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[RurouniZel]

My mom said the line was an hour and a half in suburban Connecticut. Dayum.

Damn! I hope my polling station isn't crowded by the time I get there!

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

I just drove by a few polling places here in Maryland and I've never seen so many Republicans in one place before (with the exception of church and a Zac Brown concert). There are lines of well-dressed, pleasant people over a mile long.
If Romney can bring out this kind of support in Maryland of all places then this thing is going to be a landslide victory for America's Comeback Team. Let's hope guys. Either that or, since it's not noon yet, most Democrats are still in bed. -Bulbo Baggins reporting live from the heart of Maryland

Bless your heart for carrying on this charade for so long Baggins. I'm gonna miss your posts after this election

Heading out to vote now. Hope it goes smoothly

 

[verbum]

Election Day 2012 began just after midnight with another historic first — the first-ever tie in a general election presidential vote in tiny Dixville Notch, N.H.

President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney each received five votes. Moments later, in the hamlet of Hart’s Location, N.H., Obama beat Romney 23 to 7.

Obama landslide!!

 

[Bulbo Urethral Baggins]

So who has the best election map? Is there one NOT on a major media site?

CNN has the best.
CNN electoral map

 

[Cloudy]

OMG Fox has spotted a black panther again lol

 

[LosDaddie]

I feel like this whole story was fabricated so he could have a Rev Wright joke.

A black man with a derogatory Obama button at your mega-church? Righght. That's like finding a born again christian at a Saul Alinsky book signing.

You read that wrong. Many Repubs love to refer to Obama as 'Zero'. So the guy in his story had an Obama button.

 

[ivysaur12]

Have the polls closed yet.

 

[Tawpgun]

Do people vote in person for the novelty of it? Seriously, just absentee ballot.

 

[BobTheFork]

CNN has the best.
CNN electoral map

Ohhhh, took me a second. I was thinking 'why the hell would they use red and the undecided color

 

[OriginofHysteria]

Sucks I gotta wait til after work..I was gonna do it earlier but I didn't wake up early enough. Here's to hoping its not packed since our schools are closed today.

 

[Jadedx]

Do people vote in person for the novelty of it? Seriously, just absentee ballot.

i don't trust them.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Do people vote in person for the novelty of it? Seriously, just absentee ballot.

Good way to have your meaningless vote not counted. Mix mine in there with all the Mittens supporters. My vote is going to count.

 

[Wes]

Are CNN bringing back the hologram?

 

[Mango Positive]

Have the polls closed yet.

I'm sorry, but your answer must be phrased as a question.

(no)

 

[BFIB]

I opted for early voting and voted on Friday.

It was a tough choice between Giant Douche vs. Turd Sandwich.

Everyone vote today!

 

[Risette]

So I registered to vote when I got my drivers license early last month, but I'm not showing up when I go to check if I'm registered on the Texas website and I haven't gotten anything in the mail. Am I screwed?

help

 

[Proxy]

Time to go do my civic duty.

 

[Kusagari]

Do people vote in person for the novelty of it? Seriously, just absentee ballot.

Absentees are proven to be more likely to be thrown out.

 

[Choke on the Magic]

Hey Colorado GAF are you guys going to legalize that dank or what?

 

[ivysaur12]

I'm sorry, but your answer must be phrased as a question.

(no)

How about now?

 

[marrec]

help

Depending on your state regulations you may not be able to vote if you registered after a certain date, in Texas that day is October 9th.

 

[DrForester]

Do people vote in person for the novelty of it? Seriously, just absentee ballot.

I like to vote in person, but I try to get in on early voting. The early voting place is only 5 minutes away, so I just went one random day after work. Got there, and there was no line.

 

[SteveWinwood]

I heard the polling places were closed now.

 

[Risette]

Depending on your state regulations you may not be able to vote if you registered after a certain date, in Texas that day is October 9th.

License stuff was Sept 12 :/

 

[pigeon]

Absentees are proven to be more likely to be thrown out.

That doesn't technically mean that any given absentee is likely to be thrown out, it could mean that people who screw up their ballot are more likely to vote absentee.

 

[Synth_floyd]

LOL at Dixville Notch with their midnight "first in the nation" voting. Millions of people have already voted early.

 

[SuWeDi]

Oh my... you see this?

PS: Warning! save your IQ somewhere before click here...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nY0M7IdNl7U&list=UUVhuBK45_glp41jk_Xn8J1g

Just WOW!

 

[marrec]

License stuff was Sept 12 :/

No clue then.

 

[LordCanti]

Do people vote in person for the novelty of it? Seriously, just absentee ballot.

I waited in line for an hour to vote in person. Casting an absentee ballot would have meant driving an hour (round trip) to the court house where absentee ballots are cast around here.

