapprove each vote. We voted early. It took, or should take far longer to study the issues, and who you choose to vote for compared to the time to get to the poll show your IDENTIFICATION, prove you are a citizen, you are who you are, you are ALIVE etc
You go where your work or the military sends you. They are American citizens and have as much right to vote as any other American citizen.

[Mortal1]

None of your business.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I voted yesterday. It was well organized, no one outside shoving signs in our faces on our way in. Only one minor criticism, was the pair of official observers. One of them was kinda lurking directly behind one voter while I was coming in, and the other one tried lurking directly behind me right after I sat down and started filling in the vote circles. I stopped, put that plastic card over my ballot, and just stared at her, waiting, until she finally walked away.

My vote is my business, no one else's unless I choose to share it with someone else.

[fdpaq0580]

None of your business.

Second that! Voting is supposed to be private. And don'ask how someone voted.

[tophcfa]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.

I agree with the above post. I plan on voting next Tuesday, on Election Day, when people have voted forever and should only be allowed to vote unless they have extreme extenuating circumstances. What’s up with this BS of having voting starting weeks before the election, it opens up a can of rancid worms.

[Bill14564]

I agree with the above post. I plan on voting next Tuesday, on Election Day, when people have voted forever and should only be allowed to vote unless they have extreme extenuating circumstances. What’s up with this BS of having voting starting weeks before the election, it opens up a can of rancid worms.

Early voting causes no issues and prevents long, discouraging lines. Several have posted about how smoothly early voting went - they wouldn't be posting that if 5,000 people descended on each polling place on the same day.

[Bill14564]

None of your business.

Second that! Voting is supposed to be private. And don'ask how someone voted.

Who you voted for is private; the door of the polling place and any lines you stand in are not private.

It's really, really easy: If you don't want to answer a poll, simply don't reply.

[Happinow]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.

I think they should make Election Day a holiday. That way everyone will be able to vote….no excuses. No more mail in votes…no more early voting. Open the polls at 6:00 am and close at 9:00pm. If they have to open more polling places to accommodate everyone, then so be it.

[Rainger99]

First time voting in Florida. Are the lines long on Election Day? Had planned on voting on Election Day but if lines are long, I may vote early.

Please advise.

[billethkid]

.....an early vote is a vote.
..........."election day" vote is a vote.

over two weeks of voting opportunity and some are still trying to find ways/time to vote!?

What or why is it so complicated (by some)?

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[Cobullymom]

Fair is perhaps an important word with no clear definition. "Son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia."
I do wonder if they do not live in the United States why would they vote in the United States?

It is rather a huge system. It has to be. Imagine if the system had to approve or disapprove each vote. We voted early. It took, or should take far longer to study the issues, and who you choose to vote for compared to the time to get to the poll show your IDENTIFICATION, prove you are a citizen, you are who you are, you are ALIVE etc
I know a couple who has lived out of the country for 28 years in the EU and works as contractors for military, and they say quote "they would rather stay there when then retire, than come back" and they sadly get to vote. When other than receiving government funds they do not participate in American life. I find it very sad and un American.

[CFrance]

I think they should make Election Day a holiday. That way everyone will be able to vote….no excuses. No more mail in votes…no more early voting. Open the polls at 6:00 am and close at 9:00pm. If they have to open more polling places to accommodate everyone, then so be it.
See post #10.

[jimbomaybe]

Second that! Voting is supposed to be private. And don'ask how someone voted.
You voted "other,"

Did you/Will you vote?
Yes by mail
Yes early voting at Poll
Will vote soon/next Tuesday
Will not vote
Other

[socrafty]

I think they should make Election Day a holiday. That way everyone will be able to vote….no excuses. No more mail in votes…no more early voting. Open the polls at 6:00 am and close at 9:00pm. If they have to open more polling places to accommodate everyone, then so be it.

Not having early voting could of knocked me out of voting altogether this year. I need to have surgery and they were trying to get me in next week. He does surgery on Tuesdays and Fridays and I wouldn't have had a choice of day. If they scheduled it on Tuesday, I would not have been able to vote. Knowing this, I was able to go in early this week and cast my vote. Turns out it was a none issue, but I would have been very disappointed if my vote wasn't counted. I appreciate the early voting and honestly rather do that then mail it in. At least I know they received it.

