Early Voting
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rockstarr
Major Deplorable
lol a democrat paid for site
ha, was just gonna look up where my early voting place was. out of habit I click new post on mds. thanks
wolfsburgfanatic
Member
Going to vote today with the mrs. Hope this state gets some much needed change.
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Raineman
On the 3rd box
Like I have said in another thread, I am waiting until the 4th. No way I am giving them any numbers to manipulate.
MigraineMan
Defenestration Specialist
I did the early vothing thing last night. Work is shaping up to have me off-site on the 4th, making voting on that day nearly impossible.
Regardless, I took my kids with me - ages 7 and 13. There was a decent crowd at the Urbana Library. I checked-in, confirmed that it was okay to have my kids at the voting station with me, and proceeded to poke at the touch screen. Both kids were attentive and engaged, and I took the opportunity to turn this into an educational opportunity.
On the drive home, we had an extended conversation about the importance of voting. Of note, my daughter observed that I didn't vote exclusively for Ds or Rs. She found that confusing, as she expected me to be voting along party lines. (That's probably what they teach in school ... how to be good little obedient drones.) I explained that I am not obligated to vote for any particular person, and that I often will vote for "the other guy" if there is an incumbent candidate who is doing a poor job (Board of Education, I'm looking at y'all.)
So while there may be some tipping-my-hand liability (assuming the early votes are available to the candidates,) I think the value of educating my kids on the topic far outweighed that.
Regardless, I took my kids with me - ages 7 and 13. There was a decent crowd at the Urbana Library. I checked-in, confirmed that it was okay to have my kids at the voting station with me, and proceeded to poke at the touch screen. Both kids were attentive and engaged, and I took the opportunity to turn this into an educational opportunity.
On the drive home, we had an extended conversation about the importance of voting. Of note, my daughter observed that I didn't vote exclusively for Ds or Rs. She found that confusing, as she expected me to be voting along party lines. (That's probably what they teach in school ... how to be good little obedient drones.) I explained that I am not obligated to vote for any particular person, and that I often will vote for "the other guy" if there is an incumbent candidate who is doing a poor job (Board of Education, I'm looking at y'all.)
So while there may be some tipping-my-hand liability (assuming the early votes are available to the candidates,) I think the value of educating my kids on the topic far outweighed that.
Augie
Ultimate Member
Massive illegal voter fraud being reported in Frederick County, lawsuit being filed.
http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/10/30/massive-non-citizen-voting-uncovered-maryland
http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/10/30/massive-non-citizen-voting-uncovered-maryland
It's like when the Finns replicated the Russian re-supply signals so the Russians dropped fresh supplies on them, thinking they were re-supplying fellow Russians.
Mr H
Unincited Co-Conservative
Very interesting...
But let's extend this.
Say the suit takes hold. Would the election be invalidated? Is there a backup plan (paper provisional for all registered voters)? How would these be validated, and how long would that take?
Who's watching the watchers?
- Dec 27, 2012
- 30,260
I'm voting today because a few family members have a bug and I don't want to take the chance that it'll be my turn next week. As an experiment though, I'd like to show up next week at my regular poll location and just see what happens when they look me up on the roster. I assume they'd not let me vote but I'm really curious if checks and balances are in place. Of course I wouldn't actually vote twice if they allowed me but does anyone know the ramifications of trying to vote twice? I don't want to break any laws, I just want to see for myself if I could or not.
I would suspect that it would depend upon whether you are registered as an "R" or a "D". R = jail; D = see you again this afternoon.
Mr H
Unincited Co-Conservative
IMO, it would be flagged in short order.
A local candidate here (and his wife) came out Monday night while I was out working the parking lot.
He voted, and within 10 seconds his wife checked in and was told she had already voted (the worker mistakenly put the husband's name in for her).
I would suggest that, if you are looking to test it, that you go in and simply ask them to check to see if you are marked as having voted. I'd say the answer would be yes.
A local candidate here (and his wife) came out Monday night while I was out working the parking lot.
He voted, and within 10 seconds his wife checked in and was told she had already voted (the worker mistakenly put the husband's name in for her).
I would suggest that, if you are looking to test it, that you go in and simply ask them to check to see if you are marked as having voted. I'd say the answer would be yes.
- Dec 27, 2012
- 30,260
Yeah, and I think asking that way avoids the judges reporting that some are trying to vote twice.
TheRussianNightmare
Active Member
- Sep 17, 2012
- 985
If the votes are going to be manipulated, I doubt the day you cast it matters.
There is literally no paper trail, so the vote could never be verified.
Mooseman
R.I.P.- Hooligan #4
I fought against early voting before it was allowed. I do not believe in it. We already had an absentee ballot as an option for those that cannot make it on election day. In my opinion, early voting is the first step towards voting from home on your own PC. No chance for fraud there.
Mooseman
R.I.P.- Hooligan #4
I think he meant manipulated by the media to encourage voters on one side or discourage voters on the other side.
abean4187
Ultimate Member
- Apr 16, 2013
- 1,327
I voted early on the first day. Was great, no line to be seen.
