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Voting Stories (Vanity but Mod please keep)

Posted on 11/07/2006 6:01:51 AM PST by watsonfellow

Tell us what you saw today at your voting place.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: castyourvote; election; election2006; iseedeadpeople; vanity; vanitythevote; voting; votingstories
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To: watsonfellow
I was 12th in line at 6am in VA. Most the people in line (here in Moron's district) were holding sample dem ballots - no surprise there, this is a haven for barking moonbats.

When my husband and I left the school, some teenager with a clip board was standing at the exit and asked us, "Do you want to sign up for Democrats?"

We both burst out laughing, causing several other people there to start laughing too. One woman said, "Hey kid - I think you need a new spiel!"

101 posted on 11/07/2006 6:56:56 AM PST by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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To: watsonfellow
Just like always at my spot in TN #7 (Marsha Blackburn ACU rating 100). Show up ~ 6:45 and see 30 people in front of me. Done voting by 7:15. Peek at the exit poll the local high school does and it is all Corker zero Ford votes. You just can't get much redder than my precinct.
102 posted on 11/07/2006 6:57:16 AM PST by handy (Congress sends troops to battle but they won't take a stand against the NYT undermining our security)
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To: Fresh Wind

Is it heavy GOP territory? What are your feelings here....did the people look like Republicans?


103 posted on 11/07/2006 6:59:10 AM PST by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: traderrob6

hopefully GOP territory; otherwise, Santorum may be in trouble


104 posted on 11/07/2006 6:59:38 AM PST by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: watsonfellow

At my precinct in Springfield Missouri there were no lines. Voting was steady though and about 10 of the 12 booths were being used at any one time.


105 posted on 11/07/2006 7:00:06 AM PST by Artemis Webb (All Truth is God's Truth...regardless of the source.)
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To: rwfromkansas
did the people look like Republicans?

????????

106 posted on 11/07/2006 7:00:45 AM PST by 11th_VA
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To: watsonfellow

St Pete, FL. Just got back from my voting place. 8 machines, all working and busy. No line but steady.


107 posted on 11/07/2006 7:00:59 AM PST by Hazcat (Live to party, work to afford it.)
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To: Young Scholar

Bummer. That would just be too much fun.

Just cough and say Devos at the same time every ten minutes. That will induce convulsions among the crowd.


108 posted on 11/07/2006 7:01:05 AM PST by cyclotic (Support Cub Scouting-Raising boys to be men, and politically incorrect at the same time.)
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To: debg

...and FAT!!


109 posted on 11/07/2006 7:01:28 AM PST by RetSignman (MSMDEMS: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: cripplecreek
Thanks for the info....

Hugh Hewitt has the whole interview at townhall.com if you want to read what "Rove the Magnificant Bastard" had to say about Michigan's Senate and Gov. races....you might find it more hopeful.

Regards

110 posted on 11/07/2006 7:01:37 AM PST by thingumbob (Dead terrorists don't make more terrorists!)
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To: traderrob6

Here's another one from NRO:

[Kathryn Jean Lopez]

Hi Kathryn,

My husband and I voted this morning when the polls opened at 6AM. We are in York County, Virginia (1st District, Bethel precinct) which leans conservative and always turns out the highest percentage of voters in the state. Today was no exception. We have voted on very off years where you can walk in and walk out. In 2004, there were huge lines and we had to park across the street! That was unusual. This year the turn out is heavy and parking was starting to get tight and mind you this is at 6 in the morning. Also, just an FYI, we are expecting rain this afternoon on into the evening. When the rain comes to this area (Hampton Roads, Virginia) voter turnout goes down - amongst democrats. It stays level or higher amongst republicans.

FWIW, we voted for George Allen and Jo Anne Davis. We also voted against the marriage amendment because we do not feel that it is an issue that should be covered by the constitution. I am not for or against gay marriage, definitely ambivalent, but I am adamantly against government intrusion and legislating in personal issues


111 posted on 11/07/2006 7:01:37 AM PST by Seattle Conservative (God Bless and protect our troops and their CIC)
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To: traderrob6

I voted in chalfont. My husband and I got there are 7:10. I was #82 and waited about 30 minutes. When my daughter arrived at 8:20 or so, she waited maybe 5 minutes. The line was much shorter.


112 posted on 11/07/2006 7:02:29 AM PST by twigs
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To: alice_in_bubbaland

twice? I hope they make that clear


113 posted on 11/07/2006 7:02:36 AM PST by rwfromkansas (http://xanga.com/rwfromkansas)
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To: watsonfellow

6:30 polls opened. Only one out of eight of the touchscreens was working initially. They managed to bring a second one on line at 6:50.

Hopefully by now it will be in full swing. The before work voters were strolling in at the usual pace.


114 posted on 11/07/2006 7:03:02 AM PST by esoteric
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To: watsonfellow

mark


115 posted on 11/07/2006 7:03:13 AM PST by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: LikeLight
"We have another runaway voter - put a slash by her name". I'm guessing that this means the voter started her ballot on the computer and walked out of the polling place, but didn't press the "vote" button that actually casts the ballot. And, obviously, from the comment, she was at least the second voter to do so. Interesting phenomenon. Wonder how common this is?

There was a guy next to me who almost did the same. The poll worker caught him before he got away.

I'm not sure I like or trust these electronic machines. It was not intuitive to me that you had to press the 'VOTE' button above the touch screen. I was looking for something on the screen itself and finally noticed the big flashing red button (duh) and pressed that to register my vote.

I'd also say that the way they had these machines lined up, there was little privacy. Voters leaving their station and walking behind you could easily see who you were voting for.

All things considered, I'd prefer to go back to the electro-mechanical machines or even better, a paper ballot. I don't really care if it takes a day or two to count them all. We don't need to know the results immediately just to make the TV types happy.

116 posted on 11/07/2006 7:03:56 AM PST by Ditto
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To: RetSignman
You're right!


117 posted on 11/07/2006 7:04:24 AM PST by debg
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To: watsonfellow

Just voted straight Republican ticket Illinois 19th, 55 deg drizzle. Light turnout only 3 there when arrived, none when I left.


118 posted on 11/07/2006 7:04:40 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: watsonfellow
Voted at 6:00am. Lexington, Kentucky. 2nd Voter of the day.

Overheard another voter ask the election ladies,"Have these machines been used before"? The little lady replied,"Yes dear, You are voter number 10".

119 posted on 11/07/2006 7:05:10 AM PST by mother22wife21 ("We do not have a smoking cow at this point," said Dr. Kevin Reilly)
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To: LikeLight

I'm in Eastern PA and a local councilman told me he was concerned about that button. He also told me that we bought some of the machines that didn't work in other districts. I told him that there's always a learning curve on any machine and bound to be some problems. I also said--in the nicest way possible--that if a person can't vote properly, maybe they shouldn't be voting. He was a dem, but he was nice.


120 posted on 11/07/2006 7:05:42 AM PST by twigs
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