tashabear Posted November 4, 2008 Report Posted November 4, 2008 FWIW, I voted at 2pm, and there were no lines whatsoever. Also, I filled in circles on a piece of paper with a felt-tip pen. :-) Quote
Members rawhide1 Posted November 4, 2008 Members Report Posted November 4, 2008 I live out in the country but the the small town I vote in had no lines at all. It was so slow I had my to daughters with me and was able to go over the candidates and explain some of the process to them. I sure do like small towns. I had my choice of pen and paper or electronic voting. I chose the electronic. Mike Quote
Members celticleather Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 Y'know that puzzled me too - I have just been watching the news and the lines of people are the longest I have ever seen. I'm not sure voters would stand it over here - they'd all go home for a cup of tea and a moan! You're dead right, Ray! Voting here in the UK (in my family, at least) is an after-tea in the evening event, and certainly not an all-day chore! I'm beginning to understand that there are several methods of voting in the US polling booths . . . electronic, pen and paper, and pulling some sort of lever. Perhaps having to make the decision of which method to use contributes to the long wait? And I still don't understand what part Chads play in the process. The only Chads I've encountered were little cartoon drawings that appeared on walls in Britain after WW2. So much to learn, and so little time! Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
Members jwwright Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 We here in the US have a much larger population to get to the vote, as stated here before..............and in some places a very dense population. Sure, there are waiting lines in some primarily very urban places, but I don't think that is the rule. I live in a very rural area, and our locality has only 370 registered voters. I was able to vote this morning with a 5 minute wait time. As for methods of voting............this is not a federal action..........it is a state action. Each state determines it's own method of casting votes........and many US states are larger than the other countries used for comparison in this conversation. I think we are seeing a record % of voter turn out as well, which is a great thing. A new day for the US will begin Wednesday. JW Quote www.jwwrightsaddlery.com
Members tonyc1 Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 We here in the US have a much larger population to get to the vote, as stated here before..............and in some places a very dense population. Sure, there are waiting lines in some primarily very urban places, but I don't think that is the rule. I live in a very rural area, and our locality has only 370 registered voters. I was able to vote this morning with a 5 minute wait time. As for methods of voting............this is not a federal action..........it is a state action. Each state determines it's own method of casting votes........and many US states are larger than the other countries used for comparison in this conversation. I think we are seeing a record % of voter turn out as well, which is a great thing. A new day for the US will begin Wednesday. JW We do have some big states here in Australia! Tony. Quote
Members jwwright Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 Tony,,,,,,,,,,no doubt that you do, although the population can not compare. It is my understanding that you are required by law to vote , correct? JW Quote www.jwwrightsaddlery.com
tashabear Posted November 5, 2008 Report Posted November 5, 2008 And I still don't understand what part Chads play in the process. The only Chads I've encountered were little cartoon drawings that appeared on walls in Britain after WW2.So much to learn, and so little time! That's Kilroy, I thought... Remember computer punch cards? Chads are the punched-out bits. "Pulling the lever" on the voting machine, where that type is used, punches the card. When the chads don't detach properly from the card, these "hanging chads" prevent the tally machine from reading the card properly. Quote
Members celticleather Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 The fog's beginning to clear! I guess population density must play a large part in this. I heard on the news tonight that in some states, the number of people wanting to vote exceeded the number of polling slips available . . . whoops! That's Kilroy, I thought... The Kilroy/Chad debate seems to depend upon which side of the pond you live! Quote When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody
Members jwwright Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 It's all good............polling places are closed for the eastern and central time zones,and by all accounts things went well. A few reports of running out of ballots, etc., but those thing are to be expected with such a high turn out. JW Quote www.jwwrightsaddlery.com
Members tonyc1 Posted November 5, 2008 Members Report Posted November 5, 2008 Tony,,,,,,,,,,no doubt that you do, although the population can not compare. It is my understanding that you are required by law to vote , correct? JW Yes JW, voting is compulsory out here for anyone over 18. Tony. Quote
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