That weird Kjorteo-like thing ([info]kjorteo) wrote,
@ 2008-10-10 09:14:00
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Reasons absentee ballots are awesome and everyone who is voting should get one (which you still have time to do:)

  1. No standing in an hours-long line on election day
  2. Infinitely more time to carefully consider each candidate, including having access to Google or whatever else may be needed so that everything can be a carefully-considered decision, rather than "oh hell there are like 13 keep/dismiss whatever judge votes and I have no idea who any of these people are and people behind me are probably getting pretty angry by now."
  3. If you live in one of those states that uses paperless electronic voting machines or whatever, absentee ballots are their own paper trail. Use them if you want your vote to count. :D

In 2006 I put together a ballot with well-researched opinions on everything down to who I wanted to be on the freaking water board, then on election night I watched a local news story about people who were standing in line for five hours and I pointed and laughed because I had already voted two weeks prior, and was in bed watching TV. :D

I just filled out the first of three columns on the front side of this ballot (President, federal-level Senator and Representative, and some state-level Senators and Representatives and a couple of district judges.) I'm going to call that a good stopping point for now and come back and do some more work on it later, because I can do that.

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[info]its_a_trap
2008-10-10 04:35 pm UTC (link)
:o so how do I go about getting an absentee ballot? I was already planning to do so, but I know nothing about them :(

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[info]kjorteo
2008-10-10 04:39 pm UTC (link)
Sort of depends on the state, really. Some just give them out like free candy and others want you to actually give them a reason first, but for the most part it usually boils down to "go ask your county clerk." I recommend getting on that if the window for asking for one is still open, but even if you do so and find out that it passed a week ago or something, at least you know for next time.

Edit: http://www.longdistancevoter.org/absentee_ballot_deadlines :O I forget where you are, but it looks like the application deadline is a few weeks away still absolutely everywhere, so you're still in good shape regardless. Go go go!

Edited at 2008-10-10 04:43 pm UTC

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[info]its_a_trap
2008-10-10 04:45 pm UTC (link)
Hmm, looks like MA has free candy. I can just mail 'em something... but the time is rather tight for my tastes. Hmm.

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[info]its_a_trap
2008-10-10 04:45 pm UTC (link)
And looks like Max and I still have time <3

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[info]kjorteo
2008-10-10 04:48 pm UTC (link)
Well, I leave the rest to you, then. :D

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[info]dr_dos
2008-10-10 05:15 pm UTC (link)
I think when I voted the line was like 5 people ahead of me and 5 people behind.

But then that was in 2006 and not a presidential election.

I'm only like 3 blocks from the polling place anyway.

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[info]zamros
2008-10-11 03:55 am UTC (link)
In Oregon you can ONLY vote by mail!!!!! It sucks because I want to pull them levers.

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