Vote people!

[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.

[kaisersozei]

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]

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.

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.