It’s encouraging that more than 42,000 people in Sedgwick County had voted in advance as of Monday. That suggests that voter turnout this election could be high – and that the lines on Election Day might not be too long. Voting delays became a real concern after Sedgwick County Election Commissioner Bill Gale reduced the number of polling places by 70 percent in 2006. But one proactive part of his plan was an expansion and emphasis on early voting. Voting centers are open at more than a dozen area locations through Saturday and on Monday morning at the Sedgwick County Election Office, 510 N. Main. Voters can still vote by mail if they apply by 5 p.m. Friday. But whether you do so by mail, at an advanced voting center or at a polling place next Tuesday, be sure to vote.
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I’ve got my ballot here!
It’s great…I voted yesterday and it was as crowded as on election day, so nice to have a choice as to when and how to vote. Many I know have already mailed in their ballots. Making voting more convenient for everyone is a win/win, I think we’ll have record turnouts this election and Obama will win by a landslide.
I voted early last Friday at the downtown historic courthouse. But I wonder what effect early voting will have on political advertising? Will it have to be spread over a longer period at even more cost to the people and more income to the newspapers and TV stations?
I will finish my ballot and mail it today.
“…what effect early voting will have on political advertising?”
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By the time we get to early voting, if people are still “undecided,” are they smart enough to read advertising? Would it need to be on radio or television (read to them)? Or are we talking about people so ill informed they will vote for a name they saw on a sign with NO further information?
CF2K recently moved from one district to another, but his change of address form crossed paths with the advance ballot that had been forwarded from his old to his new address. The new ballot STILL hasn’t arrived, and when it does, it will be provisional, a substitution of which I do NOT approve.
So if I go to an early voting center, will they give me a correct ballot rather than a provisional one?
This one’s fun. NOT
Sometimes your vote counts, and sometimes it doesn’t.
RALEIGH, N.C. — “I was sure I voted for president, but then a friend told me that a straight-party vote in North Carolina includes every office except president. That made me really mad,” Linda Chavis told OffTheBus.
Politically speaking, Chavis didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. She is a volunteer “crew chief” for the Obama campaign in Raleigh who did not notice the separation between the straight-party vote and the presidential vote on North Carolina’s poorly designed ballot in 2004. “I thought I voted against George W. Bush, but it turned out I didn’t vote for president at all. It’s an issue today because we’re still using the same confusing ballot,” said Chavis.
Chavis wasn’t the only dumbfounded voter in 2004. A Duke University researcher estimated that more than 90,000 people who voted in North Carolina inexplicably did not cast a vote for president. That’s 60,000 to 70,000 more than researchers would expect.
more… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/diane-tucker/confusing-north-carolina_b_138073.html
CF2K, you will need to check with the Election Office for the answer to your question. Assuming you reregistered due to the move, you should, IMHO, be able to vote with a standard ballot, otherwise, I think you’ll be stuck with a provisional ballot. But, do check with the Election Office, rather than give any reliance to my thoughts.
“Politically speaking, Chavis didn’t just fall off the turnip truck. She is a volunteer “crew chief” for the Obama campaign in Raleigh who did not notice the separation between the straight-party vote and the presidential vote on North Carolina’s poorly designed ballot in 2004″
Wow.She didn;t read the ballot, because she wanted to vote Straight party line ticket, her Presidential vote didn;t count, and she blames someone else?
FIgures.
It would seem to me that the NC ballot design was less than appropriate. However, lj has a valid point; read the directions. Of course, I don’t understand how anyone automatically “votes a straight ticket” in the first place.
READ THE DIRECTIONS!?!?!??! This is Merica! I just want to pull the rooster’s tail and be done with it !!!
(How many of you know what “Pullin the Rooster’s Tail” means?)
“SolDevVB” –
“Pullin’ the Rooster’s tail.”
I’ve heard the term. Always thought it was hillbilly slang and the context implied it was something like “voting the way you’ve always voted because that’s how you’ve always voted.” Something like that.
Do you know the origin of the phrase.
Sounds like the punchline to a long-lost joke.
“So if I go to an early voting center, will they give me a correct ballot rather than a provisional one?”
Good question. I have been told that a LOT of advance ballots were NOT mailed to people. If you applied for one and did not receive it, if you should decide to vote, it will be provisional.
I couldn’t get an answer beyond they’ve had a LOT of calls concerning ballots not being sent out.
” But, do check with the Election Office, rather than give any reliance to my thoughts.”
I found the Election Office to be evasive when asked questions about voting.
Several times I was told “don’t worry about it” when there was an obvious problem that I was reporting.
We (my wife and I) didn’t have any problem with receiving the requested advance ballot. Then, again, we didn’t move from our residence of some 20 years.
I’ve a feeling that some of the problems with the advance ballot not being received involve voters not realizing that in Kansas, a “physical re-registering” to vote must happen if there is a change in address. Merely sending a change of address card to the Election Office doesn’t do it. From the Election Office web page, it seems that one may, if there has been a change of address, re-register at the correct polling place on Election Day, but the voter will be provided a provisional ballot, and not permitted to use the machines.
Monkey,
Got it from my Dad. It is indeed a ‘hillbilly’ term. In the South, the Democratic symbol used to be a rooster, not a donkey. They had the old pull lever voting machines. To vote Democratic party line, you pulled the lever next to the rooster, which was by its backside.
Hence, pulling the rooster’s tail.
“SolDevVB
Posted October 29, 2008 at 12:49 pm | Permalink
Monkey,
Got it from my Dad. It is indeed a ‘hillbilly’ term. In the South, the Democratic symbol used to be a rooster, not a donkey. They had the old pull lever voting machines. To vote Democratic party line, you pulled the lever next to the rooster, which was by its backside.
Hence, pulling the rooster’s tail.”
Oh.
my mind went in the gutter on that one.
I love phrases like “Pullin’ the Rooster’s Tail.”
That’s America, damnit!
Colorful turns of phrases like, “…lipstick on a pig.” (Remember when the self-righteous CONs were outraged about that?! Priorities, people.)