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Poll: early voting

Have you voted this election?

  • Yes, I voted early

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, but I plan to vote on Nov. 4

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, I don't plan to vote at all

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    0
  • Poll closed .

fff

Well-known member
The news is full of stories about huge numbers of people taking advantage of early voting this year. I'm curious as to whether folks here are voting early. I sent my absentee ballot in a couple of days ago. Lurkers please join in.
 
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Anonymous

Guest
Last week our county clerk was reporting out of 4985 registered voters- 1306 had obtained absentees- and already by mid week 723 had been returned-- and I know of several more that have picked up and returned ballots since then....
I look for close to 1/2 the voters to vote early or by absentee this year- and as this absentee mail out catches on- in future years almost everyone around here voting mail in.....
But thats not surprising as in our county we normally get a high voter turnout with around 74% last Presidential election.....
 

Mike

Well-known member
Yes, I have voted.

With the assistance of ACORN, I have filled out 27 absentee ballots and sent them in, registered 41 times is various names to be used on Nov. 4, and took all 13 of my dead grandmothers to the early voting polls who while there voted 3 times each.

:shock:
 

VanC

Well-known member
This is the first year early voting has been allowed in Illinois, but there has always been absentee voting allowed. What's the difference? Beats me, and I'm too lazy to find out right now. The turnout so far has been good, and the county clerks seem to like it. They say it takes a little of the pressure off on Election Day.

I voted absentee back in '96 when I knew we were going to be out of town, but otherwise I've always voted on Election Day, and I will again this year. Election Day has always seemed special to me.
 

fff

Well-known member
VanC said:
This is the first year early voting has been allowed in Illinois, but there has always been absentee voting allowed. What's the difference? Beats me, and I'm too lazy to find out right now. The turnout so far has been good, and the county clerks seem to like it. They say it takes a little of the pressure off on Election Day.

I voted absentee back in '96 when I knew we were going to be out of town, but otherwise I've always voted on Election Day, and I will again this year. Election Day has always seemed special to me.

It's special to me, too. I remember my dad coming in from work, getting cleaned up and he and momma would go vote. That was important at our house. Sometimes they even ate out after they voted! Without the kids! I'd rather do that than absentee, but we may not be here, so I don't want to take a chance.

When they started early voting here several years ago, you could go to the elections office at the court house, sign the voter sheet, and vote at a regular voting machine. As far as I know that's the only place in this county that early voting is allowed. We did that one year, too, but I'd rather go to the same polling place momma and daddy went on election day. Somehow it's more satisfying. :)

For what it's worth, elections in Oregon are vote by mail.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A40032-2004Dec31.html
 
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