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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    gimmesometruth27 said:
    i will vote on my way in to work on Tuesday.

    i am so sick of this current political climate. i hope we can make some changes on 11/6.
    Let's hope! 

    I have felt so bummed about the political scene lately that I just couldn't get enthused at all about voting for several weeks.  But then early last week we sat down and really poured over the voter information (paying absolutely ZERO attention to the 6,548 pieces of garbage  recyclables in the mail and the constant barrage of phone calls) and worked hard to make the best educated decisions possible in our ballots. 

    C. and I both mailed in our ballots last last Friday.  Hoping for the best.


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  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    My voting place is a block away - I'll be voting on Tuesday with my 84 year old mom and 21 year old son. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    It sounds like some of you have voted already by some other means than by mail.  I'm curious as to how that works? (It's those little trivial questions that get into my brain and keep me up late at night, lol).  Here in California, the only way we can vote early is by mail- other wise it's a matter of standing in long lines, something I'm not good at.
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  • rgambs
    rgambs Posts: 13,576
    I get the opposition to straight ticket voting, but our government is fundamentally unbalanced and needs corrected.
    On top of that, this political climate is absolutely insane and the rhetoric being allowed and supported out of the R side leaves no other option. 
    I get that people hate "my team Vs your team" politics, but that opposition attitude is one of the main reasons we have a total embarrassment as our leader and a spineless GOP unwilling to check him in any of the three branches.
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,376
    edited October 2018
    brianlux said:
    It sounds like some of you have voted already by some other means than by mail.  I'm curious as to how that works? (It's those little trivial questions that get into my brain and keep me up late at night, lol).  Here in California, the only way we can vote early is by mail- other wise it's a matter of standing in long lines, something I'm not good at.
    I vote early because I don't want to deal with long lines. Very big difference in voter volume between voting day and early voting. This past Saturday was busier than normal for early-voting Saturdays. I was there maybe 10 minutes. 

    I searched Google for early voting locations near my town, and went to the closest one.
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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    For what it's worth, this was the first time I ever cast a straight ticket ballot. Not because I have any great love for the Democrats, but because the GOP has proven they just should not be in power. That trickles down to the state and local levels because in 2018 if you are calling yourself a Republican and running as a Republican, you are almost certainly not anti-Trump enough for me. He is what your party has become. I will not support that. If local Republicans want my support (and I did struggle on what to do about Gov. Charlie Baker) then local Republicans need to do more to snuff out Trumpism in this country. I'll see where things stand in 2020, but this year the only choice was a #BlueWave up and down my ballot.
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    JimmyV said:
    For what it's worth, this was the first time I ever cast a straight ticket ballot. Not because I have any great love for the Democrats, but because the GOP has proven they just should not be in power. That trickles down to the state and local levels because in 2018 if you are calling yourself a Republican and running as a Republican, you are almost certainly not anti-Trump enough for me. He is what your party has become. I will not support that. If local Republicans want my support (and I did struggle on what to do about Gov. Charlie Baker) then local Republicans need to do more to snuff out Trumpism in this country. I'll see where things stand in 2020, but this year the only choice was a #BlueWave up and down my ballot.
    Sorry, Charlie. 
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,436
    edited October 2018
    brianlux said:
    It sounds like some of you have voted already by some other means than by mail.  I'm curious as to how that works? (It's those little trivial questions that get into my brain and keep me up late at night, lol).  Here in California, the only way we can vote early is by mail- other wise it's a matter of standing in long lines, something I'm not good at.
    here in my county, we go to a one place, a former Kohls Dept store that our BOE moved offices into. They have a lot of voting machines ready that seem to be grouped by precinct or precinct area(? I dont know this to be fact). You cast a ballot as you would on election day, no difference. Provisional ballots are done by hand and placed in an envelope and placed into a large secure box

    This system works very well and the physical set up has been tweaked over the years for greater efficiency. Plenty of friendly volunteers available to assist.
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  • PJPOWER
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    brianlux said:
    It sounds like some of you have voted already by some other means than by mail.  I'm curious as to how that works? (It's those little trivial questions that get into my brain and keep me up late at night, lol).  Here in California, the only way we can vote early is by mail- other wise it's a matter of standing in long lines, something I'm not good at.
    We have several early voting locations here.  One of them is actually in the building that I work at, so super convenient.  I always early vote to avoid the lines.
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    We have a few good republicans here in Maryland.  Specifically our governor who I will be voting to re-elect.
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  • unsung
    unsung I stopped by on March 7 2024. First time in many years, had to update payment info. Hope all is well. Politicians suck. Bye. Posts: 9,487
    Probably sitting it out just like in 2016.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    unsung said:
    Probably sitting it out just like in 2016.
    Over the many years I have voted, I have had friends tell me this.  They usually come under a number of categories:

    -People who find the U.S. political system or climate too frustrating.
    -People who believe voting is futile because they never get what they want.
    -People who feel cynical about our political system because "it is all rigged so why bother anyway?"
    -People who don't care or can't be bothered.