[sallyg]

There are ads for DeSantis on this page. Who posted and why is this allowed?

[sallyg]

We have found early voting to be easy and convenient.

[me4vt]

You need a job dude!

[JGibson]

Second that! Voting is supposed to be private. And don'ask how someone voted.
Unfortunately when you register to vote in Florida all your personal information becomes public knowledge.
This is exactly how radical groups or agencies can target you. So contrary to popular belief voting is not as private as you may believe.

[mkjelenbaas]

Did you vote?
None of your business!

[GpaVader]

I think they should make Election Day a holiday. That way everyone will be able to vote….no excuses. No more mail in votes…no more early voting. Open the polls at 6:00 am and close at 9:00pm. If they have to open more polling places to accommodate everyone, then so be it.

Sorry but if you make it a holiday, who will work. If someone is disabled and needs assistance, do they get the day off? You will always have exceptions and voting early helps to disperse the lines. Believe it or not some people still work, and having this flexibility really helps.

I understand the need or desire to vote by mail, but I always like the analogy of how much do you trust the USPS? Would you put a $100 bill in the mail and mail it to yourself?

[Bogie Shooter]

I know a couple who has lived out of the country for 28 years in the EU and works as contractors for military, and they say quote "they would rather stay there when then retire, than come back" and they sadly get to vote. When other than receiving government funds they do not participate in American life. I find it very sad and un American.

I find this post sad………

[Bill14564]

Sorry but if you make it a holiday, who will work. If someone is disabled and needs assistance, do they get the day off? You will always have exceptions and voting early helps to disperse the lines. Believe it or not some people still work, and having this flexibility really helps.

I understand the need or desire to vote by mail, but I always like the analogy of how much do you trust the USPS? Would you put a $100 bill in the mail and mail it to yourself?

I would absolutely trust the postal system to deliver the envelope with $100 back to me. I would be less trusting of the people working in the system who might recognize the content as a $100 bill.

I would absolutely trust the postal system to deliver the envelop with a mail-in ballot. I would also trust that the people working in the system couldn't care less about a mail-in ballot.

[VApeople]

This a wonderful time to be alive and to be an American living in Florida!!

We were living in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC in 1976 and I recall waiting for over an hour to vote in the 1976 elections. By 1980, we had the sense to move to Virginia, but it still took a very long time to vote. By the time I got home after 8, my wife tole me Reagan had won.

We have been back in Florida for 6 years and voting has been a pleasure. I hope it is like that for everyone who is legally entitled to vote.

[Chi-Town]

Can't get much easier than mailing your ballot at the postal station. Just make sure you signed it and put on a stamp.

[Kenswing]

Not having early voting could of knocked me out of voting altogether this year. I need to have surgery and they were trying to get me in next week. He does surgery on Tuesdays and Fridays and I wouldn't have had a choice of day. If they scheduled it on Tuesday, I would not have been able to vote. Knowing this, I was able to go in early this week and cast my vote. Turns out it was a none issue, but I would have been very disappointed if my vote wasn't counted. I appreciate the early voting and honestly rather do that then mail it in. At least I know they received it.
If you want to know if your mail in ballot was counted you can simply go to the county’s election website and look. At least you can for Sumter County.

[airstreamingypsy]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.

It's only a problem for people who lose.

[LuvNH]

[QUOTE=OrangeBlossomBaby;2154314]I voted yesterday. It was well organized, no one outside shoving signs in our faces on our way in. Only one minor criticism, was the pair of official observers. One of them was kinda lurking directly behind one voter while I was coming in, and the other one tried lurking directly behind me right after I sat down and started filling in the vote circles. I stopped, put that plastic card over my ballot, and just stared at her, waiting, until she finally walked away.

My vote is my business, no one else's unless I choose to share it with someone else.[/QUOTE

I had been seeing those lurkers in Arizona and wondered what reaction I would have to something like that, well I think I would take their photo with my phone and if they challenged me I would tell them that they are stalking me and I need a hoto of them for the police. We need to be proactive in the face of this invasion of our privacy..

