Check your ballots well

GalvestonDuck · #1 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 9:25 am

1) Advice to those who haven't voted yet -- get a sample ballot from the newspaper or online, if you can, and review it before you go so you'll have made each and every decision beforehand and will be ready to cast your vote.

2) Advice to everyone, but especially to those planning to vote straight party ticket -- be sure to check your ENTIRE ballot and ensure that it is free from any stray marks or punches in other areas or on other pages.

3) As I said before, don't forget that some of you are not just voting for candidates alone this Tuesday, you're voting on certain proposals and city issues. Be sure to check those also.

Be safe, be calm, and be vocal -- GO VOTE!

#2 Postby **vbhoutex** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:02 am

GOOD ADVICE!!! It doesn't matter who you are voting for(personally I have a preference, but that does not enter into this), but be sure you go to the polls prepared!!

Above all VOTE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!

Janice · #3 Postby **Janice** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:10 am

Yes, you have to check the ballots ahead of time and if you couldn't, stay in the booth awhile and read everything carefully.

depotoo · #4 Postby **depotoo** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:16 am

be prepared for an all day event, as well. we had to wait 6 hours to vote here sunday. bring food, they were passing out water, something to read, a chair, whatever to help pass the time.

Skywatch_NC · #5 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:20 am

My folks and I were very fortunate to only have waited about 2 to 2 1/2 hours a week ago Sunday when we voted.

Eric

#6 Postby **vbhoutex** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 10:23 am

We voted early on Friday. We waited 1.5 hours. The poll workers said they expect it to be 10x as bad on election day(that seems exaggerated). But in any case go prepared to wait and don't let the wait discourage you. Here in TX 2.4M voted early this year-far and away a record and in Harris County alone(where I live) 411,000 voted early-another huge record! My guess is that it is this way all over the country. It does my heart good to see so many interested in the elections. This is as it should be, minus the mudslinging, for every election.

GalvestonDuck · #7 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:27 pm

Decided to move this to OT as a reminder to those who don't go to the PA, but obviously, will still be voting since it's not a debate issue.

breeze · #8 Postby **breeze** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 7:52 pm

I've got to peel out of work at 5pm, race back
to Summertown (30-minute drive), and, it looks
like it will be pouring rain, with a chance of a
thunderstorm, so, I'll be a human lightning-rod,
I guess, while I stand in line. I think polls close
at 7:00pm, here.

I'm ready.

Josephine96 · #9 Postby **Josephine96** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:11 am

I only had about a 5-10 minute wait

PTrackerLA · #10 Postby **PTrackerLA** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:34 pm

I voted earlier this morning and only had about a 10 minute wait. I considered myself lucky

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Yankeegirl · #11 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:55 pm

I voted this afternoon around 1... I walked in regestered, and voted.. I was in and out in 15 minutes... Harris County finally changed over to the computer voting... Much easier! Now I cant wait to see who wins!

Good Luck to uh .... ?

#12 Postby **vbhoutex** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 5:57 pm

I'm starting to think we should have waited till today to vote!!! We waited 1.5 hours on Friday!!!! I have seen no lines and heard nothing about lines in Harris County yet.

Yankeegirl · #13 Postby **Yankeegirl** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 9:25 pm

Thats cause there were no lines at the polls in Harris county...lol...

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