Where's MINE? :-)
At 6:55 my twp. hall was full. At 10:45 I went to vote. I was out at 11:30. Still packed.
I called the County to see how many registered voters my township had.
Here are the Numbers.
Registered Voters: 2437
Votes cast by 11:30 547
This doesn't count Absentee Ballots.
There were ~50 people in line when I left.
Walked the half-mile to the polls despite drizzle. Gave me a kind of old-time feeling.
Sure would be sweet to put Michigan in GWB's column.
Pittsfield ..
polls are busybusy, but quiet, and orderly.
At 1030 there was a 40 minute wait in a snaked line, just like CedarPoint..
A small boy was clutching a piece of partisan literature inside the building. A worker offered to trade him for "voter's rights" flyer. He was happy, the voter flyer had better graphics.
There was police presence in the parking lot, but it was just cruising through. There were very few signs in this lot and no campaign workers in evidence.
Livingston County (pro republican),, Drove by Howell Twp Hall around 11:30 and again around 12:30 the place is jammed, cars parking out on the side of the road. I will be casting my vote later this afternoon.
I voted in West Bloomfield this morning at 9:00 AM. I first went there at 7:00 and the lines were out the door and it was raining so I decided to come back later. Lines were still long but I waited about 45 minutes to vote.
It looked like there were at least 3 election monitors there. I could see that one was from the republican party, but I don't know who the others were. They were crossing names off a list when people checked in.
POSTED: 8:35 AM EST November 2, 2004
UPDATED: 1:05 PM EST November 2, 2004
A long line was formed at the New St. Paul Tabernacle Church in Detroit when the polls opened at 7 a.m. The church is one of the largest polling locations, with four precincts.
Detroit City Clerk Jackie Curry said there are about 400,000 registered voters in Detroit and she expects a big turnout.
Hundreds of people lined up in the first hour of voting at a polling location at Farmington and 11 Mile roads, according to Local 4. Voters said they waited about 15 minutes in line.
The lines grew longer with voters trying to cast their ballots before work. A precinct in Royal Oak had about an hour wait.
Voters Julia and Joe Rezetka said they have never seen such a large turnout.
"I am amazed," said Julia Rezetka.
"I think people are passionate about the war," added Joe Rezetka.
NBC political analyst Tim Russert told Local 4's Steve Garagiola -- who was live at Democracy Plaza in New York's Rockefeller Center -- that voter turnout may be the deciding factor in the election.
"It's whether people vote or not," said Russert. "The Republicans believe that 110 to 112 million people vote. The Democrats are praying for 120 million."
The local lines were expected to grow during lunchtime and after 5 p.m. as people end their workday.
Despite the lines, Royal Oak voter Cher Davis said, "We're having fun."
Voters have called and e-mailed Local 4 to report precinct problems including one without ballots, some with ballot problems and several other precincts that were without electricity. The station was checking into the reports with city officials.
The polls will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Precincts will remain open for voters who are in line by 8 p.m., Local 4 reported.
WJR News and also Rush, reported wide spread fraud by Democrats in Michigan.
Moveon.org members are disrupting voting, campaigning inside voting places; and they are demanding their own tables inside voting places.
Also it is reported, according to Rush, that here in Michigan some Republicans are being denied access to voter roles.
WJR News and also Rush, reported wide spread fraud by Democrats in Michigan.
Moveon.org members are disrupting voting, campaigning inside voting places; and they are demanding their own tables inside voting places.
Also it is reported, according to Rush, that here in Michigan some Republicans are being denied access to voter roles.
Tempers flared when several poll watchers asked would-be voters if they were registered.
It happened at Unity Temple of the Apostolic Faith. Deacon James Moore said no disturbance took place, but police were called because election workers and church employees didn't know poll watching is lawful.
Moore said it was a misunderstanding.
Just heard that lawsuits are being filed in Detroit to keep the polls open late due to low voter turnout.
Bush is UP in MICHIGAN with 13% in 54-45
325K to 268k