This is the “My Voting Today Experience Thread” | |
bigD111
User ID: 65945302 United States 11/06/2018 08:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
thewonderer
User ID: 77031216 United States 11/06/2018 08:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Rural Virginia here...no armed police, in and out in less than 10 minutes. A neighbor reported a problem in early voting-it didn't want to take her ballot but they finally got it to go through. Interested to see if anything transpires in the bigger polling places. #maga #wwg1wga Think before it becomes illegal..The Wonderer |
AeonSpirit
User ID: 76388803 United States 11/06/2018 08:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I lost my license last week, went to replace it yesterday and the only dmv around here that does it was closed mondays, so I felt like an ass walking in, but I had a recently expired paper temp license they let me use haha. They were shutting people THE FUCK down who had no ID (and im glad) but I am supposed to be able to vote provisional ballot and they said no, and I politely insisted on a double check etc. until I pulled out that temp. they also acted like other forms of id weren't ok and I already read on my city website there were options. They just said no unless you knew your shit. The folks running it were all hella elderly and probably red too but if that had been a city dem affair it would have been heinous. STRAIGHT RED TICKET. Small red town of about 12k midwest, and it was PACKED 7 am. I saw loads of elderly/disabled showing up and as I left I had to wait on a couple in about their mid-40's, husband was basically carrying the wife in who was obviously dying of cancer and in serious pain. I saw the look in her eyes though. Hardcore UFC style voters out there today. Saw obvious dems too, even at 7 am, kinda weird, especially for this town. |
zazzman25
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zazzman25
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Silver Metal Lover
User ID: 72783962 United States 11/06/2018 09:00 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Rural/Suburban South Central PA. High Turnout. Only campaign worker was a Democrat. No shenanigans. There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of either merit or sense. -Jane Austen |
Hadriana
User ID: 74461487 United States 11/06/2018 09:04 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In Georgia, packed since open. Poll workers upset that they got half the normal number of voting machines. While there, saw 2 people leave without voting. One was black. She left her boyfriend there to walk home. In the rain with a tornado watch. That guy wanted to vote. Would have offered him a ride but he was gone when we all got done. The other person was an old man who said he would come back after work. Wait time 20-30 minutes. I am handicapped and they offered to let me use a handicapped station so my wait time was 5 minutes. I had other family voting so I sat and watched. I saw several people check democrat ballot. All women, black, or men who set off gaydar. Saw a family of Hispanic all check Republican ballot. We know them- business owners. My estimation was 65- repub, 35 democrat. Women were voting dem.more than men. I watched about 25 minutes. That's just what I saw. Oh, only 2 young people. Most everyone else over 40. I know one voted Republican. Last Edited by Hadriana on 11/06/2018 09:11 AM |
I hate you
User ID: 73059152 United States 11/06/2018 09:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Voted in the middle of central Pennsylvania and pretty much it was just like a meet and greet for all the neighbors that live out here.. You got your eco-friendly lucy liberal standing around shooting the shit with ronny redneck about the overabundance of deer this year.. Left right. No one gives a shit about that out here in the mountains. God like productions or God like politics. Hard to tell these days.. |
Alpacalips
User ID: 57210108 United States 11/06/2018 09:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Already saw two posts today’s that were interesting, to say the least. Quoting: Deplorable NO MORE Michele B One, someone wrote their daughter in CT went in to vote and noticed TWO others listed at their address on the list. The person lives alone....poll workers marked the entries if the people try to come in today and vote they will be stopped. Then said a murmur ran through the workers as they noticed a few other “duplicates” too. She also commented that there ARMED POLICE there. Maybe expecting some trouble today. Makes me think of the early days in Iraq after the war, when people literally took their lives in their hands for the privilege of participating in the democratic process of voting. How the hell did America slide this far Way from oir basic beliefs? Anyway, more on topic: I just thought we needed a thread to keep track of what’s going on at polling stations around the country Tell us where you are (you can just put the state if you want to maintain your anonymity),what you saw or experienced and how busy it was. I voted early to avoid the polls but I expect there will be plenty of folks with “a story of their experiences” today! I wonder if there is a way we can see how many voters are registered to your household? We voted early last week. Was a breeze in and out. We were greeted by several Beto supporters. Ugh. There were policemen at the exit. We voted straight RED. Edit to add NW Houston suburbs. Last Edited by Alpacalips on 11/06/2018 09:11 AM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 64586599 United States 11/06/2018 09:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Deplorable NO MORE Michele B
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Eilonwy
