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Started by moosehunter, November 02, 2004, 03:58:19 AM

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moosehunter

"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days".    Ray Wylie Hubbard

Corley5

My son Zach and I are going to vote as soon as he finishes breakfast.  Think they'll let a 2 1/2 year old vote ???
Burnt Gunpowder is the Smell Of Freedom

Jeff

Tammy and I just got back. We did good. ;D
Just call me the midget doctor.
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Ezekiel 22:30

OneWithWood

Did my duty.  The folks around here take voting seriously.  At 6am there were already 30 people lined up outside the firehouse door in cold pouring rain.  This is about the only time of year we see some of them :)
One With Wood
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Jeff

They said there was a line up at our voting place too before the polls opened. They were still busy (for our area) when we got there, but we only waited about 5 minutes to get to the booth.
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Larry

My Right

My Obligation

And I exercise it every chance I get.
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The crowd at our polling place was horrendous this morning.  All three registered voters in the precinct decided to show up at the same time. ;D ;D

At least were smart enough to not have hanging chad problems.  Notice they even had a lot of extra pencils to mark our ballots with to. :D :D
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ScottAR

I went this morning,  no lines no problems.... in and gone inside of five minutes...  I love small towns...  


Remember, vote early and often...   :D :D
Scott
"There is much that I need to do, even more that I want to do, and even less that I can do."
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Norm

I voted last month via absentee ballot.

My youngest son called last week and said he was filling out his, first time he's voted for president. I couldn't be prouder. :)

junkyard

Dad went to France in ww1. He came back 80% disabled, he paid for my right to vote and I use my right. All 4 of his boys voulenteered for the service not during wartime but. Vote someone paid the price to give you the right.  
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Paschale

Already done did it...I always feel this strange sense of civic pride everytime I have a chance to vote.  It's still a remarkable thing that every four years, a country can decide it's future.  I'm pretty grateful to be living here!   8)
Y'all can pronounce it "puh-SKOLLY"

Bro. Noble

I about got kicked out of the polling place.  I knew everyone there except one of the poll judges.  He got on to me when I asked another judge how to spell a name.

We got a crackpot neighbor that put a full page ad in the paper asking people to write her name in for sheriff.

When I called out of the voting booth to one of the other judges asking how to spell her name,  everyone about cracked up except that stranger judge.  The only democrats in the area are newcomers so they have a hard time getting poll judges.

milking and logging and sawing and milking

ohsoloco

First time I've voted...proudly wearing my "I voted" sticker on my work uniform   :)

beenthere

Bro Noble
Had a similar experience just a few minutes ago when I went to vote. I usually josh with the ladies that have been at the tables writing our names down for many years. This year there was a guy standing almost at attention on one side of the room. I thought he would speak to me when I came in. He didn't. I kidded with one of the ladies and she said something back, and I answered I had just turned "Rush Limbaugh" off. Now one could take that as either I support him, or I won't listen to him. She quickly answered "Don't say anything about who he supports in here", as that was an election monitor standing there. I looked him in the eye and smiled, and at least got a small grin back.  Made me nervous. First time ever that we had someone in the hall during voting.

 But I wouldn't want to have people saying who they were voting for, so I am glad I didn't say any more, and thought that the next time I go I will be completely quiet. (Something hard for me to do  ;D )
south central Wisconsin
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others

LeeB

I did my do this morning also but am ashamed to say that other than presidential candidates I didn't have a clue on who was who. Mostly voted libertarian if I didn't know who. I really would like to see a viable third party in this country to shake up the status quo. LeeB
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

Patty

I voted about a month ago, by absentee ballot. Our son in Germany said they voted last month also, to insure the votes would arrive in the states by today. One would think in this day and age our servicemen could vote on line somehow, rather than by paper ballot.
Women are Angels.
And when someone breaks our wings....
We simply continue to fly ........
on a broomstick.....
We are flexible like that.

beenthere

Lee
To me, a third party is why we got Clinton, thanks to Perot, and is why the Dems fought so hard to keep Nader off the ballot this time because he would help Bush get in. I don't think it is a good idea and its why the primary run-off is done to get the candidates down to one per party of two.
But just the way I look at it. Three is a crowd no matter what you are doing, IMO.
We still have the best system in the world, and hopefully we can protect it and keep it the best. I would like to see a better job done to register voters and limit votes to one per qualified person and also that they at least be alive on election day.  :)
south central Wisconsin
It may be that my sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others

WoodSmith

Voted a week an half ago, here in Oregon we do mail in ballots works really nice to vote in the leisure of your own home then just send er in the mail or drop off at the court house.
It will be real interesting to see how it all turns out.
Hows everyone back east?

breederman

No line in the big town this morning.I was number 48. We have had the same poll watchers I think since I was 18 but there were several different folks around today.Musta been expecting a crowd. :)
Together we got this !

shopteacher

Just got back.  Couldn't find the guy's name I wanted to vote for then found out he's still in jail. :o  So I had to vote for one of them other two characters whose been filling up my TV screen for the last month. :D
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DonE911

went the absentee route....  but my .02 are in for the counting!!

WH_Conley

Got to vote. Figure if you don't vote you don't have a right to gripe. Vote every chance I get.
Bill

Corley5

Zach and I voted just before 2PM without any waiting.  I guess there had been earlier.  I meant to pay attention to what # I was but forgot.  There was one of them poll watcher people in our townhall today.  That's the first time I've ever seen one of them around here and I guess, no I know that I didn't much like it.  She was just standing there with a clipboard looking serious ::)  I just a heard on the local news that Garfield Township down by Traverse City had had a 70% turnout by 6PM  :o 8)  I hope we have a clearcut winner tonight no matter who it may be so this doesn't get drug throught the courts like last time.
Burnt Gunpowder is the Smell Of Freedom

Frickman

Went down to the schoolhouse at 7:00 AM, opening time, as usual. Couldn't even find a parking space except in the field out front. Waited half an hour in line to vote, but I'm not complaining. This was the most people I've ever seen at election time.

Now something happens around here at election time that I've never seen anywhwere else. Every local politician or wanna be is out there shaking hands, kissing babies, and shoving bumper stickers and pins at you. Right at the door to the polling place. Not for for national candidates either, but for every constable and dog catcher we elect. I always thought they were to stay a certain distance away and not interfere with you enetering the polls. Around here you have to fight your way through them to get in. Does this happen in other parts of the country too?
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Pretend farmer when I have the time

Buzz-sawyer

By far the largest turn out I have ever seen round here!!!!!
I am very rural, and cars parked along the corn fields fightin to get in........some passion in this elction......... :)
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bighoss550

today i voted for the first time in my life. i actually never cared before, but this time i did!!!!!!!  easiest thing ive ever done! in and out in less than 5 minutes! cool. and i sure feel good about it! everyone should vote.

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