My voting experience...and some thoughts

[IUNorth]

I was wavering this morning about actually not voting. Reports in my area, for early voting centers, were almost universally multiple hour lines. And then this morning I woke up to pictures of my hometown voting center having lines wrapped around the building. I've been pretty outspoken about my disdain for both sides right now, and for both leading candidates. So the long lines were ample reason to sit it out.

But that wasn't sitting well with me. Voting is a civic duty, and my parents have instilled in me a pretty strong sense for that duty.

So, Facebook posts led me to a church a town over from me, that supposedly had short lines. Turns out, the lines were very manageable, and the wait wasn't overly long!

I was kinda pissed that the machines wouldn't let me write in Curt Cignetti for every race. I know he'd struggle to make the meetings, but he'd be a GREAT school board member for my school system!

As I witnessed the voting volunteers helping a disabled person more comfortably vote...and patiently helped an older voter figure out the machines, and the process to submit the votes...I was forced to lament the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of volunteers today, on both sides of the aisle, that are infinitely better people and better choices than many of the people on the ballots they're helping everyone cast today... But despite that frustration with the choices, I walked away proud that I did my duty. And I was comforted that, despite all the warnings, the BS fear mongering, from both sides...that we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world. Whoever wins today will have won. Some will try to cheat. Some will probably succeed, on both sides. But it won't decide the election.

I'll be surprised if we know tonight who won. But when we do know, I hope the losing side handles themselves with an ounce of the integrity that these volunteers are.

 

[Baller23Boogie]

I was wavering this morning about actually not voting. Reports in my area, for early voting centers, were almost universally multiple hour lines. And then this morning I woke up to pictures of my hometown voting center having lines wrapped around the building. I've been pretty outspoken about my disdain for both sides right now, and for both leading candidates. So the long lines were ample reason to sit it out.

But that wasn't sitting well with me. Voting is a civic duty, and my parents have instilled in me a pretty strong sense for that duty.

So, Facebook posts led me to a church a town over from me, that supposedly had short lines. Turns out, the lines were very manageable, and the wait wasn't overly long!

I was kinda pissed that the machines wouldn't let me write in Curt Cignetti for every race. I know he'd struggle to make the meetings, but he'd be a GREAT school board member for my school system!

As I witnessed the voting volunteers helping a disabled person more comfortably vote...and patiently helped an older voter figure out the machines, and the process to submit the votes...I was forced to lament the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of volunteers today, on both sides of the aisle, that are infinitely better people and better choices than many of the people on the ballots they're helping everyone cast today... But despite that frustration with the choices, I walked away proud that I did my duty. And I was comforted that, despite all the warnings, the BS fear mongering, from both sides...that we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world. Whoever wins today will have won. Some will try to cheat. Some will probably succeed, on both sides. But it won't decide the election.

I'll be surprised if we know tonight who won. But when we do know, I hope the losing side handles themselves with an ounce of the integrity that these volunteers are.

Why the hell would you write in Cig?

We don't need to give him any reason to bolt.

 

[BradStevens]

I was wavering this morning about actually not voting. Reports in my area, for early voting centers, were almost universally multiple hour lines. And then this morning I woke up to pictures of my hometown voting center having lines wrapped around the building. I've been pretty outspoken about my disdain for both sides right now, and for both leading candidates. So the long lines were ample reason to sit it out.

But that wasn't sitting well with me. Voting is a civic duty, and my parents have instilled in me a pretty strong sense for that duty.

So, Facebook posts led me to a church a town over from me, that supposedly had short lines. Turns out, the lines were very manageable, and the wait wasn't overly long!

I was kinda pissed that the machines wouldn't let me write in Curt Cignetti for every race. I know he'd struggle to make the meetings, but he'd be a GREAT school board member for my school system!

As I witnessed the voting volunteers helping a disabled person more comfortably vote...and patiently helped an older voter figure out the machines, and the process to submit the votes...I was forced to lament the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of volunteers today, on both sides of the aisle, that are infinitely better people and better choices than many of the people on the ballots they're helping everyone cast today... But despite that frustration with the choices, I walked away proud that I did my duty. And I was comforted that, despite all the warnings, the BS fear mongering, from both sides...that we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world. Whoever wins today will have won. Some will try to cheat. Some will probably succeed, on both sides. But it won't decide the election.

I'll be surprised if we know tonight who won. But when we do know, I hope the losing side handles themselves with an ounce of the integrity that these volunteers are.

That’s a great post. Thanks for writing it.

But how do you know we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world? I’m not sure American exceptionalism in this area is warranted.

 

[Univee2]

Why the hell would you write in Cig?

We don't need to give him any reason to bolt.

But the pay is so good. And we have been told football coaches are mercenaries. . . .

