I Voted! 2008
 

I just completed my absentee ballot.
I voted.
How about you?

This weekend, I just got my absentee ballot in the mail today

I'll be sending mine out tomorrow! Woo!

I like voting on the same day as everyone else. Seems more ritualistic and participatory that way.

imo.

I would love to go back to that but:

-my polling place moves in capricious ways that distress me, even in years that I don't travel:

-I travel a great deal; I will be on the East Coast on the big day this year. I live in SoCal. Even if I knew where my polling place was this time it would not help.

-so, I put my silly ballot into an envelope that I'm sure is going to be counted well after the fact, if needed, after the election has been "called." It's fun. Ha-ha. But it's all I got.

-at least I get to sit at home and carefully study all of the less-hoo-ha'd issues on there at my leisure, and then place a carefully-considered vote.

My name is Liz, and I have permanent absentee voter status.

I wish I could vote at work - we are a polling place! Previously they haven't had a very big turn out - but I'm thinking this year will be different.

But I'll be voting in person near my house. I too enjoy the ritual of voting with everyone else and getting my sticker. I wish I could vote earlier in the day so I could wear my sticker all day. I want to show it off - and feel like my wearing it somehow encourages others to go get their own sticker.

We always go to the polling place and take the kids along. Want them to realize it is important, and for some reason, going to the polling place as a family seems to emphasize the point more with them.

Plus by voting early you miss out on all the "October Surprise" fun.
What if it turns out your candidate is really a five headed hydra from the planet Garfarco? You'll feel pretty silly then.

My dad used to take me growing up (my mom has a green card) and I still feel the same way iSm does. I also worry about lost or purposely messed with mail, even if I hand it in to the post office myself. That said, there was one year I stood in line for well over an hour, and it was aggravating. I'm sure it'll be a busy year this time as well, though I'm now at a new polling place.

Polls open at 7am so I think I'll break my evening voting tradition and get up early this year. Wake 'n Vote!

I'm permanent absentee but I too am in the "don't vote early camp."

Though even if I wanted to I couldn't vote yet. I haven't received my ballot yet and won't be seeing any more mail until the 24th anyway.

I'm thinking about taking myself off permanent absentee, though. It actually seems to promote me NOT voting. I get the ballot have tons of time and then forget about it until election day. I doubt that'll happen this time but I missed two out of the last three minor elections because of that.

Oh, and I looked for an early voting location but there aren't any in OC

Yes, my parents, too. It definitely ingrained in me the idea that voting is an exciting and important responsibility.

It's going to be an interesting one with me this time trying to explain to them why I will not be voting for McCain. I figure my 14 year old will get it, but my 9 and 7...doubtful.

Is it okay to write in "I hate you all" and have that count for something? ;)

I have no problem voting early. My opinions aren't going to drastically change between now and Nov 4. And if Obama turns out to be a hydra with an infinite number of heads, then I will be one speaking out against him. But I'm thinking that that's slim. Besides, I did my research and heard that Garfarco hydras are Republican.

Dude, write-in candidates. BD, I know you wanna vote for Huckabee anyway. SCE, you could always write-in Giuliani. They won't get elected, but you'll have expressed yourself.

Maybe if enough people voted for write-in candidates it'll get their attention.

My dad did that too (mom had a green card until I was 18 or 19). It was one of our daddy/daughter rituals. It makes me happy to know my friends also experienced going to vote with their parents.

If I was going to be out of the area I'd do absentee. But I prefer going to vote, standing in line and taking in the atmosphere. This year is bound to be interesting.

I loved that my dad explained to me why he was voting the way he did. He also made it clear that it was OK to not agree with it and it didn't mean I had to vote the way he did when I could vote. To this day we discuss propositions and I usually have him explain them to me and tell me how he is going to vote, and why, so I can better understand them.

But... you're NOT voting for McCain??? :eek:

We don't have polling places, it's all vote by mail. I do let Zach drop it into the box for me though. I do remember as a child going to vote with my Dad though.

I used to like going to polling places. I like the whole process of drawing the curtain and all that. But now, I'm lazy.

I volunteered at a polling place in Hawai'i a couple of times. It's fun to do. I was in charge of checking people in. I thought it was kind of cool seeing all those old people coming in to vote.

Megadittoes to all the in-person voters.

My polling place is just around the corner, half a block away. That said, I still prefer to absentee vote and vote early. In the less than 30 days left, I am unlikely to come close to changing my vote choice and I walk my ballot to City Hall and drop it off. It gives me an excuse to go to City Hall (which I almost never seem to do).

My new polling place is the senior center.

Well, then I'd have to kick them out of the house. :)

Apparently you missed my rather lengthy verbal puke session....not entirely sure which thread it was, but no....I am not voting for either.

As is ours, right across the street.

I have *always* voted at the booth. There's something I love about... or at least loved enough to volunteer to be the supervisor at my former polling place... twice!

This year, I'm breaking preference and tradition so that I can vote on some issues I actually care a great deal about. :)

Next year, I suppose I should be a good girl and register here.

Vote absentee, vote at the polling place... whatever. As long as ya vote!
:)

Eh, wait and see what comes up hehe.

I just printed out a No on 8 bumper sticker size sign to put in my car window.

I am an absentee also. It has not arrived, so, nope, I haven't voted yet.

I may wait until the day of this time.

My vote is in the mail

I emailed ocvote.com and they sent me the OC locations! Yay, there are a bunch of them! I will totally do this ASAP. The one near me is even open Saturdays and Sundays!

I take it you didn't see my reply to your post above:

Okaaaaay.