D is ahead of J in the Alphabet.Additionally, my re-registration at the new address never was processed by the county, so it was either vote early on this side of IH-35, or drive 35 minutes on election day to cast my ballot. As *Dan's* re-registration *was* properly processed (highly irritating, as both of them had been together in the postal clerk's hand last time I saw them!), the only way for us to both go together to vote was to do early voting.I consider it better than voting straight ticket, anyway; my impression of "straight ticket" voters is that they depend on a political party to make all their decisions for them. I know that isn't fair, as many of them vote in the primary. Mostly, I find it eclectic. > 2) Did you mention this because you expect people to look more favorably > upon you for having voted for candidates of four different parties? More an announcement that you can't stick me in any sort of political box and expect me to stay in it. > I'm really not trying to be rude - but am trying to make an honest > assessment of your value judgements. > > >If you are registered to vote in the US, be sure you vote on Tuesday > >(unless you do early voting like I did). I don't care about *who* you > >vote for; even if you're in my precinct (which I don't think anyone is, > >unless there's a lurker living close by), or just in my state, and you > >vote against every single candidate I voted for, you should take > >advantage of your right to vote and have some sort of say in who > >represents you in your government. > > Allow me to second that with a reservation. If you live in the United > States, please take the time to learn about the candidates in Tuesday's > election and vote. And if you live in the United States have learned > nothing about the candidates in Tuesday's elections by Tuesday, please do > not vote in the elections. One of the reasons my voting was so varied was because I looked at all the candidates, their records, their positions, and found that I was most in agreement with a Green in one or two cases, most in agreement with a Democrat in a number of others, most in agreement with a Republican in some others, and most in agreement with a Libertarian in one or two. Most of the people with whom I talk government/politics here try to educate themselves at least a little and go vote. The major exception to that is someone who has looked at various candidates and formed opinions, but has said she probably won't vote. (She didn't get the address change to the county the last time she moved, and doesn't know where her voter registration card is.) I've run into a number of people over the years, though, that complain about how government is run, have definite opinions as to what *ought* to be done -- and don't vote! I'm sick of bellyaching from people who refuse to cast the ballot that might make at least a *miniscule* amount of difference, that's why I encourage people to vote. Also, a number of people don't even bother to register. If they're not going to bother to *register*, even, then yeah, they're probably not the sort to educate themselves about elections, and so probably shouldn't vote anyway. But they've already taken care of *that*. :) Julia
I know you weren't trying to make bad references about straight ticket votes. I can freely admit that the small local elections, I've never heard their names. I read the paper everyday but see nothing about them. Who do I pick? With so many different districts it's tough to publish a bio for each candidate, for Sheriff or tax collector or school board. But I don't vote straight party. I do know one time I looked at my choices and realized I had picked straight. But it's fun to pick each one individually. We have computer tally here.
But I hear someone railing about government I always ask do you vote? This isn't obvious but I'm a shy quiet person, but I've babbled incoherently in peoples faces when they say the have never voted then start complaining again. I've had punches thrown at me! It's fun!
I'd love to vote Lib, but they see WAY out there, haven't heard a coherent Lib yet. Saw a PSA from a Lib today and he said the countries problems were all tied to the banking system!
Kevin T.
Time for sleep.
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