 

[BadWakeboarder]

I was wavering this morning about actually not voting. Reports in my area, for early voting centers, were almost universally multiple hour lines. And then this morning I woke up to pictures of my hometown voting center having lines wrapped around the building. I've been pretty outspoken about my disdain for both sides right now, and for both leading candidates. So the long lines were ample reason to sit it out.

But that wasn't sitting well with me. Voting is a civic duty, and my parents have instilled in me a pretty strong sense for that duty.

So, Facebook posts led me to a church a town over from me, that supposedly had short lines. Turns out, the lines were very manageable, and the wait wasn't overly long!

I was kinda pissed that the machines wouldn't let me write in Curt Cignetti for every race. I know he'd struggle to make the meetings, but he'd be a GREAT school board member for my school system!

As I witnessed the voting volunteers helping a disabled person more comfortably vote...and patiently helped an older voter figure out the machines, and the process to submit the votes...I was forced to lament the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of volunteers today, on both sides of the aisle, that are infinitely better people and better choices than many of the people on the ballots they're helping everyone cast today... But despite that frustration with the choices, I walked away proud that I did my duty. And I was comforted that, despite all the warnings, the BS fear mongering, from both sides...that we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world. Whoever wins today will have won. Some will try to cheat. Some will probably succeed, on both sides. But it won't decide the election.

I'll be surprised if we know tonight who won. But when we do know, I hope the losing side handles themselves with an ounce of the integrity that these volunteers are.

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

 

[twenty02]

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

That's antiquated. We can go to any polling place in the county. Took like 10 mins.

 

[Univee2]

That's antiquated. We can go to any polling place in the county. Took like 10 mins.

How many times?

 

[twenty02]

How many times?

I'll let you know once I hit my final count

 

[IUNorth]

Why the hell would you write in Cig?

We don't need to give him any reason to bolt.

He ain't takin that job. He has everything he needs here in Bloomington. And his wife loves it here.

And the fact that he doesn't want it, means he's the one that deserves it. Kind of like Maximus.

 

[IUNorth]

That’s a great post. Thanks for writing it.

But how do you know we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world? I’m not sure American exceptionalism in this area is warranted.

Just cuz...

 

[Univee2]

I'll let you know once I hit my final count

Try to keep it under 15. Otherwise, it might look kinda fishy.

 

[cosmickid]

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

Wow a single check in? When I worked at Monroe Co we had 4 checkers,2 Dems and 2 Pubs...And the check in was via computer...

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

You have to wait 35 minutes, to do the right thing, to keep democrats from stretching your neck since you don’t want to be ruled by an idiot, unelected person that you can’t name who is running the show.
It’s seems a small price. Demo shadow government of the cabal is no way to go through life. Yet we all KNOW, that’s what we’ve had for 4 yrs.

 

[BadWakeboarder]

How many times?

69 of course.

 

[BadWakeboarder]

You have to wait 35 minutes, to do the right thing, to keep democrats from stretching your neck since you don’t want to be ruled by an idiot, unelected person that you can’t name who is running the show.
It’s seems a small price. Demo shadow government of the cabal is no way to go through life. Yet we all KNOW, that’s what we’ve had for 4 yrs.

I don’t mind waiting in line for 35 minutes. I mind waiting in line for 35 minutes because of terrible processes.

 

[larsIU]

69 of course.

Nice.

 

[UncleMark]

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

I voted two weeks ago, and that first stop where the old gal checked my ID and signature and all that against the poll book and DMV records took longer than the rest of the process. There was no wait, but if more people had been voting at that time it would have backed up quickly.

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

I don’t mind waiting in line for 35 minutes. I mind waiting in line for 35 minutes because of terrible processes.

How in the hell, while turning loose all of our super educated MBA’s and pHd’s do we continually build less efficient processes? At some point it doesn’t seem to be accidental. That point is now, me thinks.
Bring me 4 farm kids that grew up milking cows to run EVERYTHING from now on! We deserve that!!

 

[Univee2]

How in the hell, while turning loose all of our super educated MBA’s and pHd’s do we continually build less efficient processes? At some point it doesn’t seem to be accidental. That point is now, me thinks.
Bring me 4 farm kids that grew up milking cows to run EVERYTHING from now on! We deserve that!!

They’d be an udder failure . . . .

 

[BradStevens]

They’d be an udder failure . . . .

 

[UncleMark]

They’d be an udder failure . . . .

Consider this your Final Warning.

 

[SqueakyClean]

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

Yeah, that's the same for us in Ohio. I can vote at my designated location or down at the courthouse, that's it. I voted last Friday at the courthouse. Line was out the door, about 45 min (maybe 100ish people?), and that was with 5 check-in attendants and a pretty fast process.
I probably could have voted today and it might have been faster, but just wanted to get it done.

