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Voting in America

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GrillSgt
GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
edited November 2018 in EggHead Forum
It’s embarassingly depressing. There is no reason, no excuse as to why it should be so difficult for such a large number of Americans to vote. This is not to be taken as political, it's across the board. In Lexington today there were several precincts that had two hour waits to vote. That is way too long for anyone. Election Day should definitely be a national holiday and should occur over 2-3 days including a Saturday. I'm not talking about voter suppression, different topic for a different day. 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    I find it refreshingly optimistic. That many people showed  up to vote and they were willing to put two hours into it.
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  • GrillSgt
    GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
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    Wait until you’re a senior citizen and asked to stand for 2 hours. Enthusiasm will wain. 
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,164
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    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    GrillSgt said:
    Wait until you’re a senior citizen and asked to stand for 2 hours. Enthusiasm will wain. 
    I qualify for the seniors discount at Sicily’s Buffet . 
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,346
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    Voting should not be a one day work day kind of thing anywhere in the USA.



    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    I would rather Election Day be on a Saturday.
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    I didn't know until recently why it was on Tuesday. It was so farmers had time to travel to town after Sunday so they could attend church.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • Botch
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    DMW said:
    I didn't know until recently why it was on Tuesday. It was so farmers had time to travel to town after Sunday so they could attend church.
    That is interesting!!  
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    Remember when teachers used to say 'You won't have a calculator everywhere you go'?  Well, we showed them.


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  • Randall_Lee
    Randall_Lee Posts: 158
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    In Fl. we have a week maybe more of early voting or you can request a mail in ballot. Walk in do your thing and out or just mail it.
    Niceville, Fl
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 15,471
    edited November 2018
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    Randall_Lee said:
    In Fl. we have a week maybe more of early voting or you can request a mail in ballot. Walk in do your thing and out or just mail it.
    I badmouth utard relentlessly, but I gotta give my home state this "Attago!": we have early voting (via mail or early ballot dropoff) AND voter registration on Election Day, and that being one of the reddest states in the union.  :triumph:
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    Botch said:
    DMW said:
    I didn't know until recently why it was on Tuesday. It was so farmers had time to travel to town after Sunday so they could attend church.
    That is interesting!!  
    He read that.  In a book.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,361
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    Randall_Lee said:
    In Fl. we have a week maybe more of early voting or you can request a mail in ballot. Walk in do your thing and out or just mail it.
    Yep mailed mine in a couple weeks ago, easy peasy. No excuses in Florida. 
    Jacksonville FL
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,357
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    Most walkers have a little seat on it, so you can sit down when you’re not moving forward.  

    Kind of like the Democrat message.  Not moving forward. 

    Find another excuse that there doesn’t seem to be a blue wave.  
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  • DMW
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    thetrim said:
    Most walkers have a little seat on it, so you can sit down when you’re not moving forward.  

    Kind of like the Democrat message.  Not moving forward. 

    Find another excuse that there doesn’t seem to be a blue wave.  
    I know this was a bit in jest, but I'm old enough to remember when conservative meant moving slowly.
    They/Them
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    DMW said:
    thetrim said:
    Most walkers have a little seat on it, so you can sit down when you’re not moving forward.  

    Kind of like the Democrat message.  Not moving forward. 

    Find another excuse that there doesn’t seem to be a blue wave.  
    I know this was a bit in jest, but I'm old enough to remember when conservative meant moving slowly.
    I’m old enough to remember when Food City was BiLo AND when BiLo was Red Food. 
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,832
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    theyolksonyou said:
    DMW said:
    thetrim said:
    Most walkers have a little seat on it, so you can sit down when you’re not moving forward.  

    Kind of like the Democrat message.  Not moving forward. 

    Find another excuse that there doesn’t seem to be a blue wave.  
    I know this was a bit in jest, but I'm old enough to remember when conservative meant moving slowly.
    I’m old enough to remember when Food City was BiLo AND when BiLo was Red Food. 
    I don't even know what that means.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
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    DMW said:
    theyolksonyou said:
    DMW said:
    thetrim said:
    Most walkers have a little seat on it, so you can sit down when you’re not moving forward.  

    Kind of like the Democrat message.  Not moving forward. 

    Find another excuse that there doesn’t seem to be a blue wave.  
    I know this was a bit in jest, but I'm old enough to remember when conservative meant moving slowly.
    I’m old enough to remember when Food City was BiLo AND when BiLo was Red Food. 
    I don't even know what that means.
    You need the “History of BiLo” book.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    I’m also old enough to remember when google didn’t answer these questions 
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 10,760
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    theyolksonyou said:
    I’m also old enough to remember when google didn’t answer these questions 


     =) 
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,746
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    I continue to be annoyed and amazed by the fact that in instances where there are recounts the numbers always move. To me, the ballots should be counted and the numbers should match up 10 out of 10 times. Don't understand why this cannot be achieved nowadays.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • sumoconnell
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    StillH2OEgger said:
    I continue to be annoyed and amazed by the fact that in instances where there are recounts the numbers always move. To me, the ballots should be counted and the numbers should match up 10 out of 10 times. Don't understand why this cannot be achieved nowadays.
    While I totally agree - I fly a ton and the passenger count on an airplane is apparently high math as well.  If that doesn't happen 10/10 times, how can votes?  Fact is, neither is automated.  That's the issue.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    Hey i wonder if the interwebz could somehow be used to like...what are we talking about again?
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
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    In the UK it's always on a Thursday, 8 am to 10 pm. No early voting except for postal ballots. Votor registration is a simple process. All manually counted. Sometimes they get caught out and there's a wait at the polling station if turnout is exceptionally high.
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  • thetrim
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    Mixed results in Florida.  We kept a radical socialist out of the Gevrnership and voted out a do nothing Senator.  

    We we also voted to let convicted felons vote, so we’ll be voting blue very soon.   It may be a few years off, but our State is doomed.  
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  • JohnInCarolina
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    thetrim said:
    Mixed results in Florida.  We kept a radical socialist out of the Gevrnership and voted out a do nothing Senator.  

    We we also voted to let convicted felons vote, so we’ll be voting blue very soon.   It may be a few years off, but our State is doomed.  
    Yeah the felon thing is huge.  Florida is a bizarre state.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • thetrim
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    Here what the blue wave looked like. 


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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 30,948
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    thetrim said:
    Here what the blue wave looked like. 


    LOL.  Bigger net wins than the Tea-Party wave in the middle of a booming economy, and some key governorships flipping.  Republicans have plenty to answer for after last night.
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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  • GrillSgt
    GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
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    thetrim said:
    Most walkers have a little seat on it, so you can sit down when you’re not moving forward.  

    Kind of like the Democrat message.  Not moving forward. 

    Find another excuse that there doesn’t seem to be a blue wave.  
    Some people must be born asshats. I stated in the beginning that this was not political and pointed to my state as a prime example. The issue here and in most states has been ongoing for decades. It doesn’t matter who is in charge. 
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    There are two precincts where I vote. One had a long line, but mine was walk right in service.  I was ballot #285 at 5:30 pm.  
    Flint, Michigan
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