OT (already!):I voted today...
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OT (already!):I voted today...
And not because Massachusetts is suddenly having a rush to encourage early voting. It feels weird to vote two weeks before the election. However, I will be traveling between the great states of Oklahoma and Ohio on election day. Hope the relatives don't want to talk too much politics...or ask who I voted for...
Anybody else voted yet?
Robin
Anybody else voted yet?
Robin
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I've mentioned elsewhere that I work at the polls in my township on election day. The commitment is from 6 or 6:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. or later, continuously present (by ordinance, I think).
As "minority inspector," I also help deliver the ballots to the courthouse while the other poll workers go home. I wouldn't do it if I didn't think it were important.
When I first came to this area, something happened that brought the importance of voting home to me. In the race for state representative, the election was so close the ballots were impounded and recounted. The state house was so closely divided that the majority party was unknown until the results of our local election were certified.
Besides, I figure voting is your license to complain about the government. If you don't vote, you're letting someone else decide for you.
M
As "minority inspector," I also help deliver the ballots to the courthouse while the other poll workers go home. I wouldn't do it if I didn't think it were important.
When I first came to this area, something happened that brought the importance of voting home to me. In the race for state representative, the election was so close the ballots were impounded and recounted. The state house was so closely divided that the majority party was unknown until the results of our local election were certified.
Besides, I figure voting is your license to complain about the government. If you don't vote, you're letting someone else decide for you.
M
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SirNick wrote:I've got to be at a trade show and requested an absentee ballot. It hasn't arrived yet!! Maybe I'll get lucky and they'll send me an absentee electoral ballot! It's kind of like the magic ticket from Willy Wonka!!
...I've got a golden ticket... Great movie.
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In my country every adult (over 18) votes - it is even a legal obligation. A few weeks before the election, you get a letter that tells you when and where you have to vote, and you have to sign the reception of that letter.
People who live abroad or those who are sick or in hospital can also vote by letter instead of going to the voting bureau. Elder people over a certain age (forgot the detail) do not have to vote.
We use paper forms to vote and they are counted by a group of people in every voting local. So a control is always possible and there has not been a major voting scandal yet - at least not as long as I remember.
Some citizens say that the voting obligation is not compatible with democracy, but most people agree with our system. Generally people think that voting is important. As a citizen you have not only rights but also duties. I think that every adult has a responsibility and should participate in the management of his/her country.
People who live abroad or those who are sick or in hospital can also vote by letter instead of going to the voting bureau. Elder people over a certain age (forgot the detail) do not have to vote.
We use paper forms to vote and they are counted by a group of people in every voting local. So a control is always possible and there has not been a major voting scandal yet - at least not as long as I remember.
Some citizens say that the voting obligation is not compatible with democracy, but most people agree with our system. Generally people think that voting is important. As a citizen you have not only rights but also duties. I think that every adult has a responsibility and should participate in the management of his/her country.