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Ideal_Rock
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I was registered as a repulican since 1988 until this year when I just couldn''t live with myself a moment longer! Honestly the only reason I ever was one, was to vote in the republican primaries. I couldn''t live with my hypocrisy any longer though... and to console myself I voted for every single tax increase and voted against the tax reduction! Ha!! Libraries, schools, fire, and safety will all thank meDate: 11/7/2006 7:39:45 PM
Author: widget
Are the Republicans as busy where you are as they are here in No Cal? I''ve had four telephone calls in the last hour (it''s now 4:40pm) ''reminding'' me that there''s still time.
Most fun of course, is getting a taped message from our governer... It''s like receiving orders from The Terminator!!!![]()
(I guess I''m registered as a Republican, although I haven''t voted like one in a LONG time.)
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yes!! ITA!!! In oregon everyone is vote by mail (I haven''t been to a voting booth for years!) so my husband and I sit down and debate everything and look it up online... and we don''t agree on everything.Date: 11/7/2006 8:32:50 PM
Author: SuzyQZ
Yes, I already voted this morning before work. I put a sign on my office door reminding everyone to vote!
I really don''t care if you vote republican or democrat, what I DO care about is that people exercise their right to vote and inform themselves on the issues/propositions so that they know what they are voting on.
I hate it when I hear people said they voted a la ''eennie meennie minie moe'' or they just alternate between ''yes'' and ''no'' on all the propositions.
Grrr, that''s just a WASTE of a vote!
apparently here all of the new immigrant citizens in this state were sent letters (falsely) informing them that they could not vote - even though they are citizens!!!!Date: 11/7/2006 8:42:44 PM
Author: IndieJones
I''m glad people are getting out there and voting!
Although I swear they''ve been doing their best to discourage us from voting what with all the ugly and/or pathetic ads and the phone calls. I even unplugged my phone yesterday after all the automated phone calls, and I left my 80lb monster dog on the front porch. *sigh*
The election in my state is a bit depressing. Not only has there been a few real nasty races but they parties are still pointing fingers and screaming at each other on election day! The Dems are saying that the Republicans called non-republican voters and gave them the wrong polling location info ... deliberately of course! (Yesterday they tried to get a court injunction to stop the calls.) And the Republicans are screaming that the democrats intentionally gave republican-heavy precincts too few ballots and no provisional ballots! They''re muttering about lawyers. oy vey!![]()
Our state finally gave up on the electronic voting machines and so this is our first paper ballot vote... I think not all of the kinks have been worked out. But it''s still better than having the sneaking feeling that your vote just evaporated.![]()
Anyway, here''s to all the people who voted today!![]()
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ETA: I agree, doesn''t matter which way you vote, just VOTE!
well... some offices are held for 2 years, some for 4, some for 6 - the big election years are presidential election years which is every 4 - a lot of offices come up during the presidential election year - and quite a bit of them are held 2 years before/after a presidential election and those are midterm elections, which is what this is. There are elections held EVERY year though, but most of the stuff on the ''off years'' is local.Date: 11/7/2006 8:49:04 PM
Author: anchor31
I''m not American, and I have to admit my confusion and ignorance... What exactly are election midterms?![]()
here were are voting on (varies by district within the state and also varies by state):Date: 11/7/2006 9:56:43 PM
Author: anchor31
So... who are you voting for? The governors? The president? Something else? *is confused because Canadians have federal and provincial elections every 4 years as that's it*