Voting pet peeve
Why do the retirees and the stay at home moms have to vote early in the morning with the people trying to vote before they have to be at work? They have all day to do it!  I would say that at least 1 in 8 voters this morning did not have to be there at that time. I was running late even though I was at the polls almost 15 minutes before they opened. But when I walked to my car an hour and five minutes later the line was nothing compared to the line early in the morning. It seems to me it would be common courtesy to the working voters to go at another time. |
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| well why do they grocery shop on the weekend? |
| LOL! You guys aren't old yet. Old folks don't sleep. They are up hours before dawn so want to get their chores done early so they can take a nap.
Mother had a neighbor who did his walking at 4 a.m. Of course it was Phoenix where it was also a heat issue! But 365 he was out at 4 a.m. I'd pass him as I'd leave to return home. As to why they shop on weekends......maybe only days the "kids" can take them shopping? Otherwise, it's plain nuts and an old habit from working days. |
| im adding my pet peeve...
i just found out that you can have alcohol at a resturant till after 7 pm...well crap, there goes my birthday drinks.......that sucks! |
| Just because they're 'home all day' doesn't mean they don't have schedules. Even medication can play a role in scheduling your day. |
| Vote absentee or early voting in the future. |
oops i meant CANT.......have drinks till 7......who goes to dinner, pounds a few, then votes?  |
Darcy wrote: oops i meant CANT.......have drinks till 7......who goes to dinner, pounds a few, then votes?
well that explains why the guy in the gas station came out with two of those huge beers - this morning at 8 am
I remember bars couldn't be open in NYC on election day until the polls closed when I was a kid - don't know if that still holds. I believe it goes back to the - no insult meant - Irish political boss days when they would give free drinks until you went to vote for the candidate who was buying....... |
kerry wrote: I believe it goes back to the - no insult meant - Irish political boss days when they would give free drinks until you went to vote for the candidate who was buying.......
Hm. I actually enjoyed my voting experience even though I forgot to pre-register since my move so had to do that day of, and there was a line out into the parking lot, which apparently is not the norm at this polling station. Where I work they let you take time off to go vote (one of the big bosses' wives actually stopped in and jokingly threatened to fire us if we didn't vote - she didn't care for whom. as long as we got our butts over there), so I voted with the CONSIDERATE senior citizens (  ) roughly mid-morning and a rather adorable not so senior citizen cop who had just come off a 16 hour shift and was fortunitously right behind me in line and rather interesting to chat with. Could be worse. 
Kristine |
| I voted early this year, because I could and deemed it more convenient than standing in line today. However, I've been out a lot today and didn't notice any lines so far at any of the polling places. Lots of cars, but not long lines...yet... |
| I couldn't vote early... I don't think you can here (well, I could vote absentee if I lied, I suppose) but the real issue is.... I'm still not sure for whom I will be voting in the next 1/2 hour... if there are no lines. |
Ron wrote: I couldn't vote early... I don't think you can here (well, I could vote absentee if I lied, I suppose) but the real issue is.... I'm still not sure for whom I will be voting in the next 1/2 hour... if there are no lines.
That was me. For the first time in my life I stood there staring at the ballot, still unsure on a presidential election!!!! I made a decision. Depending on how the rest of the country does or doesn't vote, I may have to live with it
Kristine |
Ron wrote: I couldn't vote early... I don't think you can here (well, I could vote absentee if I lied, I suppose) but the real issue is.... I'm still not sure for whom I will be voting in the next 1/2 hour... if there are no lines.
There are other items on which to vote than just President, you know! You could just skip that one if you wanted. |
| I voted - and I beat the line after work. Thank goodness I get off at 4:30, drove the 20 minutes to my little country Town Hall just up the road from my house.
They have 4 voting booths, plus 1 new electronic screen (touch screen). The 4 booths were full, so I used the new one. LOL - I felt like the "special" one.
When I was done, the line was out the door and down the sidewalk. Now I need to brush out Chewie. He is full of bark from the dog yard. Todd obviously left him out with Maggie WAY too long!
We have our last rally run thrus before the show this weekend.  |
Darcy wrote: oops i meant CANT.......have drinks till 7......who goes to dinner, pounds a few, then votes?
No way! I didn't know that. Good thing I can drink at home. I voted early anyway. |
SheepieBoss wrote: Otherwise, it's plain nuts and an old habit from working days.
I can attest to that! My mother-in-law used to set her alarm for 6AM every night before she went to bed after they retired because that is the time they got up each morning for 40 years when they worked!
If you ask them why they vote early in the morning & why they shop on the weekends I bet they tell you they have "earned" the right to do these things when they want to becasue they are "seniors"! The same way my Mom (83 years old) thinks she can cut left across 3 lanes of traffic to a left turn lane! Her reasoning? "This is Phoenix! People out here know I am old & expect old people to drive this way"!!!!!!  |
| My voting pet peeve is the noise in the polling place. The workers always seem to talk, loudly too. I worked two prior elections and I kept my co-workers quiet when voters came in. |
| Well, there was NO line when I voted.
Of course I made my final decision in the booth. I just could not put Sarah Palin in line for the Presidency. So Obama was my man! Woo Hoo! I'm a loyal supporter; I've been with him since before his Persidency! Well, OK. He is our President and I will support him in his efforts. |
| No line were I voted. Walked in, had my cheat sheet filled out, walked out less than 10 minutes whole process. That was at 3 pm.
As for not being able to drink.... glad I live in Colorado. Never heard of such B.S. Not that I had a drink before I voted, but went to the bar after wards. |
I drove by about 6 voting places a number of times yesterday, mostly churches(?) and there where long lines at each and every one of them. We had early voting starting Oct 20th and still long lines everyday...I guess it is a good sign.  |
| Anyone know why they don't check ID's when you vote?? Especially her ein Chicago where we have had some major problems with voting fraud I would think the extra 5 seconds would be worth it! |
| 8 states require government ID to vote, other states require any photo ID (including CT) and other states require only a signature (including NY and Ill). it is a state issue and the intention is to make it easier for people to vote. some studies show 99.9% of voters do so honestly.
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/legismgt/elect/taskfc/voteridreq.htm |
| I had to show ID (although my address didn't match the one they had on their list).
I went at about 8:15 to vote and between parking, walking to the polling room, voting and getting back in my car it took maybe 5 minutes... |
Lil Walty wrote: Anyone know why they don't check ID's when you vote?? Especially her ein Chicago where we have had some major problems with voting fraud I would think the extra 5 seconds would be worth it!
Heather, I had to show my driver's license and I also gave them my voter's registration card. As for Chicago, that city is as crooked as a dog's hind leg! I can say that--I was born in Chicago and lived there til I was 25! |
| In Massachusetts you may be required to show your ID if a poll worker asks for it. I do not know by what measure a poll worker decides they need to see an ID. I've never been asked as a first time voter in several towns, so it's not like the poll worker recognized me or I was listed as a previous voter.
I've often wondered about traveling from polling station to polling station (early in the morning, of course, to avoid the real folks or other poll jumpers!) voting for all the folks who have moved away, or are sick, or... Perhaps originally it came about from the idea that your vote is supposed to be anonymous? |
Ron wrote: Perhaps originally it came about from the idea that your vote is supposed to be anonymous?
but they do track your vote in NY so it isn't really anonymous. I know the machine ties a vote to a number and my number is recorded in the rolls next to my signature - there is an illusion of anonymity though I guess.... |
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