[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]

Originally Posted by 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!!!!

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by CFrance

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]

Originally Posted by Moderator

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]

Originally Posted by DAVES

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]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

None of your business.

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

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.