User ID: 76884224 United States 11/06/2018 10:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I was a bit stumped on how to vote when the independent is better than the republican, but you don't want the dem to win. Perhaps we need those systems where you get to vote for your first and second fave? “A grower of turnips or shaper of clay, a commot Farmer or a king--every man is a hero if he strives more for others than for himself alone.” Lloyd Alexander, The Castle of Llyr |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77070058 Canada 11/06/2018 10:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So many voting problems are caused by the voting machines with their inherent potential for fraud. A simple paper ballot with scrutineers from each party to monitor the vote tally combined with photo Voter ID laws would greatly improve the integrity of the election process. |
Deplorable NO MORE Michele B
(OP) User ID: 77001039 United States 11/06/2018 10:44 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
Deplorable NO MORE Michele B
(OP) User ID: 77001039 United States 11/06/2018 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | So many voting problems are caused by the voting machines with their inherent potential for fraud. A simple paper ballot with scrutineers from each party to monitor the vote tally combined with photo Voter ID laws would greatly improve the integrity of the election process. Quoting: Etchasketch But, but that would lead to fair and honest elections. Dims DON'T WANT "fair and honest elections." |
BeSkeptical
User ID: 46420627 United States 11/06/2018 10:47 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Almost 20 states, including mine, require no voter ID at all. Anyone can claim to be anyone, and the only check is a signature comparison. Needless to say, poll workers are not handwriting experts. In fact, I doubt that any of our poll workers would be so bold as to publicly challenge a signature at all. Partly for this reason, I vote right after the polls open at 6 a.m. [link to www.usatoday.com (secure)] --- States that do not require a document to vote include California, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. You're also not required to have a document in Washington D.C. --- Last Edited by BeSkeptical on 11/06/2018 10:51 AM |
Redcat1
Redcat User ID: 77037469 United States 11/06/2018 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Central KY. 9:30 - short line to show ID and sign book. Not as heavy as 2016 but more than a usual midterm. Polling place includes district that has Barr/McGrath (bell weather house race) precincts as well as the Guthrie house race (Guthrie will win easily). Previous mid-terms had no lines around that time. So turnout felt heavy for a mid-term. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 59560698 United States 11/06/2018 11:14 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I posted this in another thread, but it's topical here too. "Technical issues in Gwinnett County, GA (NE of ATL). They are having to use paper ballots. [link to www.wsbradio.com (secure)] |
graff2
User ID: 75758325 United States 11/06/2018 11:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | lines were kind no hussle n bussle Last Edited by graff2 on 11/06/2018 12:01 PM SiTeS a sNaRe, sPiTEful & bArE Safety Disclaimer: Nothing I've ever said on this profile or any profile ever connected to or in communication with this profile or IP address, or any IP address affiliated with this profile or IP address, is meant to be construed as fact. Everything I say or appear to suggest is 100% satire or only meant for entertainment purposes. I dont believe anything I ever say here because it's all a joke and should all be considered as such. Assuming anything I've ever said is true or meant to be education, or anything any account ever, in any way whatsoever, remotely associated with this account or IP address is true or meant to be educational, would result in you assuming something on your own accord knowing what you are assuming is not based on fact. Every communication to and from this account is satire and/or entertainment only, always. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27346848 United States 11/06/2018 11:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Still don't like this black box voting. I want a receipt that says my vote was recorded properly. How friggin hard is that?! |
King Crimson
User ID: 77033692 United States 11/06/2018 11:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Already saw two posts today’s that were interesting, to say the least. Quoting: Deplorable NO MORE Michele B One, someone wrote their daughter in CT went in to vote and noticed TWO others listed at their address on the list. The person lives alone....poll workers marked the entries if the people try to come in today and vote they will be stopped. Then said a murmur ran through the workers as they noticed a few other “duplicates” too. She also commented that there ARMED POLICE there. Maybe expecting some trouble today. Makes me think of the early days in Iraq after the war, when people literally took their lives in their hands for the privilege of participating in the democratic process of voting. How the hell did America slide this far Way from oir basic beliefs? Anyway, more on topic: I just thought we needed a thread to keep track of what’s going on at polling stations around the country Tell us where you are (you can just put the state if you want to maintain your anonymity),what you saw or experienced and how busy it was. I voted early to avoid the polls but I expect there will be plenty of folks with “a story of their experiences” today! 1 1/2 hours north of nyc, polling was packed at 830 am. All older people. Not 1 millenial. No id check, paper ballot gets sucked and confirmed into a machine. Looked heavilly RED as I (but who knows) knowledge is a deadly friend, when no one sets the rules. The fate of all mankind I see is in the hands of fools.... |
RocketScientist
User ID: 77044262 United States 11/06/2018 11:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | At the table, I say my name and one woman looks it up in the book for me to sign. Then the other woman licks her finger and makes SURE to give me ONLY ONE ballot (she could have given me a dozen if I were wearing blue;) ). So I go to an empty table, fill it in, and then ... I stand around the scanner a minute or so till I decide to put my own ballot into the scanner. Considering all the ways that could get hacked, I don't thing voting in NY is secure. RocketScientist |