[Mrfriendly]

Did you vote?

I always like to go in person hoping to get a free cigar from one of the candidates.

[Regorp]

Did you vote?

They call it "election day"for a reason. I will vote on the designated day as always, thank you very much. Don't care for all the unsafe election rules!

[OhioBuckeye]

Are they still letting the dead vote yet? Mail in voting makes it to easy to let someone vote for Mom& Dad who’s been dead for 20 yrs.

[Deden]

Good for you! Glad you stood your ground!!!

[Deden]

Way 2 many people 2 get it done in one day

[Deden]

The thing is, you sign in what party ur in, and they let u know when they receive and when ur vote was counted.

[PugMom]

I agree with the above post. I plan on voting next Tuesday, on Election Day, when people have voted forever and should only be allowed to vote unless they have extreme extenuating circumstances. What’s up with this BS of having voting starting weeks before the election, it opens up a can of rancid worms.

i agree more than you know.

[PugMom]

[QUOTE=OrangeBlossomBaby;2154314]I voted yesterday. It was well organized, no one outside shoving signs in our faces on our way in. Only one minor criticism, was the pair of official observers. One of them was kinda lurking directly behind one voter while I was coming in, and the other one tried lurking directly behind me right after I sat down and started filling in the vote circles. I stopped, put that plastic card over my ballot, and just stared at her, waiting, until she finally walked away.

My vote is my business, no one else's unless I choose to share it with someone else.[/QUOTE

I had been seeing those lurkers in Arizona and wondered what reaction I would have to something like that, well I think I would take their photo with my phone and if they challenged me I would tell them that they are stalking me and I need a hoto of them for the police. We need to be proactive in the face of this invasion of our privacy..


may i respectfully reply they are just doing their job. (no one should be looking @ WHO you vote for)

[PugMom]

There are ads for DeSantis on this page. Who posted and why is this allowed?

if you use private browsing you won't see ANY ads. it's most refreshing! :clap2:

[billethkid]

over 2000 hits and less than 50 responses/participants......sad but statistically typical......even allowing for repeat contacts.

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[VApeople]

Are they still letting the dead vote yet?

Yes.

If I die today, the vote I cast a few days ago will still count.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

First time voting in Florida. Are the lines long on Election Day? Had planned on voting on Election Day but if lines are long, I may vote early.

Please advise.

When I voted at the Lady Lake Library for the 2020 election the line was halfway around the building, just to get in. Then it was another 1/2 hour before I received the ballot and directed toward a booth to fill it out.

About an hour and a half in total, with an hour of it waiting outside. If you have to go to the bathroom, you lose your place and have to start over. If it's raining, bring an umbrella. If the sun is beating on your head and you're only taking 1 step forward every 5 minutes, better wear a hat, sunscreen, and bring plenty of water. Just don't give the water to anyone else who might need some, that is now illegal. And if you do need to drink plenty of water, remember the bathroom thing - you start over in the back of the line if you have to go.

Compare with this past Wednesday when I got to the community center, walked right in, there were two people ahead of me and one was on her way to the lady checking for IDs and handing out the ballots. The other person ahead of me was seen within a minute of that, and I was seen around two minutes later.

I was out less than 10 minutes after I walked in, and no lines at all to get in.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

over 2000 hits and less than 50 responses/participants......sad but statistically typical......even allowing for repeat contacts.

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I've clicked to this thread several times, and each time counts. Lots of people check back threads they've participated in. So figure MOST of those 2000 hits are the same 150 people. (it's up to 154 as of a minute ago - and woops there's another click that I clicked to check!)

[jimjamuser]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.
A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!

[Kenswing]

A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!
I still don’t understand why you haven’t moved there yet. You seem so infatuated with the way they run things.

As for me, I won’t be forced to vote. What if there isn’t a candidate that I can support? Just pick the lesser of two evils? No thanks.

[jimjamuser]

Fair is perhaps an important word with no clear definition. "Son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia."
I do wonder if they do not live in the United States why would they vote in the United States?

