Comments on: vote today http://cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/ the black swan with digital wings Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: cygnoir.net » voting or not http://cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 cygnoir.net » voting or not Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:22:03 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/#comment-1604 [...] voted, but I’m not going to get all snarky about it like I did last year. Or rather, I’ve already been snarky about it today and alienated someone I care about very [...] [...] voted, but I’m not going to get all snarky about it like I did last year. Or rather, I’ve already been snarky about it today and alienated someone I care about very [...]

]]> By: Sal http://cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 Sal Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:17:45 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/#comment-1603 Absentee voter. Mailed my ballot in on October 26th to make sure it'd get counted. (Those that are turned in at the polling places don't always get counted in a timely manner.) Once the Registrar gets my ballot and the campaigns get their updated Registrar's data that shows my absentee ballot's been returned, the phone calls drop off precipitously. I'll be watching SF results and CA results and, of course, all those results that might put someone with "San Francisco values" in as Speaker of the House, but I'll also be watching the MA governor's race. Our youngest has been devoting hours to Deval Patrick's campaign. Absentee voter. Mailed my ballot in on October 26th to make sure it’d get counted. (Those that are turned in at the polling places don’t always get counted in a timely manner.) Once the Registrar gets my ballot and the campaigns get their updated Registrar’s data that shows my absentee ballot’s been returned, the phone calls drop off precipitously.

I’ll be watching SF results and CA results and, of course, all those results that might put someone with “San Francisco values” in as Speaker of the House, but I’ll also be watching the MA governor’s race. Our youngest has been devoting hours to Deval Patrick’s campaign.

]]> By: David http://cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 David Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:29:35 +0000 http://www.cygnoir.net/2006/11/07/vote-today/#comment-1602 I take voting very seriously. I have *never* missed a vote that I was eligible to participate in, starting with the Primary of my 18th year (although I was 17 at the time...Kentucky allows 17 year olds to vote in the Primary if they will be 18 by the General Election in November). I'm 45 now...that's a lot of voting :-) I'm getting ready to go to the polls as I type this (its 6:28 here). Normally, I vote this early because, as corny as it sounds, I am eager to do my duty as a citizen. But this year its different. On one hand I am still eager to do my duty, but on the other I'm so embarrassed by most of the candidates and their mudslinging that I want to get it over with as soon as possible. I take voting very seriously. I have *never* missed a vote that I was eligible to participate in, starting with the Primary of my 18th year (although I was 17 at the time…Kentucky allows 17 year olds to vote in the Primary if they will be 18 by the General Election in November). I’m 45 now…that’s a lot of voting :-)

I’m getting ready to go to the polls as I type this (its 6:28 here). Normally, I vote this early because, as corny as it sounds, I am eager to do my duty as a citizen. But this year its different. On one hand I am still eager to do my duty, but on the other I’m so embarrassed by most of the candidates and their mudslinging that I want to get it over with as soon as possible.

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