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

From: Susan Mitchell (readthemessage_at_nobody.com)
Date: 11/02/04 

Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 23:45:51 GMT

Pouring down rain, my DH never voted until we went to absentee, our number
of voters in this county doubled with absentee as people just didn't go. We
didn't have good locations for voting. I love the fact we can vote early
and sit around with our voters pamphlet and discuss the issues, etc. in our
nice quiet cozy home. Sorry, but I like it. It works well for our
community, very well indeed. 

--
Sue -- Firefighter mom -- Still Rabid UW Dawg Fan!
 (to reply send to medlawtrans@comcast.net)
"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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