It is rather a huge system. It has to be. Imagine if the system had to approve or disapprove each vote. We voted early. It took, or should take far longer to study the issues, and who you choose to vote for compared to the time to get to the poll show your IDENTIFICATION, prove you are a citizen, you are who you are, you are ALIVE etc
As to that question in the 2nd line.........I believe that a person carries their citizenship WHEREVER they go.

[Bill14564]

I had been seeing those lurkers in Arizona and wondered what reaction I would have to something like that, well I think I would take their photo with my phone and if they challenged me I would tell them that they are stalking me and I need a hoto of them for the police. We need to be proactive in the face of this invasion of our privacy..

I believe the lurkers OBB mentioned and the lurkers in AZ are different.

OBB's lurkers are officially working inside the polling place. She felt they were paying too much attention to what she was doing with her ballot.

The AZ lurkers are outside the polling place. They seem to be paying attention to who is entering to vote.

I suspect it is illegal to take pictures inside the polling place.

[Win1894]

A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!

This makes no sense to me - voting to avoid a monetary fine. I'm one of those who really don't care what percentage of the population votes. I care much more that the people who do vote, vote using rational thought for their selection. For example, I know too many who vote lock-step for the party that their family has voted for - a tradition so to speak. No thought goes into the process at all. I also know a lot of really stupid people who vote and have to ask myself if I really want these people to vote - and I'm not saying they all don't have a right to vote, but do you really think you get better governance merely with a higher percentage of the population voting?

[daddymac1127]

A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!

What if you do not like what any of the candidates stand for or cannot determine what they stand for?

[lawgolfer]

I was going to post the same thing! Mayor Daley waited until the downstate vote was and then brought out the number of ballot boxes he needed.

[Retiredsteve]

Fair is perhaps an important word with no clear definition. "Son and DIL vote every election from out of the country since they are living in Australia."
I do wonder if they do not live in the United States why would they vote in the United States?

It is rather a huge system. It has to be. Imagine if the system had to approve or disapprove each vote. We voted early. It took, or should take far longer to study the issues, and who you choose to vote for compared to the time to get to the poll show your IDENTIFICATION, prove you are a citizen, you are who you are, you are ALIVE etc They may live out of the country due to work and not be a citizen of the country they are now living in. Many reasons can apply

[tophcfa]

A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!

What if you do not like what any of the candidates stand for or cannot determine what they stand for?

Write in somebody not on the ticket. Tom Brady has gotten a lot of votes for president. Hell, Neil Young has even gotten a few votes.

[Djean1981]

Vote on election day.

[VApeople]

A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do.

What a horrible idea!!

In the United States of America, our ancestors had to fight for their independence, and we really cherish our freedoms. We don't accept leaders who want to boss us around.

Maybe countries that did not have to fight for their independence accept authoritarian leaders, but not Americans.

[frose]

Did you vote?

None of anybody’s business.

[Tvflguy]

None of anybody’s business.

Hmm. I simply cannot understand comments as this. Don’t take part in the poll. Period. Poll does not ID folks at all. Doesn’t ask why or who. Jeez.

[VApeople]

What a really stupid and juvenile comment. Just about everything of any importance in our lives is decided by someone you voted for!

We only have one leader and, as our court system has ruled, he does not have the power to boss us around, unless we serve in the military.

[I'm Popeye!]

It's only a problem for people who lose.
Or have NO TRUST in the government...

[jebartle]

Curious, why would anyone not vote, hmmmmm! Sick? Disabled? Could mail, just wondering. None of my business, inquiring minds want to know, if you want to tell.

[Pairadocs]

It seems to me that all of this early voting and voting by mail has done nothing but cause problems.

Even if there haas been on impropriety, the impression that there has been has upset a lot of people.

I understand that it gives more people the opportunity to vote but I think that a better solution would be to hold election over one weekend. Twelve hours on Saturday and twelve hours on Sunday. If you can't fit that into your schedule, you just don't care enough.

There would have to be mail in ballots for people that are out of the country or away from their homes but those should have to be applied for and should be a minimal amount.

