Posted on 02/05/2008 6:07:55 PM PST by sonserae
My husband and I are registered Republican but he noticed that his sample ballot had DEM on it instead. I arrived at the polling place and voted and didn't say anything but heard the polling volunteers saying that "This has happened quite a bit this morning. People who have registered as Republican are marked as Democrats on their paperwork"....and obviously can't vote for their party!!! I was livid and called the Republican Headquarters in Arcadia to tell them about it. They said they received quite a few calls this morning saying that there were a number of people registered Republican that were marked as Democrat in the paperwork.
Then, just a few minutes ago, my co-worker just went to vote as a Republican (in Santa Clarita) which she has been all her life and they have her down for a Democrat and that the only choice she has was to vote Democrat. This has got to come to the attention of the media!!! Two out of the three people I share an office with had this happen to them and the other one is a Democrat.They told me to call Mike Antonovich to complain.
If this has happened to you or someone you know, call Mike Antonovich's office at 213-974-5555. Call your local radio stations as well!!! This is total fraud!!
There are a lot of angry conservatives tonight who were denied their third choice.
A third party candidacy could result in a deadlocked election where McCain-Huckabee would have to make meaningful concessions to win. At the very least, it would give conservatives someone to show up and vote for at the top of the ticket to save conservatives down ticket.
Well said! ;-)
I am 47. I first voted for Reagan in 1980. Since then, I have always voted Republican. Two Reagans, Four Bushes and a Dole. I am as reliable a Republican voter as you could ask for. But if McCain wins the nomination, I am ALL OVER a third party conservative (or if need be, libertarian) candidate.
“but you can vote for whomever you want, can’t you?”
No. You can’t. There is a DEM voting book and punch card with just DEM choices only, and another one for REP with just REP choices only.
Yes, call John and Ken, they got a call earlier today from a woman who went to polling place which was in someone’s house and they tried to get her to vote for the democrat even though she’s registered republican.
Your friend might have been able to vote with a provisional ballot if her info was not correct.
do I really have to say it???
Contrary to popular belief...you can check out.
I did, 10 years ago...and extremely glad I did.
I bet you are indeed.
You should have noticed this when you received your Sample Ballot in the mail and corrected it then. Didn’t you notice anything when you looked inside your Sample Ballot and there were no Republican candidates listed?
My husband went back to the polls to fill out a provisional ballot and they wouldn’t let him. Most of the workers are Alzheimer’s patients and don’t know what a provisional ballot is.
Another co-worker of mine experienced the same thing. She was registered as an independent and had to vote Democrat or Independent but not allowed to vote Republican. STINKS.
“You must know there are two ways of contesting, the one by the law, the other by force; the first method is proper to men, the second to beasts; but because the first is frequently not sufficient, it is necessary to have recourse to the second. Therefore it is necessary for a prince to understand how to avail himself of the beast and the man. “
~~~NICCOLO MACHIAVELLI
This is the first I heard that it’s happened to the Dems as well. Maybe things will even out then! HA. What a friggin’ mess. I think we should do the voting procedure that Iraq has. Dipping a finger in ink.
who cares if your wife can vote?
you see if she were an illegal alien, she could vote. It doesn’t matter anymore. The whole mess about voter ID and citizenship is done. The fraud has been committed and now we wait for the general election for the complete theft of the elections.
The dems have cried foul but are the ones that cheat....but even with all the cheating they’re doing can’t quiet steal the whole enchilada, till now.
It’s a done deal. You and every other “white” person or conservative has a target on you.... deal with it or fight back.
we’ve let the libs bullsh#t their way for so long that they actually believe that they are “tougher” and can “fight” on election day. My friend, you are in for tough times in Cali. I hope you’ve learned your spanish and are willing to live with PC oppression.
This is a state where democracy will soon be banned.
I was in Chicago over the weekend. A guy I work with there was bragging about how, “yep, he’s gonna vote...(democrat).. probably a few times.... There’s no limit there. And, uhhh while he’s at it, he’ll also cast votes for deceased loved ones -voting just as they would have wanted...”
The guy was serious. And his group agreed. This is standard practice for them.
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