Vote people!

landhoney · 11-02-2010, 01:11 PM

Voted, right before lunch.

No line, both a good thing....and a not so good thing.

Maybe everybody just early-voted.

mhailey · 11-02-2010, 01:35 PM

I voted early by mail. I love that I can cast my ballot in that manner.

Interesting note, when Abraham Lincoln was voted into office there was an 81% voter turnout rate. Think how much more difficult it was to get to the polling station then, and we had 81% turnout. In the last election in 2008, there was a 56% voter turnout.

Sad.

kaisersozei · 11-02-2010, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhailey

I voted early by mail. I love that I can cast my ballot in that manner.

Interesting note, when Abraham Lincoln was voted into office there was an 81% voter turnout rate. Think how much more difficult it was to get to the polling station then, and we had 81% turnout. In the last election in 2008, there was a 56% voter turnout.

Sad.

True, but back then everyone pretty much lived within a block of their polling station.

RevSmoke · 11-02-2010, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhailey

I voted early by mail. I love that I can cast my ballot in that manner.

Interesting note, when Abraham Lincoln was voted into office there was an 81% voter turnout rate. Think how much more difficult it was to get to the polling station then, and we had 81% turnout. In the last election in 2008, there was a 56% voter turnout.

Sad.

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

True, but back then everyone pretty much lived within a block of their polling station.

Actually, they didn't. And to go 3, 5, 10, or 15 miles to vote -- by foot, horseback, or wagon -- was a day long excursion.

Got my vote in.

11-02-2010, 01:11 PM	#1
landhoney Mr. Charisma Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Seth Location: In the forest Posts: 2,639 Trading: (32)	Re: Vote people! Voted, right before lunch. No line, both a good thing....and a not so good thing. Maybe everybody just early-voted. __________________ Fields (to a heckling youngster): You're about to fall heir to a kitten stocking. Kid: What's a kitten stocking? Fields: A sock on the puss!

11-02-2010, 01:35 PM	#2
mhailey Splitter of Hairs Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Matt Location: out west Posts: 492 Trading: (21)	Re: Vote people! I voted early by mail. I love that I can cast my ballot in that manner. Interesting note, when Abraham Lincoln was voted into office there was an 81% voter turnout rate. Think how much more difficult it was to get to the polling station then, and we had 81% turnout. In the last election in 2008, there was a 56% voter turnout. Sad. __________________ Never try and teach a pig to sing. It frustrates you and irritates the pig.

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