Too sad. I was watching a biography of Obama just yesterday, and it was cool to see how close he is to his grandparents- after the initial shock of his parent's marriage (both his mother and father's sides were upset at their union) they came to fall in love with their grandson so very, very much. They practically raised Obama, and they should be very proud of the man he has become.

Obama's Ohana

And the countdown ends here.

(Actually, I have no idea how the serious the suggestion in that thread is -- 24th post or so -- I'm not going to explore the site to find out.)

Can you say Barack Fairplay Obama?

It depresses me that I got that reference...

I couldn't stand that turd.

Obama's grandmother got to vote for her grandson before she died. That makes me happy.
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But, will the vote still be counted? How does that work?

GC, thanks for posting that. It makes me very happy to read this.
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Huh... does your vote count when you're deceased though? (Not like the authorities would actually be able to track down her ballot, heh)

Sure they can. It has her name on it (well... the envelope, anyway.)

Hawaii Revised Statute Section 15.13

So, technically, the clerk, since it will be well known that she has passed away prior to the election, is supposed to find her envelope and remove it. Technically, her vote will not count. That said, I don't know if they'll bother. It isn't like there is any doubt how Hawaii will go. And I'd hate to be the jackass protesting.

There is the issue of down ticket issues, though, which might be more sensitive to individual votes.