I could not agree more. How and Why we (the people) ever started all this in the name of "fairness", "inclusion" is beyond my understanding. It has NOT "improved" access or insured accuracy, if anything, has greatly expanded the possibility of errors, "lost" ballots, "unauthorized" individuals and/or vehicles transporting ballots, just an endless list of circumstances for incorrect counts. When I was young election DAY was just that, the DAY an election was held. The hours were long, before sunrise to after sunset, to accommodate working people who worked any shift. If anyone had a problem, it was EXPECTED and in some places REQUIRED, the an employer give an employee permission to leave a few minutes early, or arrive a few minutes late, without penalty, to support voting. The votes were counted that night. My parents both worked at elections. I always had to stay with my grandparents, or at the home of friends, because they worked the entire night counting, and recounting to make sure there were no errors. I would not be opposed to two days to vote, perhaps a Sunday and a Monday; one weekday and one weekend day, but all we have done is INCREASE the possibility of errors rather than prevent them. By the way, when I was young it was not "easy" to get permission to vote before election day. While there have always been, and always will be, people who are out of the country, in the hospital, etc. etc. but in the past people took into consideration trying NOT to schedule things on election day if possible. It seems it mean more to people "back then" than it does today (?)

[OhioBuckeye]

Did I vote, definitely!

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

What a horrible idea!!

In the United States of America, our ancestors had to fight for their independence, and we really cherish our freedoms. We don't accept leaders who want to boss us around.

Maybe countries that did not have to fight for their independence accept authoritarian leaders, but not Americans. hmmm the Australians have been on our side through all our wars including Korea and Vietnam war where I lost a brave good man who died in Laos , they also suffered high casualty rates in both world wars, authoritive I think not ,probably more of a democracy then us

[Bill14564]

I could not agree more. How and Why we (the people) ever started all this in the name of "fairness", "inclusion" is beyond my understanding. It has NOT "improved" access or insured accuracy, if anything, has greatly expanded the possibility of errors, "lost" ballots, "unauthorized" individuals and/or vehicles transporting ballots, just an endless list of circumstances for incorrect counts. When I was young election DAY was just that, the DAY an election was held. The hours were long, before sunrise to after sunset, to accommodate working people who worked any shift. If anyone had a problem, it was EXPECTED and in some places REQUIRED, the an employer give an employee permission to leave a few minutes early, or arrive a few minutes late, without penalty, to support voting. The votes were counted that night. My parents both worked at elections. I always had to stay with my grandparents, or at the home of friends, because they worked the entire night counting, and recounting to make sure there were no errors. I would not be opposed to two days to vote, perhaps a Sunday and a Monday; one weekday and one weekend day, but all we have done is INCREASE the possibility of errors rather than prevent them. By the way, when I was young it was not "easy" to get permission to vote before election day. While there have always been, and always will be, people who are out of the country, in the hospital, etc. etc. but in the past people took into consideration trying NOT to schedule things on election day if possible. It seems it mean more to people "back then" than it does today (?)

I would argue that it means more to people today than it did back then and that's why additional resources are required.

When you were young about 70M people cast votes in the presidential election or about 40% of the population. In 2020, about 150M cast votes or about 50% of the population.

If we were to allow voting on only one day, what would you double from the time that you were young to enable everyone to vote? Would you have your parents work through two days counting and recounting? Would you have the voting locations open twice as many hours with twice the lines? Would you hire twice as many people and buy twice as much equipment in order to have twice as many locations?

Early voting eases the election-day numbers and allows more people access to a voting booth. The machines are just as secure the week before election day as they are on election day. The same process is used the week before election day as on election day. The only difference is the number on the calendar and the length of the lines.

Remember that there has been no evidence provided for most of the claims of "lost" ballots and the rest of the conspiracies. As far as "unauthorized" individuals transporting ballots - how many of those were technical violations made by well-meaning individuals? If I offered to take my neighbor's ballot to the drop box then technically that is a violation. There may have been some problems (five (?) Villagers voting twice, 20 released felons encouraged by the State to vote and then arrested) the magnitude of any proven problems was much to small to have an impact on the final results of the election.

