November 6, 2012
 

Hey, I voted today and the lines weren't bad at all in my area. I voted at Paradise Recreation Center on the historic side. This isn't intended to be a political discussion. Just a shout-out and high five to each other for exercising our Constitutional right and God given right to speak out by casting a ballot. May the best man win.

I also voted at the Paradise Rec Center. I got there about 11:15 and there were about six booths available. I was in and out in ten minutes.

What is with all the stuff going on down south with the long lines. We've had early voting for what? two weeks now? and there are still long lines? Do they just not have enough polling places in Broward and Dade?

Early voting was cut back from 14 days to eight days. The same problems existed in 2008, so they solved the problem by cutting the number of days. That's like saying there's too much traffic on 441, so let's make it a two lane road.

It's unbelievable the shenanigans that are going on today. In PA, voters are being asked for ID even though the courts disallowed that law. Also in PA, votes for one candidate were being given to the other candidate before they corrected the problem.

In Florida, people are being robocalled and told to vote on Wednesday, including former Gov Charlie Crist's wife. At least it will soon be over, although NJ residents are now being allowed to vote until Friday. The people involved in this chicanery need to be removed from office.

Lines to vote
 

A Villager posted on facebook that he waited 45 min on line to vote in the Villages.
Sounds like many are waiting 3 hours in other parts of Florida.
I voted absentee ballot and that works best for me.

I was at the Colony Rec Center to vote at 8:45 this morning. Tons of people there. The room was way too small for the amount of people. Lines snaking around the room. One line snaked 3 times around the room just to scan your ballot. The scanner broke right in front of me and they had us slip our ballots into a slot to be counted later. I was there for a total of two hours standing. I'm healthy and can do that. Several others could not.

Hubby went at 4:30 and voted and was back in an hour. Said the line was long to scan his ballot also. Only one scanner. I was told by someone that they had cut in half the number of polling stations from what we used to have. I wish I had voted in the early voting, but I just wasn't ready. I had to read up on the amendments. Next time I'll do that early enough to avoid all of this.

I am sitting on pins and needles - there is so much at stake.

I agree - its appalling. I really feel for working people who try to vote then go on to work - some stood in line for hours, getting to work late, losing out on their hourly wages. I did see one story about Florida. Apparently the political move of reducing early voting, which indirectly targeted Afro-Americans, has so enraged people, that they are mobilizing large caravans of people to go to the polls and vote, possibly more than would have voted had they been able to utilize early voting. In other words, the attempt at voter suppression in Florida may have backfired.

I was in and out in 15 minutes in CT. That was because I stood in the wrong line. I thought they were going by last name but it was the street you live on.
I think it helped by going at dinner time as the line was short or in my case. non existent.

I think it's important we vote.

I tried to vote at various times throughout the day but cocconut cove had 2 & 3 hour lines all day. I don't care if my dad were running for president I'm not standing in line that long. Why is it that cocconut had lines all day when others you were in &out in 10 minutes?

My wife and I were in line for 2 hours at Sterling Heights. Only had one machine to scan the ballots. That was the major hold up there.

Long Lines
 

Sorry to hear that Bosoxfan. Sorry for you too Getdu19...
Various media has said "Voting in Florida is like voting in a Third World Country.

We waited an hour even with early voting. Remember, all have the option of an absentee ballot. Did that when we lived in CA, commuting and working made it difficult and many times impossible to get to the polls. Will start with absentee ballots here...saves time, frustration, stress.

Remember when it was just one day. Get over it, to many options to vote for people to complain.

[QUOTE=golf2140;577664]Remember when it was just one day. Get over it, to many options to vote for people to complain.[/QUOTE

You do realize we have many more people today.(Population growth) And as I learned in college level political science we use to have about 10% to 15% of eligible voters vote.
Last time I checked we had about 50% -60% of eligible voters voting and I know this election is getting a heavy turn out.

