Yes, we can.

[wendybeth]

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

[Alex]

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.)

[Strangler Lewis]

Can you say Barack Fairplay Obama?

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

Can you say Barack Fairplay Obama?

It depresses me that I got that reference...

I couldn't stand that turd.

[Gemini Cricket]

Obama's grandmother got to vote for her grandson before she died. That makes me happy.

Dunham — whom Obama called "Toot," after the Hawaiian word tutu, or grandparent — turned 86 on Oct. 26. Her birthday occurred just after Obama abruptly changed his campaign plans to make a 22-hour trip to visit Dunham in Honolulu.
Before his visit, Dunham had already voted for her grandson in early absentee voting.

Source

[JWBear]

But, will the vote still be counted? How does that work?

[Snowflake]

GC, thanks for posting that. It makes me very happy to read this.

[Morrigoon]

Huh... does your vote count when you're deceased though? (Not like the authorities would actually be able to track down her ballot, heh)

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Morrigoon

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.)

[Alex]

Hawaii Revised Statute Section 15.13

§15-13 Death of voter prior to opening of polls. Whenever sufficient proof is shown to the clerk that an absentee voter who has returned the voter's return envelope has died prior to the opening of the polls on the date of election, the voter's ballot shall be deemed invalid and disposed of pursuant to section 11-154. The casting of any such ballot shall not invalidate the election.

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.