slo’s TUESDAY 11/5 poll - Voting 🗳️

[jo-jo]

*takes soapbox and slinks away*

I read that as takes soapbox and slinky away.

But to the poll, always vote in person. About a dozen or so years ago, we had a disney trip, planned it the day after election day to vote in person.

 

[The Mayor]

Registered when I was 18 and have voted in every election since. I always make sure to vote in my town elections since they impact so many parts of our life directly.

 

[#1hoosierfan]

I vote in 100% of the presidential elections. Not all of the mid years.

 

[TiggerTrigger]

I am an American citizen and a registered voter. I have been voting since age 18. I voted absentee ballot that year as I was out of state for college. The older I get, the more consistently I vote. A lot of that is tied to moving and living in other places. I moved from NJ to FL 6 days after I graduated from high school. I went from having an informed opinion about the politicians around me to knowing next to nothing...especially since I wasn't getting any of the local and state news for FL up in NY. I voted more consistently after I graduated and was living in FL full time. It wasn't long though before I left FL for TX. The election that really stood out to me was 2000. While voting laws have since changed and you are free to go county wide in most counties in our area, back then it was district specific. I had updated my registration when I moved back in the spring, but they had no record of it in my district and the registration confirmation websites weren't a thing yet. They told me to go to my old district, which I did and they allowed me to vote...only to receive a letter a few weeks later that my votes were canceled because I voted outside of my current district of residence. After that, I really stayed on top of things and started voting much more consistently. Texas has extremely limited vote by mail options so I only qualify to vote in person. I do at least take advantage of early voting to avoid the Election Day crowds. There is usually one off year where I may skip if I'm not passionate about anyone on the ballot, but I never miss mayoral or gubernatorial years. Presidential years are a must.

This year was also DD18s first year. They rejected her absentee ballot application (she's in Oklahoma). The weekend before Halloween week, I drove from Houston to Norman, OK and back to get her so she could take part in in-person early voting. I drove her back up to Norman (and drove myself back to Houston) the next day. It was madness, but worth it! They gave her a huge shout out for being a first time voter and a big round of applause.

 

[BrianL]

I am a US citizen and do vote. I said "100% of the time" but I have missed the ocassional primary and some minor, local stuff (usually lumped in with a primary).

 

[fla4fun]

I can’t say I vote 100% of the time because I am registered as an independent/unaffiliated and there are some primaries that we are not allowed to vote in unless we are registered as one of the two major parties. I can say I vote 100% of the time that I qualify for.

 

[BrianL]

I can’t say I vote 100% of the time because I am registered as an independent/unaffiliated and there are some primaries that we are not allowed to vote in unless we are registered as one of the two major parties. I can say I vote 100% of the time that I qualify for.

In my state you don't have to be registered with a party to vote in the primaries - you just declare one when you show up. That's nice, but I am also independent, so I often don't really care about the primary, though it can depend.

 

[sarahann77]

I have mostly voted in every presidential election since 18. I think I missed one when either party wasn't going to cause problems and work ran late so I didn't get there. I haven't done all the primaries and local elections if there's not a levy at the time. I'm of the mind, if I don't vote I can't complain about it.

 

[fla4fun]

In my state you don't have to be registered with a party to vote in the primaries - you just declare one when you show up. That's nice, but I am also independent, so I often don't really care about the primary, though it can depend.

I have heard some states are that way about the primaries. There have been a few times that I really liked a candidate who was in the running during the primary but by the time the general election came around, they were no longer on the ballot. I don’t know if my one vote would have changed that, but it would have been nice to try.

 

[Kooks and Bay Bay]

I always vote.
I don't always want to vote when its the local elections because half the time they are running unopposed so its like why? But I do it anyways.
I voted for this election on October 26th.

 

[KPeterso]

Registered to vote at 18 and have voted in just about every single election since then. Like a few others, I am registered as an Independent and don't always get an option for a ballot for the primaries. I switched to vote by mail. This allows me to do the ballot on my time after I read over the booklet (especially for the propositions). Mail also works since I help my Dad with his ballot as his vision is pretty bad now and I can read the ballot to him and fill it in for him so the boxes are filled in properly. He just has to sign it once complete.

 

[Kennywood]

Like they say in Chicago, "Vote early! Vote often!"

 

[tazdev3225]

I registered at 18 and have missed one primary since then and only because I had knee surgery the day before. I am taking my grandson to the polls today to vote in his very first election. He turned 18 in April and is excited to vote for the first time in such an imprtant election.

 

[jo-jo]

Just voted in person in PA. Took about 10 mins. Three people ahead to get ballot, plenty of spots to fill it out , 2 min wait to put in machine.

I Was curious with early/ mail in voting, what it would be like.

 

[NYCgrrl]

Like they say in Chicago, "Vote early! Vote often!"

Hehehe we say that in NYC too and sometimes add something about bars

 

[BrianL]

I have heard some states are that way about the primaries. There have been a few times that I really liked a candidate who was in the running during the primary but by the time the general election came around, they were no longer on the ballot. I don’t know if my one vote would have changed that, but it would have been nice to try.

Yeah, it's nice to be able to be selective, especially if one party has a runaway candidate and the other is close. You can choose that close one to hopefully get the best options for the election. There might be a little gamesmanship in that, but that is what we have the right to do here.

 

[Trinity88]

I am Canadian and I always vote. I wish I could vote in today's US election. lol

 

[DaisyDuck001]

I usually skip voting every 3rd year (years before Presidential elections) because IMO nothing of significance is decided those years in my area. Maybe school board or low level county positions.

IMHO school board is actually important, because education forms and shapes the leaders of the future.