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Long Lines, glitches mar early voting.... -- (link)

Posted by Remlik (aka Remlik) Oct 24 '08, 12:19

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just think how many people ar enot going to get to vote this year.... (www.cnn.com)

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Steal back your vote! -- (link) - psilotum Oct 24, 12:23
the voting system in this country is a f-ing joke. But the numbers of people voting early this year is *very* encouraging. I think we'll see at - Don Homer Oct 24, 12:21 3
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  - That makes me think "Can I call you Joe?" had all kinds of hidden innuendo. -- nm - Callisto Oct 24, 12:28
  - "Who's Riden Biden" -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:24
Jeezus H, Florida, WTF? "We're having problems with the poll machines," a voter in Jacksonville, Florida, told the CNN Voter Hotline. "They're not - HdnAgnda Oct 24, 12:21 2
- pencil. paper. seriously. -- nm - Danger Girl Oct 24, 12:32
- Clearly time does not heal all wounds. -- nm - sheba Oct 24, 12:22
what else is new??? -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 24, 12:20
I've been thinking about it, and I believe I'm against this early voting thing. It seems like the primary caucus type thing is getting out of hand. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:20 38
- What bothers me is what if we find out something damning about either candidate between now and the election? -- nm - mara Oct 24, 12:26 7
  - Or what if we can ignore the nasty attack ads for two weeks?! -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 12:28
  - What if you find out something on Wednesday? Oh noes!!! -- nm - Amy Oct 24, 12:27 4
    - Then it affects every voter equally -- not at all. Something now affects only those who voted early. -- nm - mara Oct 24, 12:37 2
      - But, by their own choice. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 12:38 1
        
        Exactly, and I don't care so let me vote without being penalized for taking time off work. -- nm - Amy Oct 24, 12:40
    - Seriously. -- nm - Don Homer Oct 24, 12:29
  - I mention that in a reply below (more) - Qale Oct 24, 12:27
- I'm out of vacation time, so it's the only way I can vote. I guess I could have gotten an absentee ballot. -- nm - Amy Oct 24, 12:22 26
  - Absentee is pretty cool, but this polls being weeks before Election Day? I'm not getting it. - Qale Oct 24, 12:24 25
    - I think the idea of an "election day" is ill suited to our current times - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:28 8
      - Should the government set up a social networking website for voting as well because that's more suited to our current times? Hehehe. - Qale Oct 24, 12:30 7
        
        I actually think that would be a great idea once we can make electronic communication more secure. -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:31 1
        
        You'd make it ORANGE too wouldn't you? BASTARD!!!!! - Qale Oct 24, 12:35
        
        What corruption issues? -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 12:31 4
        
        That's the original topic of this thread. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:32 3
        
        The original article talks about issues at the polling place. They would not be helped by reducing the hours/days the polls were open. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 12:38 2
        
        Pardon my conspiracy theorist mentality but I read "glitches" and I think it can lead to corruption. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:43 1
        
        true. Or they are a result of corruption. But all this has happened on election day before. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 12:49
    - It is easier for everyone...the voters and the election officials...it's good for democracy -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 24, 12:26 14
      - Maybe voting shouldn't be easy though. Maybe it should be hard and take time and effort. I mean there was a story on Drive-Thru voting I believe? WTH? -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:27 13
        
        let's reinstate literacy tests and poll taxes, then. - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:29 9
        
        How about making it only for landowners, men, white people again -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 24, 12:31 1
        
        YES!!! -- nm - John McCain Oct 24, 12:32
        
        I think that's taking what I said too far, obviously. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:30 6
        
        of course, but it makes my point. Barriers to voting do a disservice to democracy. -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:32 5
        
        How big of a barrier is it to just have people either vote absentee or show up on a certain day? - Qale Oct 24, 12:34 4
        
        z wants us all to vote by beaming a hanging chad from our imbedded mind chips to a satellite. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 12:39 3
        
        The Electorate is SELF AWARE!! -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:44
        
        mi mi mi mi mi mi mi - Beaker SI Oct 24, 12:44
        
        *shrug* the fundamental idea is sound -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:43
        
        I really don't understand the argument that it should be harder to vote. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 12:29 2
        
        Not harder, but certainly not so easy that it becomes unappreciated. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:31 1
        
        I don't think that's what the issue has been recently -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 24, 12:33
    - I'm voting Nov. 1. Close enough. -- nm - Amy Oct 24, 12:26
- if we could gurantee every gets to vote on the day then I'd be for eliminating early voting as well. -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 12:21 2
  - Well, it's not just guaranteeing everyone a right to vote, but making sure all votes are counted correctly. - Don Homer Oct 24, 12:23 1
    - that as well. -- nm - Remlik Oct 24, 12:24

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