Last Thursday at one of about 12 early voting stations in Wake County. In and out in 10 minutes, just like my honeymoon.
when: Sept 18th where: went to my county election office how: voted with a pen provided to me by the friendly election officials
Yesterday, in-person early voting at the Noblesville (Indiana) county courthouse since I don't trust the current admin not to screw with a mail-in ballot (and I didn't apply for an absentee ballot anyways). Mask on, social distancing in effect, largish room with plenty of space between everyone. There was only one guy in line ahead of me and I was in and out in 15 minutes.
September? Not October? It's possible to vote in September? You know, those campaigns work really hard on their October surprises, it's kind of rude of you to vote before they have a chance to try to surprise you.
Voted by mail in Santa Clara County. Here is the results of my search on the Santa Clara County Register of Voters Web Site: Ballot Mailing Date: 10/5/2020 Ballot Returned Date: 10/12/2020 Ballot Counted: Yes I voted Communist all the way, except for President where I voted for "Rocky" because Kayne was his VP.
If there were credible photographic evidence of Joe Biden getting caught in a compromising situation in a seedy motel with a Kodiak bear, I'd still vote for Biden-Harris over the current dirtbag residing in the White House.
The munchkin is 6 months today. Seemed like a good day to vote, so I strapped him on, walked over, and dropped off my mail-in ballot at the closest drop off box. Hope this starts a nice tradition. Straight blue (I'm theoretically open to voting for not-blue if blue sucks, but thankfully that was not the case this year), and I voted to retain judges appointed by Kathleen Sebelius and Laura Kelly, and to not retain judges appointed by Sam Brownback.
I received my ballot in the mail, on the very day of the 1st debate between Trump and Biden. I do not watch debates, but I watched for comments of friends online as I filled my ballot out at my dining room table. The next morning, I arose, and instead of dropping it off at the ballot drop-off box around the corner, I drove to the county election office 20 minutes away and deposited my completed ballot there. And yes, it felt good.
Did just that, over the phone. Had my ballot cancelled, and was given a ballot number in case that one arrives, so I know to dispose of it. The LGBT center isn't very accessible, so I'm hoping the ballot doesn't drag so I can send it in mail.
Got up early and voted in-person in a deep red county in North Carolina. While I don't plan to stick around, I have been in NC more than anywhere else this year, thanks to Covid. So I was able to register and vote.
Texas has been going nuts with early voting. Wisconsin has been pretty impressive with 75% of absentee ballots having already been returned, with 11 days left. There were 2,787,820 votes case in total in 2016, so already the ballots sent in constitute almost 44% of the total vote count from 2016. Vote 'verification' is pretty difficult in Wisconsin (need for witnesses, etc.), so I hope those 1.2 million did it correctly. Wisconsin Already at 1.2 Million Votes Made for Nov. 3 Election Friday morning numbers from the Wisconsin Elections Commission: 1,632,452 people have requested absentee ballots. 1,624,660 absentee ballots have been sent out. 1,220,546 of those absentee ballots have been returned. Of those, 209,665 are absentee ballots filled out this week during in-person early voting.
In a related story, since I moved from Chicago in August, I have been sent, at my new address, at least three requests to obtain an absentee ballot from Illinois. Sure, you don't live here anymore and you are registered in another state, NO PROBLEM. You can still vote in Illinois! It is the most Illinois thing, ever. (Admittedly, I have also received official notices to renew my car registration for January and my notary commission for November, so it likely just be a bureaucracy thing).
So I mentioned on the election thread last week that my Biden signs were stolen and joked about getting an electric fence to hook up to the replacements. Shit canned that idea for cost and technical reasons and went with invisible anti theft ink. thread related if it happens again...some ************************ is going to have to try to vote on Election Day with purple hands that make him look like he just robbed a bank. your move asshole
Early voted in my 3rd US presidential election today Brooklyn, took about 30 minutes during business hours on a rainy Monday.
I did not early vote today, but I went through training to be an election judge/election worker. I guess that will make me a "front line worker"...for a day. I know it is risky, but this election is too important for f*ckery and I have to do my part. Interesting stat. Elections are hyper local here, as the town clerk (not county clerks), and it is a bit confusing as towns may encompass or are part of other entities. The "town" where I am and will be an election judge had 1,700 registered voters in total. As of Friday, they have had 700 absentee ballots returned. They are expecting 85-90% turnout by the end of Tuesday. The polling place had nobody there to early vote today. One of the other trainees asked about people in the "parking lot" i.e., politicking outside the polling place. The town clerk said it has never been a problem, but she would take care of any problem. The trainee said, "So, we won't see ANTIFA outside?" I have no idea if she was kidding or not.
I had the most roundabout way of voting here and it was all my fault. Last Monday I mailed my ballot. Friday I got a call from the Board of Elections that said they received my signed envelope but there was no ballot inside. Saturday-I found my ballot-I had stuck it filled out back in the envelope which I had received the ballot. Monday I ride to Board of Elections with my ballot and they are able to match it back to the envelope I had mailed.
They are required to keep all envelopes for this type of situation. Glad the system worked. Now, to perpetuate "voter fraud," I presume you also voted early at an early voting station and plan on voting next Tuesday as well, correct?
I went to early voting tonight and I voted for Grimes. The way I voted for Grimes was to stick a bayonet through the voting form. The poll officer wanted to remove the bayonet, but I loudly and angrily berated her for attempting to change my vote. It made a grinding noise when it was fed into the machine. I hailed and left before the smoke cleared.