For myself I have no complaints as I hand delivered an absentee ballot. However, my mom fought tooth and nail to get the right for women to vote. Long lines are not good and most states have enough poling places and machines to avoid these lines.

:ohdear:Went to the Savanna Center @8 am. Had to wait over 1 1/2 hrs to vote. Only one machine there. Also isn't this the 21st century, do we really have to have paper ballots.

30 min wait in a public lubrary in North Atlanta
Not bad at all.

Early voted last week and waited 45 minutes at the library on 466a. I wonder when the day will come that I will be able to sit down at my computer and vote immediately?

All States should be like Oregon...........they vote exclusively by mail in/absentee ballot. You get your ballot and a postage paid envelope for return. Saves money in long run for State.

All States that I know of have mail-in ballots, so if you choose to stand in line.......that's your choice, but don't complain about the lines. You have various options.

Results for Sumter County Sumter County -- Supervisor of Elections Check BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CDD7-SEAT 4 the margin was 4 votes.

I thought that they were still counting the absentee ballots? Maybe, they finished with all the votes for Sumter County???

[quote=lovesports;577669]Lowest turnout ever for presidential election was 48.9%. You weren't listening in poly sci class. Voter Turnout in Presidential Elections

Our personal situation is a little odd. We have our house in Florida that will not be our permanent residence until January. We essentially live in the Baltimore area because this is where my wife works. However until January our "official-legal" residence is in northeastern PA. So yesterday we took the 6-hour round trip drive to vote.

[quote=eweissenbach;577934]LOL Well I got an A!! 10-15 %% was when Aaron Burr was elected VP. Upstate NY was the West and oxen were a necessity. Unless Professor Hurtline was a liar, he said it. Are you a Pol. Science major or a google man? Don't think Google covers the election of Burr. However, I should Google as memory isn't as good as it use to be...
But you are right, I did like to party in college and still do! Had some fun in that class. Found my future wife, more important than any election statistic!

The number of voters is still much larger today and I'll go with pop. growth. Plus women and blacks can vote now. Guess numbers of voters means more than % of voters.

[quote=eweissenbach;577934]Very interesting that at the time of Lincoln, the percentage was very high.

Thanks for posting.

[quote=2BNTV;577962]Picky Picky. Read my whole response to this. Don't take one statement out and miss the whole point.

I all ready said number of voters is much more important and I KNOW there are many MORE voters.

Look at the length of lines. That says it all. Going but I'll check in tonight. Life is too short for this pickiness...

Always have a good turn out when this country has problems and Lincoln really had to deal with big problems.

"CLEVELAND – The FOX 8 I-Team has learned that Cuyahoga County recently sold thousands of its touch-screen voting machines for less than a penny on the dollar.

And, believe it or not, that’s the good news: thousands of other machines had their parts recycled or scrapped.

The county paid a company nearly $6,000 just to dispose of those machines.

The saga of how parts of a $21 million purchase could wind up being sold for pennies, or simply scrapped....
I-Team: Millions Lost in Voting System Sale | FOX8.com

"..At polling stations, teams working on the study were able to pick locks to access memory cards and use hand-held devices to plug false vote counts into machines. At boards of election, they were able to introduce malignant software into servers.

Ms. Brunner proposed replacing all of the state’s voting machines, including the touch-screen ones used in more than 50 of Ohio’s 88 counties..."
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/us/15ohio.html?_r=0

[quote=lovesports;577967]lovesports:

BTW - I wasn't referring to your post so don't take it personal. :smiley:

I didn't miss your point but just found it interesting when examing the chart the percentages around Lincoln's time was much higher. No comment on why people don't vote as I can't get political.

I love sports too. :smiley:

Sorry 2BNTV
 

Oh so sorry I misinterpreted your post. I noticed you are very good friends with a sweet lady who is always on my tail. Thought you were doing - I've got your back post.
So I apologize again. You seem to be a real nice guy,

Northeast PA can be depressing, but that wasn't what did it!

No problem. Life is too short to be too little. :smiley: