Voting Question

not that i can vote, but i was wondering.

in the state election for Maryland, how is the voting counted?

Do they count up each county and add up the counties i.e. the electoral college?

i just figured it was the big ole popular vote, but now someone is trying to tell me differently.

and if someone knows and can provide a link that would RULE!

thanks yanks!

Not sure but I know in Baltimore City they count the cemetaries and vacant houses last. (I'm not kidding either!)

Originally posted by Jaguar:
Not sure but I know in Baltimore City they count the cemetaries and vacant houses last. (I'm not kidding either!)

what in gods name are you talking about?

vacant houses vote?

Originally posted by le sonick:

Originally posted by Jaguar:
Not sure but I know in Baltimore City they count the cemetaries and vacant houses last. (I'm not kidding either!)

what in gods name are you talking about?

vacant houses vote?

Dope shooters, crack smokers and daisy pushers deserve to cast their votes too, man.

haha i can vote…

thanks for all of your helpful and serious answers

i have answered (mostly) this question myself.

Apparently they do not take the entire states popular vote.

Originally posted by flawd101:
haha i can vote…

Oh, God! We're in trouble now. :p

Actually, congratulations! And happy birthday.

Sonick, I am dead serious! (Pun intended.) About 10 years ago Baltimore City was caught backloading votes with that of dead people and people who supposedly lived at addresses that turned out to be vacant houses. Of course, this was the year they actually got caught. And of course, in full Baltimore Shitty fashion, other than one person taking a lot of heat, nothing was ever really done about it.

I'm pretty sure that this was the same time when someone who was running for governor and was way ahead all night until the last minute and then there was a big shift changing the outcome all at pretty much in the last hour or so. Someone who was very involved in taking the case to court told me they had all the very clear evidence to prove it. It was determined to be so in court but the judge (whom we assume was bought) conveniently didn't sign some seal which, in turn, invalidated the outcome. That is true Baltimore Shitty as it is today.

Originally posted by le sonick:

in the state election for Maryland, how is the voting counted?

Do they count up each county and add up the counties i.e. the electoral college?

Are you aksing about the Presidential vote or the Gubernatorial vote?

Originally posted by vansmack:

Originally posted by le sonick:

in the state election for Maryland, how is the voting counted?

Do they count up each county and add up the counties i.e. the electoral college?

Are you aksing about the Presidential vote or the Gubernatorial vote?

the Gubernatorial.

i was told they do it by county (and the city being its own county).

do you know if the counties are weighted (by population) or all equal?

my woman is concerned her vote in Baltimore city may not mean much since we all know who's winning the race here.

Originally posted by le sonick:
the Gubernatorial.

Accoring to the Maryland archives, the Governor is elected by popular vote.