Re: Early AOL Exit Poll Results-10:00 Pacific

From: 14tonks (mail.2.14tonks_at_recursor.net)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 17:04:22 -0500

Well, if you had to get up at dawn to stand an hour in line every election
day, or stand there for two hours after a hard day's work, frequently in bad
weather, I'm sure the draw of absentee voting would be clear to you. 

-- 
Sheila
To reply to me, add the prefix real. to my address.
"Maureen Galvin" <maureen.galvin@comcastdotnet> wrote in message
news:prSdnaG2a_7HmRXcRVn-1Q@comcast.com...
> I guess I'm just trying to figure out what the draw is to absentee voting
> especially if you are capable of going out and voting in her person.  And
> this is not a slam to anyone who did do an absentee vote.
>
> The only experience I have with voting is here in Chicago.  I've never had
> to wait to vote, our polling places are very close to where you live so
they
> are within walking distance, they are never crowded, etc.  I can't imagine
> having to stand in line to vote.
>
> Maureen
>
>
> "Susan Mitchell" <readthemessage@nobody.com> wrote in message
> news:QgThd.346404$MQ5.309966@attbi_s52...
> > Our area is almost 100% absentee.  A good portion votes that way and
they
> > pushed for it many years ago.  Our auditor really wanted it and it
> > increased
> > the number of voters!  We can hand deliver our ballots to a booth set up
> > or
> > mail them even on the day of the election.  I delivered ours Friday the
> > first day the booths were open, I won't spend postage on voting.  I love
> > it.
> > We all sit around and discuss the initiatives.  Cody, his girlfriend, DH
> > and
> > I voted last Monday night!
> >
> > --
> > Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
> > (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
> > "Liz" <lizhug1@mycomcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:jtidnXioQPpuaxrcRVn-pw@comcast.com...
> >> Wow, you can vote absentee at the last minute?  And without a
legitimate
> >> reason?  In PA you must state your reason for having to vote absentee
> >> (choices are health, job requiring the voter to be out of town, absence
> > due
> >> to spouse accompanying voter working out of town, or military).  The
> >> application must be mailed in 10 days before election day, and the
actual
> >> ballot must be in the county offices no later than 5:00 p.m. on the
> >> Friday
> >> before elections.  Furthermore, it is stated on the application form
that
> > if
> >> by chance the voter happens to be in town on election day, s/he must go
> >> to
> >> the polls to vote in person and tell the election judge to destroy the
> >> absentee ballot.  We thought we might need to apply for an absentee
> >> ballot
> >> as our daughter is expecting her baby on 11/6, but as she went to her
> > weekly
> >> OB visits it became apparent that she would likely not go before so we
> > took
> >> a chance.  Anyway, it's amazing that you can just vote absentee because
> > you
> >> choose to do so!
> >>
> >> "Margie" <nomoremargiesjunk@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> >> news:29qfo0ts5tbhtvsmcf2fg13n9qskficuo2@4ax.com...
> >> > I know they've been doing this for years, but that doesn't make it
> >> > right.  (Not saying you feel that way, of course.)
> >> >
> >> > I vote absentee, but I never manage to get it done before today, so
> >> > I'll be dropping it off at the polling place in a few minutes -- just
> >> > as soon as I convince myself to get out of my new bathrobe.
> >> >
> >> > Margie
> >> >
> >> > On 02 Nov 2004 19:56:25 GMT, judity01@aol.com (Judity01) wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >((Whatever it's called, I think it's grossly unfair to voters west
of
> >> > >the Mississippi.  ))
> >> > >
> >> > >Margie, they've been calling the winner this way for years.  That's
> >> > >why
> > I
> >> vote
> >> > >first thing in the morning.  At 7 this morning, there already were
two
> >> lines
> >> > >for the two different precincts at my polling place.  However, it
only
> >> took me
> >> > >30 minutes from door to door to vote.  Very organized group here.
> >> > >
> >> > >Judity
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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