Are you wearing your "I Voted" sticker?

**zoedragon** · 11-02-04, 10:59 AM

It was nice, my boss actually told everyone it was ok to come in late so you could have time to cast your vote in the morning. There was actually a line to get in too. I hope the turnout is as good everywhere else.

Despite the good turnout in my area, I'm worried about this new "dot" voting system. It seems to be worse than the chads! The lady who was showing everyone how it worked said she got there late, so the first hour had a lot of ballots that had no dots! I was like "WHAT???" These people are casting blank votes?? And others were trying to poke holes into their ballot with the little inker. Others were pressing but no ink came out. You have to press hard, then kind of twirl it in a circle to get the best results. At least that's what I found during my voting. The poll workers were just telling people to "press really hard" and make sure the dots appeared. This is NOT easier than the chad system! It's too easy to have a malfunctioning inker invalidate many votes. And older voters may not be able to press that hard. Who came up with the silly system anyway?? Republicans?

**PandaMoOo** · 11-02-04, 12:17 PM

I doubt republicans alone are to blame for it, I'm sure some democratics weren't thinking too straight. That sounds horrible, I did absentee ballot... much easier, that is for sure.

**zoedragon** · 11-02-04, 12:21 PM

I heard that this year the entire state of Oregon is voting via absentee ballot. What are the disadvantages of that anyway? Lost mail? I wonder why more states aren't doing it.

**zoedragon** · 11-02-04, 05:24 PM

Some very interesting poll data broken down by various classifications can be found here: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pag.../epolls.0.html

Nader seems to be consistently grabbing only 1% of the vote, but it's still very very close between the other two.

Young Entrepreneur · 11-02-04, 09:27 PM

I'm currently wearing my mini-sticker.

I checked out the cnn link and the percentage of vote by race and gender is different from what I've seen in ABC news television.
In fact, lot of the # of the exit polls were different across the news broadcasts. Go Kerry! (*crosses both fingers tightly)

**PandaMoOo** · 11-02-04, 09:34 PM

god damn crap damn florida. bad florida... bad florida. It'll be close folks! It'll be damn close... I recommend

http://graphics8.nytimes.co m/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONRESULTS _GRAPHIC/index.html

for your election results.

***Admin*** · 11-02-04, 10:02 PM

That site is a bit behind compared to other websites. I prefer CNN myself. If Bush wins Ohio, I guess the presidential race is over.
I'm very impressed with California = "0" votes for Ralph Nader.

Is funny how one calls themselve a Democrat or a Republican and they vote for the opponent party and vice versa (according to the Exit Polls "Vote by Party ID".

Puffguts · 11-02-04, 11:16 PM

A sea of red states at the South... looks like it is going to take another civil war to settle the differences once and for all.

**zoedragon** · 11-03-04, 02:27 PM

No kidding. It's completely red across the bottom and straight up the midwest. I'm very very sad.

I walked past a newspaper stand today and the headline for the Daily Breeze read, "NOT AGAIN!" I thought it was hilarious.

**zoedragon** · 11-03-04, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by PandaMoOo

god damn crap damn florida. bad florida... bad florida. It'll be close folks! It'll be damn close... I recommend

Yeah, stupid florida. When I went to bed it was Bush 254 electoral votes and Kerry 252. Talk about close. But it's mesmerizing isn't it? Kind of like holding your lotto ticket and watching the numbers come up in a slowly agonizing pace.

11-02-04, 10:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	Are you wearing your "I Voted" sticker? It was nice, my boss actually told everyone it was ok to come in late so you could have time to cast your vote in the morning. There was actually a line to get in too. I hope the turnout is as good everywhere else. Despite the good turnout in my area, I'm worried about this new "dot" voting system. It seems to be worse than the chads! The lady who was showing everyone how it worked said she got there late, so the first hour had a lot of ballots that had no dots! I was like "WHAT???" These people are casting blank votes?? And others were trying to poke holes into their ballot with the little inker. Others were pressing but no ink came out. You have to press hard, then kind of twirl it in a circle to get the best results. At least that's what I found during my voting. The poll workers were just telling people to "press really hard" and make sure the dots appeared. This is NOT easier than the chad system! It's too easy to have a malfunctioning inker invalidate many votes. And older voters may not be able to press that hard. Who came up with the silly system anyway?? Republicans?

11-02-04, 12:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
PandaMoOo GCP.com Admin Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 401	I doubt republicans alone are to blame for it, I'm sure some democratics weren't thinking too straight. That sounds horrible, I did absentee ballot... much easier, that is for sure. __________________ -PandaMoOo- www.GradeCalPoly.com

11-02-04, 09:34 PM	#6 (permalink)
PandaMoOo GCP.com Admin Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 401	god damn crap damn florida. bad florida... bad florida. It'll be close folks! It'll be damn close... I recommend http://graphics8.nytimes.co m/packages/html/politics/2004_ELECTIONRESULTS _GRAPHIC/index.html for your election results. __________________ -PandaMoOo- www.GradeCalPoly.com

11-02-04, 10:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,961	That site is a bit behind compared to other websites. I prefer CNN myself. If Bush wins Ohio, I guess the presidential race is over. I'm very impressed with California = "0" votes for Ralph Nader. Is funny how one calls themselve a Democrat or a Republican and they vote for the opponent party and vice versa (according to the Exit Polls "Vote by Party ID". __________________ Cal Poly Forums

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11-02-04, 12:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	I heard that this year the entire state of Oregon is voting via absentee ballot. What are the disadvantages of that anyway? Lost mail? I wonder why more states aren't doing it.

11-02-04, 05:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	Some very interesting poll data broken down by various classifications can be found here: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pag.../epolls.0.html Nader seems to be consistently grabbing only 1% of the vote, but it's still very very close between the other two.

11-02-04, 09:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Young Entrepreneur Enthusiast Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Riverside Posts: 169	I'm currently wearing my mini-sticker. I checked out the cnn link and the percentage of vote by race and gender is different from what I've seen in ABC news television. In fact, lot of the # of the exit polls were different across the news broadcasts. Go Kerry! (*crosses both fingers tightly)

11-02-04, 11:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Puffguts Active Member Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Chino Hills Posts: 140	A sea of red states at the South... looks like it is going to take another civil war to settle the differences once and for all.

11-03-04, 02:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	No kidding. It's completely red across the bottom and straight up the midwest. I'm very very sad. I walked past a newspaper stand today and the headline for the Daily Breeze read, "NOT AGAIN!" I thought it was hilarious.