Comments on: Election Eve Not-so-Fluff: Election Protection Hotline and Other Stuff

By: carolatina

carolatina — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:36 +0000

GAH! My sister is having voting difficulty RIGHT NOW. In frickin’ NEW MEXICO. I’m glad I just emailed to find out when my swing state-dwelling sister was voting — I shall now use this helpful information to help her!

Also, Schweet Machine, an old friend of mine from high school is turning 30 today. She says all she wants is Obama for President, hee! What a day to turn 30!

By: emmy

emmy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:49:59 +0000

I’m on my way to go vote right now.

I don’t know if there are any Shapelings or lurkers from the great state of Mississippi, but if you’re out there, yes, the state is probably going to go red. Vote anyway. We have that open senate seat Trent Lott left, and wouldn’t it be nice to get Musgrove in there instead of that asshole Roger Wicker? His campaign ads alone make me want to punch him in the head. Don’t let him become our senator!

By: The Bald Soprano

The Bald Soprano — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:14:24 +0000

It: I did that two weeks ago on my absentee ballot! (I’ve been registered as a Working Families Party member for years now, ever since I moved back to NY state)

Isua: I’m going to bed at around 6pm tonight (also in Germany) to get up really early to watch the returns from around 2am.

By: Liz in Australia

Liz in Australia — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:19:14 +0000

Erm, that was a pretty dodgy explanation. A clarification – the Prime Minister is the leader of one of the two major parties, Liberal and Labor, who is elected by that party’s parliamentary representatives, not elected by the parliament as a whole.

By: Liz in Australia

Liz in Australia — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:16:09 +0000

Elizabeth, I read the Fastcase link and holy crap you people have a crazy system *shakes head* I might not be able to vote directly for who I want to be leading my country, given that a) our ceremonial head of state is appointed and b) our actual head of government – Prime Minister – is voted for by the elected representatives of each party, but at least we do actually have a system where the majority vote of the citizenry is respected. There is the occasional margin call when the popular vote is really close, admittedly, but nothing as insane as that Palin scenario.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:07:46 +0000

Cuyahoga County (OH) people, please yes on 127! (Libraries. But I don’t assume I really need to convince anyone who’s here.)

Also, as Godless Heathen says, Yes on 5 and NO on 6.

By: AmazonPrincess

AmazonPrincess — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:36:59 +0000

Go! Seriously just do it! It’s HISTORY! How freaking cool is that?!

By: TL

TL — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:24:58 +0000

Obama never convinced me, I voted McCain. (Absentee ballot.)
I still do not understand this adulation for Obama. He speaks well, but I don’t get any substance by what he says. I voted for who I disliked the least.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:53:48 +0000

CA absentee voter (not enough registered voters in my area to justify a “real” voting location – a bit weird), so tomorrow’s more about living through the mambo-ing elephants who have taken to occupying my stomach.

Having said that, I LOVE the “Everyone Chill…” image. Swear to God, its going to be my desktop image at work and I will be looking at it every five minutes or so in order to maintain sanity.

By: emi

emi — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:47:57 +0000

Another CA voter here, to echo the

PLEASE VOTE NO ON PROP 4 AND PROP 8!