Did You VOTE Today??

[shelbylovesmelby]

Just wondering how many of us exercised our right to VOTE today for midterm elections?

[JanH]

We voted early. We have the new electronic systems and I wanted to go early so I could learn to use it without embarrassing myself!

[rduell]

Not yet. Will go with DH when he gets home from work.

[glennkawesch]

Voted straight republican ticket. Please don't slap me!

Glenn Kawesch

[HiImSeth]

My wife and I both voted this morning.

[fairy74]

yes, on the way to work

[LuxLiving]

Took FrugalSon just now and we voted. The Hubster will vote on his way home, and CashHappySon will miss out this time because of his hours.

[creditcardfree]

No! And I'm kind of upset about it. We've just moved to a new state. We had time to register, but I don't know anything about the canidates here to make an informed decision. A week ago or more, I thought about sending in an absentee ballot for my old address, but I don't think that is legal...so I'm out this time. I feel really bad about this too.

[mom-from-missouri]

YES. I noticed the polls were much busier than normal. I'm in MO and we have the stem-cell research issue on the ballot--I think that is drawing out a lot of people who normally would have not voted.

[genmed]

Yes this afternoon.

[miclason]

Cherish your right to vote!!...as someone who has voted under fire, I can tell you how important it is! (not to mention that, if you don't vote, you lose your right to whine! ;P

[Fern]

Yes, before work.
Straight Democratic except for governor; she's a woman, and she's doing a good job, so republican it is.

A tight senatorial race here in CT so il' be glued to the tv tonight watching the early returns. I always thought eelction night would be a great night for a party with all my news junkie friends.

[MonkeyMama]

Of Course!!!!!

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Yes and it took the longest time voting has ever taken. We did touchscreen voting in our last primaries so I was prepared for that, yet we do have the choice to vote on a paper ballot. I thought the computer also kept a printout version--seems to me it did for the primaries. But when the poll workers said there would be no paper I record, I asked for the paper ballot. It is one of those fill-in-the-bubble forms. The bubbles are huge and the instrument to fill in the bubbles was a medium ballpoint pen, so it took a while to carefully fill those bubbles in. There is a lot to vote on in my state and city, too. But I'm all for direct democracy: Let us vote on ballot issues (as opposed merely to representatives) more often!

[T_I_N_A20]

already the election ?? So Bush will be out right?

[shelbylovesmelby]

Originally Posted by T_I_N_A20

already the election ?? So Bush will be out right?

Nope fraid not this time around. I think his term is up in 08

[PRICEPLUS]

Not only voted but was giving rides to get people to the polls. I have two more to take at 8pm!

[sweeps]

Voted. The question I have is how many people actually do the research on the dozens and dozens of judges that are on the ballot. I do, but I'm weird. I'm guessing 90% of the people just pick people at random or don't choose anyone.

[jodi]

Yup, Democratic all the way. Just got back.

[kimiko]

not yet , and if I can't get home by 8pm, probably no

I would rather not vote than vote uninformed though and I haven't read a word of the inch thick booklet that they sent me.