    Just curious- do you see yourself fitting one of these descriptions?  Can you picture a situation in which you might change your mind and go ahead and vote?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,421
    brianlux said:
    unsung said:
    Probably sitting it out just like in 2016.
    Over the many years I have voted, I have had friends tell me this.  They usually come under a number of categories:

    -People who find the U.S. political system or climate too frustrating.
    -People who believe voting is futile because they never get what they want.
    -People who feel cynical about our political system because "it is all rigged so why bother anyway?"
    -People who don't care or can't be bothered.

    Just curious- do you see yourself fitting one of these descriptions?  Can you picture a situation in which you might change your mind and go ahead and vote?
    I had someone tell me years ago that if you don't  vote you give up the right to complain.
  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,245
    Bentleyspop said:
    brianlux said:
    unsung said:
    Probably sitting it out just like in 2016.
    Over the many years I have voted, I have had friends tell me this.  They usually come under a number of categories:

    -People who find the U.S. political system or climate too frustrating.
    -People who believe voting is futile because they never get what they want.
    -People who feel cynical about our political system because "it is all rigged so why bother anyway?"
    -People who don't care or can't be bothered.

    Just curious- do you see yourself fitting one of these descriptions?  Can you picture a situation in which you might change your mind and go ahead and vote?
    I had someone tell me years ago that if you don't  vote you give up the right to complain.
    Agreed. Ironic though. Constitution and all.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Bentleyspop said:
    brianlux said:
    unsung said:
    Probably sitting it out just like in 2016.
    Over the many years I have voted, I have had friends tell me this.  They usually come under a number of categories:

    -People who find the U.S. political system or climate too frustrating.
    -People who believe voting is futile because they never get what they want.
    -People who feel cynical about our political system because "it is all rigged so why bother anyway?"
    -People who don't care or can't be bothered.

    Just curious- do you see yourself fitting one of these descriptions?  Can you picture a situation in which you might change your mind and go ahead and vote?
    I had someone tell me years ago that if you don't  vote you give up the right to complain.
    I've heard that as well but also have heard the counter argument that goes something like:

    "I don't vote and yet  I still believe I have a right to complain because the whole thing is rigged and my vote makes no difference."

    I understand why someone would feel that way and it's their right to feel that way and vote or not vote, but that goes into territory that is too cynical for me and I personally do believe that if I vote, I am making a particle of difference.  Yes, it is a tiny particle but it's not at all a bother to me to vote and no way am I giving up that particle of difference, no matter how small.  A many particles can lead to change.  Just as one small example: I voted for legalization of cannabis in California as did many other people and now it is so.  Works for me!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    I voted for the legalization of recreational cannabis in Massachusetts in the 2016 election—along with the majority of the commonwealth electorate—yet two years later, not a single recreational pot shop has opened in the entire state. 

    And you want to tell me that our votes count. 

    The governor, the AG and a majority of mayors and town managers (including the mayor of Boston) were all against legalizing the recreational use of cannabis.

    That’s all that counts. 
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    dankind said:
    I voted for the legalization of recreational cannabis in Massachusetts in the 2016 election—along with the majority of the commonwealth electorate—yet two years later, not a single recreational pot shop has opened in the entire state. 

    And you want to tell me that our votes count. 

    The governor, the AG and a majority of mayors and town managers (including the mayor of Boston) were all against legalizing the recreational use of cannabis.

    That’s all that counts. 
    We had a proposed nearby property annexation proposal by a larger city in the last election that was put up to vote and the people voted it down.   So the city went to plan 2 ... fuck your vote, we're doing it anyway.  What a country.
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,305
    I was disappointed to see that the Mattress King Party didn't have the straight ticket option when I early voted.  Took me an hour!  Poll officials said they have never seen anything like this.  But there is a divisive local issue in my area that has been exacerbated by people voicing their opinions on social media.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Besides voting, there are other ways to participate in the system.  A colleague of mine and I worked for two issues- one at the county level and one at the state level- which included attending meetings and hearings.   Win or lose (I'm happy to say we won both) it felt great to participate and to have our voices heard. And it was an amazing learning experience.   I personally don't see how someone can complain if they have not participated.  Most people don't, and that's why our lives area controlled by others to the degree they are.   In America in particular, I tend to believe we are getting what we deserve when we don't take action and do something. 
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  • Bentleyspop
    Bentleyspop Craft Beer Brewery, Colorado Posts: 11,421
    If you haven't voted please do so


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