Did you vote?

I know some of you won't. Fess up. If it's becuase you're a convicted felon spare us the jailhouse boasting.

I voted. Good long lines at my polling place. Much longer than the ones for last year's gubernatorial race in VA.

No lines at all at my polling place. Hopefully George Allen is on the way out.

last week, woo hoo Oregon vote by mail

Obviously long lines in Arlington = bad for Allen.

Does Springfield tend to lean to the GOP? Based on your report I'm hoping so.

One really wierd thing….You know how they break things into two lines, the a-k's and the l-z's? The l-z line was nearly empty the whole time. Conspiracy???? I think I saw some strange square clouds on my way to the highschool too……

bill o'reiley was on the today show yesteday saying he anticipated a lower-than-average turnout of 35%.

i hope we prove him wrong. if for no other reason to tick him off.

or maybe his people prove him right.

whatever- just go vote.

I'm not sure. Certainly more GOP than Arlington. If signs in front of peoples houses are any indication, I'd say yes. There are never any lines at my polling place though. Maybe it's because we get there relatively late (7:45 am).

Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
Obviously long lines in Arlington = bad for Allen.

Does Springfield tend to lean to the GOP? Based on your report I'm hoping so.

leaving work at 330, should be a good time to hit the polls. i'm so psyched to vote for webb, even though it means going against a member of the tribe. allen really is the worst. "bush without the brains," right? hope the daily show/colbert tandem will be entertaining. i remember how depressed stewart was in 2k4, that wasn't much fun.

Going at lunch.

Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
Good long lines at my polling place.

That's why I'm voting this afternoon. Shorter lines. Apparently one of the Arlington voting sites was on national TV this morning showing long lines (according to my lil sis in Ohio).

voted in florida! i wonder how long i can keep that up =)

very short lines in NYC (around Hells Kitchen) and antiquated machines. worst thing, i know more about the virginians running than new yorkers. oh well.

as posted on another thread - perhaps its more of use here.

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Hell yeah. I voted before coming to work.

Originally posted by Señor Carlos:
One really wierd thing….You know how they break things into two lines, the a-k's and the l-z's? The l-z line was nearly empty the whole time. Conspiracy???? I think I saw some strange square clouds on my way to the highschool too……

Voted this morning. Good long line in my Alexandrian neck 'o the woods.

Funny you should mentioned the L-Z scenario, same thing happened to me. I was at the back of the line but had all A-Ks in front of me. Being an L-Z, when they called out that part of alphabet I got to walk right up. What could have been a long wait ended up being only a few minutes. So either we don't vote or we vote in the afternoon.

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
very short lines in NYC (around Hells Kitchen) and antiquated machines. # # #

Hell's Kitchen? That's were The Daily Show studios are. Did you see any roving correspondents? Can't wait to see their coverage tonight. YIP!

i cant vote, yet. but i expect to be voting like a real american in 2008!!!! :)

lets hope Ehrlich is out the door and the Dems get the House back!

i love election day!

I registered to vote in the state of Maryland when I got my drivers license and vehicle title at the MVA, and was told I'd have my info in the mail within 10 days. 17 days later, still nothing. I don't know if my registration went through, I have no idea where the polling stations are, and the Prince Georges County Board of Elections website has been curiously down all morning.

I'M BEING SUPRSSED DAMNIT

I was going to, but I I recieved a call this morning telling me my polling location had moved and that if I voted I would be arrested. Gotta love the GOP in VA!

Originally posted by terry:

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
very short lines in NYC (around Hells Kitchen) and antiquated machines. # # #

Hell's Kitchen? That's were The Daily Show studios are. Did you see any roving correspondents? Can't wait to see their coverage tonight. YIP!

Daily Show Studios are right around the corner from where I live. Didn't see any correspondents there, but I voted a bit later (near 9am). Maybe earlier in the morning or I'm betting they went to other locations.

Originally posted by Alex:
I registered to vote in the state of Maryland when I got my drivers license and vehicle title at the MVA, and was told I'd have my info in the mail within 10 days. 17 days later, still nothing. I don't know if my registration went through, I have no idea where the polling stations are, and the Prince Georges County Board of Elections website has been curiously down all morning.

I'M BEING SUPRSSED DAMNIT

http://www.vote411.org/pollingplacebystate.php

That will you tell where to vote.

If you have other questions call, 1-866-OUR-VOTE is the only voter assistance hotline staffed by live call center operators trained to provide state specific assistance to all voters.

there are over 200 attorneys/partners at STB who are answering calls with over 60 lines. I would suggest giving them a call as it might save you a lot of time.

Meh, I just found out the deadline was October 17th…so it's my own fault.

One less vote for Bob and Ben!