There were no good options. At least there was line camaraderie involved with in-person voting; everyone commented on how idiotic making us wait outside in the cold was, how dumb it was to have seniors with poor eyesight manning the desks, and how absolutely batshit crazy it was to only have five voting machines total.

No real line this morning in a suburb in Missouri. In fact a lot less people then I saw in 04 and 08, much much less then 08 and this is probably a 75% Red town. Felt good to vote against that rape rape piece of shit Akin.

You lucky bastard. My suburban MO polling station had a line a hundred people deep.

 

[Dorrin]

No real line this morning in a suburb in Missouri. In fact a lot less people then I saw in 04 and 08, much much less then 08 and this is probably a 75% Red town. Felt good to vote against that rape rape piece of shit Akin.

 

[Necrovex]

Absentees are proven to be more likely to be thrown out.

This is why I didn't pursue the absentee route. I can truly confirm that my vote counted if I early voted.

 

[Squirrel Killer]

The very idea that they're using the same machine for voting that my teacher used to use to grade my 8th-grade science tests is disturbing.

Why? The paper ballot is a permanent record that the voter can clearly see how their vote was recorded and if the machine breaks, you can count the ballots by hand.

 

[Risette]

No clue then.

Nevermind, I'm terrible at remembering dates. It was Oct 12. Welp.

I remember the people at DPS saying I could still vote or something, is there any truth to that?

 

[EmCeeGramr]

CNN has the best.
CNN electoral map

Any CNN map that isn't a 269-269 tie isn't the CNN I know.

 

[Klyka]

Oh my... you see this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=nY0M7IdNl7U&list=UUVhuBK45_glp41jk_Xn8J1g

Just WOW!

"God will make sure Romney wins!"

*Romney loses*

"GOD HAS FORSAKEN US!!!"

 

[marrec]

Nevermind, I'm terrible at remembering dates. It was Oct 12. Welp.

I remember the people at DPS saying I could still vote or something, is there any truth to that?

I suppose you could try, but it looks like that the deadline is pretty rigid.

 

[ElectricBlue187]

Why? The paper ballot is a permanent record that the voter can clearly see how their vote was recorded and if the machine breaks, you can count the ballots by hand.

The ones they use in SC keeps a copy on the machine and on this flash memory thing the poll worker sticks into it before every person votes, so nothing is lost in the event of a power outage

 

[LordCanti]

"God will make sure Romney wins!"

*Romney loses*

"GOD HAS FORSAKEN US!!!"

More like..

*Romney loses*

"DEMOCRATS CHEATED GOD OUT OF THIS ELECTION!"

 

[Miletius]

Nevermind, I'm terrible at remembering dates. It was Oct 12. Welp.

I remember the people at DPS saying I could still vote or something, is there any truth to that?

Go, and find out. Worst that can happen is they tell you no. There probably aren't big lines in TX anyways, seeing as how it's not a BG state, and depending on where you live there isn't much chance of there being a contentious down ticket race.

 

[Enron]

Nevermind, I'm terrible at remembering dates. It was Oct 12. Welp.

I remember the people at DPS saying I could still vote or something, is there any truth to that?

If you are allowed to vote in this election and you don't show up, they'll just toss your ballot into the "Republican" pile.

 

[heliosRAzi]

Any CNN map that isn't a 269-269 tie isn't the CNN I know.

DEAD HEAT!

 

[Squirrel Killer]

So I registered to vote when I got my drivers license early last month, but I'm not showing up when I go to check if I'm registered on the Texas website and I haven't gotten anything in the mail. Am I screwed?

How early? Looks like you need to have registered before Oct 9th to be eligible to vote in today's election.

 

[DMczaf]

Obama landslide!!

 

[ElectricBlue187]

More like..

*Romney loses*

"DEMOCRATS CHEATED GOD OUT OF THIS ELECTION!"

"Obama made a secret pact with Satan so they could jointly rule this country with gay marriage and abortions for all."

 

[EmCeeGramr]

If you are allowed to vote in this election and you don't show up, they'll just toss your ballot into the "Republican" pile.

 

[ivysaur12]

The guy right above Obama's hand is a stud.

 

[Plinko]

Why? The paper ballot is a permanent record that the voter can clearly see how their vote was recorded and if the machine breaks, you can count the ballots by hand.

I have no issue with a paper ballot. In fact, I prefer them.

 

[HylianTom]

YES!

We need more pics of the President in front of crowds of young military men! How inspiring!

 

[Concept17]

CNN has the best.
CNN electoral map

cewl

 

[Risette]

How early? Looks like you need to have registered before Oct 9th to be eligible to vote in today's election.

Looks like I'm screwed. I'll try anyways.