The biggest problem with early voting is the possibility of learning something that would change your vote after you have already voted. That is a concern but to me it's less of a concern than disenfranchising voters with long lines.

[Aloha1]

A MUCH better solution would be to REQUIRE voting as the Australians do. In Australia, if you DON'T vote, you must pay a penalty in your yearly Federal tax form. So, I understand that they get close to 100% election participation. Now, that IS a country and a system that I could be proud of. That's a no-nonsense country!

I prefer a system where the voters must show knowledge of what the election is for before they are allowed to cast a vote.

[mikeycereal]

Lurkers: probably checking that you have one ballot and aren't voting 2x maybe? Maybe doing their job... I'm going in tomorrow and if anyone lurks near me I'll just hold it up and smile with thumb up. I really don't care other than checking who I want and putting it in the box.

[jebartle]

I would absolutely trust the postal system to deliver the envelope with $100 back to me. I would be less trusting of the people working in the system who might recognize the content as a $100 bill.

I would absolutely trust the postal system to deliver the envelop with a mail-in ballot. I would also trust that the people working in the system couldn't care less about a mail-in ballot.

Hmmmm! I mailed a Rolex, pretty sure postal worker who was arrested at post office on historic side pawned it, so no, I don't trust post office.

[Bill14564]

I would absolutely trust the postal system to deliver the envelope with $100 back to me. I would be less trusting of the people working in the system who might recognize the content as a $100 bill.

I would absolutely trust the postal system to deliver the envelop with a mail-in ballot. I would also trust that the people working in the system couldn't care less about a mail-in ballot.

Hmmmm! I mailed a Rolex, pretty sure postal worker who was arrested at post office on historic side pawned it, so no, I don't trust post office.

A $100 bill they could recognize and put in their pocket. A Rolex they could recognize and pawn. A mail-in ballot they could recognize and...?

[I'm Popeye!]

I would argue that it means more to people today than it did back then and that's why additional resources are required.

When you were young about 70M people cast votes in the presidential election or about 40% of the population. In 2020, about 150M cast votes or about 50% of the population.



Let's say, in those days they didn't offer us BS, college tuition paid or that our Medicare and social security are in jeopardy if we vote for the other guy.

[mikeycereal]

Voted today; no one looked over my shoulder at my little booth at Marsh. Wasn't too crowded, and everything went fine. Don't know where the paranoia comes from but everyone in the room was super nice. I was joking with them when they handed me the big ballot cover/folder. "Are these the answers?" They probably heard better one-liners. :duck:

[Byte1]

I remember when you only had one day(election day) to vote. The lines were infinite and you could be standing in bad weather for many hours, perhaps all morning or afternoon. When you have a spouse that cannot stand for long periods, early voting is nice. It is really nice when you can walk in and have no line or a small waiting line. I also like the paper ballot because I know that there is a record that a machine won't be able to "mistakenly" mess up. You won't hit a button for one candidate and end up voting for another. It may not happen often, but since it does happen, the paper ballot is nice insurance.

[Whitley]

Is anyone else getting this ad on their TOTV site?
It is a phot of an attractive young woman, low cut shirt, with the caption "Do you dare?". I am trying to figure out what it is advertising. Do I dare? Curious but not curious enough where I risk having Ukranian bride ads on netflix while we watch TV.
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[Whitley]

I remember when you only had one day(election day) to vote. The lines were infinite and you could be standing in bad weather for many hours, perhaps all morning or afternoon. When you have a spouse that cannot stand for long periods, early voting is nice. It is really nice when you can walk in and have no line or a small waiting line. I also like the paper ballot because I know that there is a record that a machine won't be able to "mistakenly" mess up. You won't hit a button for one candidate and end up voting for another. It may not happen often, but since it does happen, the paper ballot is nice insurance.

I agree, it is nice. This is especially true as we did not get off for election day. I think a week is more than enough time however.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Voted today no line at 1 pm , I come from a long line of Boston Irish Catholics who would think it’s a sin not to vote on Election Day.

[Tvflguy]

I heard on a news report that Sumter County had a very high percentage of votes cast % by county population.

Way to go The Villages people!