Don Peyote
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Redcat1
Redcat User ID: 77037469 United States 11/06/2018 11:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | From FB friend in Florida. "My voting experience today was confirming. At the sign with a line, 50 feet from the polling door, there stood a middle aged lady offering a Democratic Guide. I politely declined, just "No Thank You". All the way to the door, past the line, she heckled me. " |
Paul Drake
User ID: 35742228 United States 11/06/2018 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This year we received a postcard from our official California voter people. It said that we live in a precinct with less than 250 registered voters so we HAD to vote by mail this year. When we look up online for our polling place, we are met with the same information online - no polling place. Our polling place has always been 3 houses away from us (across the street) and we generally handcarry our ballots there, or surrender and vote on premises, just to make sure our vote is counted on the day, and not in a month (or never for all we know). Its nice to see neighbors and chat about the voting turn out, etc. With a city of over 65,000 people I wanted to see a precinct map, still unable to comprehend how there are only 250 registered voters in our precinct. Well woke up this morning to a street full of parked cars - look across the street and guess what - there is the same old polling place up and running! What in Sam Hell is going on here? Second issue - my son was issued a vote by mail ballot - he lives about a mile from me - his ballot never showed up so he wrote the voting folks, who suspended his original ballot and reissued another ballot to him. It took 7 business days for this new ballot to arrive - which actually arrived yesterday in his mailbox. The cutoff date to have it in the mail was..... YESTERDAY! If he had been unable to get around he couldn't just mail his ballot back through his mailman - and by the time he got home from work and voted on his ballot it was 5:30 at night - on a whim I drove him out to the post office and luckily they stayed open until 6 pm and we handed that ballot to a post office worker instead of putting in a bin somewhere that might not have been postmarked in time had we done that. He said 'mom I swear this is designed so I can't vote'. I think he's right. I'll post again after I visit our neighbors who hold the polling place. Honestly right now I'm very pissed off that we were treated differently than other folks. Something up with that!!! Last Edited by Paul Drake on 11/06/2018 11:28 AM |
Rabbit In The Hat
User ID: 77047002 United States 11/06/2018 11:28 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Voted at 8:00 am in a small town just outside of San Antonio. A lot of business people types (this is a well to do community) out voting. The polling staff were very polite & helpful. No one was wearing anything to indicate their political affiliation, but knowing the people in this small town, most are voting conservative. It was a pleasant experience & my two young daughters received “Future Voter” stickers. My oldest daughter enjoyed getting to see the process. |
Deplorable Mary
User ID: 29212767 United States 11/06/2018 11:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Already saw two posts today’s that were interesting, to say the least. Quoting: Deplorable NO MORE Michele B One, someone wrote their daughter in CT went in to vote and noticed TWO others listed at their address on the list. The person lives alone....poll workers marked the entries if the people try to come in today and vote they will be stopped. Then said a murmur ran through the workers as they noticed a few other “duplicates” too. She also commented that there ARMED POLICE there. Maybe expecting some trouble today. Makes me think of the early days in Iraq after the war, when people literally took their lives in their hands for the privilege of participating in the democratic process of voting. How the hell did America slide this far Way from oir basic beliefs? Anyway, more on topic: I just thought we needed a thread to keep track of what’s going on at polling stations around the country Tell us where you are (you can just put the state if you want to maintain your anonymity),what you saw or experienced and how busy it was. I voted early to avoid the polls but I expect there will be plenty of folks with “a story of their experiences” today! I wonder if there is a way we can see how many voters are registered to your household? We voted early last week. Was a breeze in and out. We were greeted by several Beto supporters. Ugh. There were policemen at the exit. We voted straight RED. Edit to add NW Houston suburbs. Call or go to your local board of elections. |
gamecock
User ID: 71009704 United States 11/06/2018 11:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Voted in NE Columbia, sc this morning. Took about an hour. Lines were the longest I have ever seen. also the machines were screwing up and misreporting ballots, but that was explained to people and they were trying to make sure that the correct entries were cast. |
Ol'FlaGator
User ID: 70434452 United States 11/06/2018 11:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Duval County Florida (Jacksonville). I voted about 10:30 this morning. Voted same precinct in 2016 Presidential election. My perception was that turnout was heavier than in 2016. No lines but steady stream of voters. People chatting in parking lot both coming and going. Its a beautiful, warm day. Paper ballots in use here. Ol'FlaGator |
BouncingBetty
User ID: 77095854 United States 11/06/2018 11:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Suburb outside Washington DC about 10 am. Very high turnout, parking lot full. Come on Big Red Beautiful Red Wave! The term "Undocumented Alien" is like calling a drug dealer an "Un-Licensed Pharmacist" I am pro Trump so "please don't red Karma me bro" I'm getting on the ships because even if i'm destined to be an in-flight meal for Zorg it's better than being a socialist. |