Thinking about just getting voting over with and chilling for two weeks

[Backroads]

So a buddy on Facebook announced he had voted this morning and was encouraging those who can to do so. I said to myself "Backroads, you feel comfortable with your thoughts on the sample ballot and you despise Election Day crowds. You should just go get it done."

And I think I will at lunch.

Anyone else considering early voting?

[Wingnut]

Anyone else considering early voting?

Absolutely. I need to actually get out and place my vote, so that everyone I know will stop telling me how full of crap I am for my voting choices and trying to change my mind.

Vilification is the best!!!

[Wingnut]

You laugh, but I'm totally serious. It's not been a great morning on that front.

[Backroads]

You laugh, but I'm totally serious. It's not been a great morning on that front.

The I apologize for laughing (though that was at the vilification comment).

Maybe nasty people are the reason I've been rather quiet on the subject as of late.

[Wingnut]

The I apologize for laughing (though that was at the vilification comment).

I figured as much. It's been running through my head for the last half hour and I just needed to get it out.

[prisonchaplain]

My county has gone to all mail balloting and I made my decisions roughly 4-years ago, so it was an easy call.

[Guest]

How do you vote early?

[Backroads]

How do you vote early?

See if your area offers early voting locations. Just check your state website.

Edited October 23, 2012 by Backroads

[Just_A_Guy]

How do you vote early?

Voting early is easy. The trick is voting often.

[NeuroTypical]

My wife and I are permanent mail-in-ballot people. We voted over the weekend and mailed the stuff off yesterday.

It does indeed feel good to have it over with.

[MarginOfError]

How do you vote early?

I found my early voting location by liking on Facebook a presidential candidate. So you can always like him and find out that way

I don't know if it works as well for the other candidate (because I haven't tried....someone else may be able to report on that)

More than likely, you can visit either candidate's website and find out where your early voting locations are.

Edited October 23, 2012 by john doe
political candidate reference

[Backroads]

I actually just want onto vote.utah.gov. Right at the top was Early Voting. Very easy to use.

[mikbone]

We voted early, but live in California so I could have voted for (candidate deleted by moderator) and it would have made no difference. But at least I get the option to be called in for jury duty. Yeah!

We did donate some money to the campaign and fast offerings though :)

Edited October 23, 2012 by john doe

[Backroads]

Voted. Reading through the ballot right before you go makes it such a breeze.

[john doe]

Just a reminder, mentioning US political candidates during election season is still against site rules. That means you.

[annewandering]

Havent voted yet but will and have decided. Dont like mail in ballots. I would rather put them in the box at the precinct. If the state did electronic balloting I would do early voting for sure. :)

[Sharky]

If you know how you are going to vote, why not do it now?

Do you think something will come up that will change you mind?

Sometimes I feel bad with all the politicians putting forth all this time & effort & money the last couple of weeks before the election & 2/3rds of my state being "Permenant Mail In Ballot" voters with voting -both mail-in & early voting- having started on October 15th.

That said, very rarely are we not already decided on the candidates when our ballots arrive.

Maybe we are just strongly opinionated people ....

Sometimes one of the state or county ballot issues holds us up as we haven't heard much about them & have to look them up & study them a little, but most years our ballots are filled out & ready to be dropped off or mailed in during the 3 or 4 days between when the ballots arrive & the 1st day they can be return postmarked.

In my county & state .....

Any vote without "presidential ballot measures" in my county is required "mail in".

In future elections that have no "presidential ballott measures" the entire state will be migrating to a mail-in ballot with the exception of a few scattered "statewide" voting booths. Some state law requires them to continue allowing in-person voting for presidential elections but nothing is said that the voting locations have to be conveinent, just available.

[annewandering]

Its more trouble for me to do the whole vote early than to just go down the block and vote on the 6th. I can not imagine that my mind is going to change.

I do think voting early is a good idea for many people. :)

[Jenamarie]

WA does vote-by-mail, and I'm putting mine in the ballot (mail) box this evening. :)

[LittleWyvern]

WA does vote-by-mail, and I'm putting mine in the ballot (mail) box this evening. :)

Yep, that's how Oregon does it too. Since the mail-in-ballots have to arrive at the election office by 8pm election day (i.e. you don't send it on election day), I guess everybody in Oregon votes early.

[classylady]

I suggested to DH that perhaps we would like to avoid the lines on election day and go and vote early. He says, he likes standing in line visiting with the neighborhood. He gets to see people that he doesn't ordinarily have a chance to see and catch up on their lives.

[pam]

I'm actually considering it. Just to get it over with.

[JudoMinja]

I'm not voting early simply because I'm still not certain who I want to vote for. I honestly don't like either of the candidates, so I'm trying to decide which one I think will do a "better" job than the other. Since the economy is the biggest concern right now, I'm heavily leaning toward one.... but there's just so much I disagree with and dislike about both- I'm finding myself wishing I could vote for whoever I actually want to be president instead of being stuck between choosing one of two people I think will do a crummy job of it.

[pam]

We need to be REALLY careful that we don't start talking about the candidates.

[JudoMinja]

We need to be REALLY careful that we don't start talking about the candidates.

Sorry- I know my post was kind of toeing the line there, but just couldn't think of how to say why I'm not voting early without expressing my little connundrum. I probably could have gone without posting it here at all though... I know this isn't the place to get into political discussions, especially about voting.