 

[jet812]

I was wavering this morning about actually not voting. Reports in my area, for early voting centers, were almost universally multiple hour lines. And then this morning I woke up to pictures of my hometown voting center having lines wrapped around the building. I've been pretty outspoken about my disdain for both sides right now, and for both leading candidates. So the long lines were ample reason to sit it out.

But that wasn't sitting well with me. Voting is a civic duty, and my parents have instilled in me a pretty strong sense for that duty.

So, Facebook posts led me to a church a town over from me, that supposedly had short lines. Turns out, the lines were very manageable, and the wait wasn't overly long!

I was kinda pissed that the machines wouldn't let me write in Curt Cignetti for every race. I know he'd struggle to make the meetings, but he'd be a GREAT school board member for my school system!

As I witnessed the voting volunteers helping a disabled person more comfortably vote...and patiently helped an older voter figure out the machines, and the process to submit the votes...I was forced to lament the fact that there are thousands upon thousands of volunteers today, on both sides of the aisle, that are infinitely better people and better choices than many of the people on the ballots they're helping everyone cast today... But despite that frustration with the choices, I walked away proud that I did my duty. And I was comforted that, despite all the warnings, the BS fear mongering, from both sides...that we have the best, safest, and most fair election process in the world. Whoever wins today will have won. Some will try to cheat. Some will probably succeed, on both sides. But it won't decide the election.

I'll be surprised if we know tonight who won. But when we do know, I hope the losing side handles themselves with an ounce of the integrity that these volunteers are.

You must live in the inner city where there are only Dem voters, ‘cause those are the only places Republicans make it hard to vote…

 

[Univee2]

Consider this your Final Warning.

Don’t have a cow. I wouldn’t steer you wrong.

 

[SqueakyClean]

Don’t have a cow. I wouldn’t steer you wrong.

I think you are starting to milk this joke a little.

 

[UncleMark]

They’d be an udder failure . . . .

Consider this your Final Warning.

I think you are starting to milk this joke a little.

This is your final final warning.

 

[Univee2]

I think you are starting to milk this joke a little.

Just going with the cream of the lot. Attempting to butter up the mods.

 

[SqueakyClean]

This is your final final warning.

If you ban me, I'll get the Dream Team lawyers to take up my case. It will be an epic battle. It will be a story so intense and inspiring, that Hollywood execs will be beating down my door for the moovie rights.

 

[Univee2]

I think you are starting to milk this joke a little.

As they say in Germany, I’ll veal be right back.

 

[BradStevens]

Just going with the cream of the lot. Attempting to butter up the mods.

 

[SqueakyClean]

Just going with the cream of the lot. Attempting to butter up the mods.

There is a limit though. We can't just keep churning these things out.

 

[outside shooter]

In the People’s Republic of Pennsylvania I only have one polling place and am not allowed to vote at others. Line was 35 min. Bottleneck is the lady with the book checking people in. Stupid system. Need two book ladies.

Damn. Why would anyone choose this over vote by mail?

They send me a ballot. I open my laptop and research every candidate and issue. I fill in the circles, sign, and return. No trip to the polls, just a trip to the mailbox. Easy peasy.

I never thought of voting by mail until the pandemic. Now I see no reason to vote any other way, unless I were to volunteer to be a poll worker, which is a noble task. My Mother was a poll worker.

 

[Univee2]

That was kinda cheesy.

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

They’d be an udder failure . . . .

You milked that answer.

 

[BradStevens]

That was kinda cheesy.

Lock it up @UncleMark. Thread is dead.

 

[Bulk VanderHuge]

Nice.

 

[UncleMark]

They’d be an udder failure . . . .

Consider this your Final Warning.

Don’t have a cow. I wouldn’t steer you wrong.

I think you are starting to milk this joke a little.

Just going with the cream of the lot. Attempting to butter up the mods.

If you ban me, I'll get the Dream Team lawyers to take up my case. It will be an epic battle. It will be a story so intense and inspiring, that that Hollywood execs will be beating down my door for the moovie rights.

As they say in Germany, I’ll veal be right back.

There is a limit though. We can't just keep churning these things out.

POLL:

Do I lock this thread or just ban these bastages?

 

[Joe_Hoopsier]

If you ban me, I'll get the Dream Team lawyers to take up my case. It will be an epic battle. It will be a story so intense and inspiring, that that Hollywood execs will be beating down my door for the moovie rights.

When the law doesn’t work for you.
Give me a call.
Then you’ll have a movie!

 

[Univee2]

Lock it up @UncleMark. Thread is dead.

Anyway you slice it, it’s still prime.

 

[BradStevens]

POLL:

Do I lock this thread or just ban these bastages?

Both.