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cooby Nov 06 2018 07:59 AM

Standing in the rain handing out pens. Go vote for my sake :)

Vic Sage Nov 06 2018 08:04 AM Re: Go vote

it's so important, i voted twice.

Mets Willets Point Nov 06 2018 08:26 AM Re: Go vote

I voted early.

Lefty Specialist Nov 06 2018 08:40 AM Re: Go vote

Voted 3 weeks ago. Taking no chances.

d'Kong76 Nov 06 2018 09:09 AM Re: Go vote

Walked a half mile in pouring rain and was voter #122. I don't know how many people live in my district but that number seems awfully low considering the it's-a- matter-of-life-and-death messages of the past year. Voted for the annual library budget increase. I don't know why such things need to be put to a vote, and people on community fb pages are against it, but put me down for a big fat yay.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 06 2018 09:10 AM Re: Go vote

I voted!

d'Kong76 Nov 06 2018 09:12 AM Re: Go vote

Oh, and the nosey voting machine monitor from last year trying to dip in on my mayoral vote turned away this year. I hope he got a good talking to.

41Forever Nov 06 2018 09:44 AM Re: Go vote

My wife and I voted today, arriving right after the polls opened. Was voter No. 42, so that's a sign for a good turnout.

sharpie Nov 06 2018 10:03 AM Re: Go vote

Lotta folks at my voting place. Was number 68 this morning.

Chad Ochoseis Nov 06 2018 10:33 AM Re: Go vote

cooby wrote: Standing in the rain handing out pens. Go vote for my sake :) I get your weather about five hours before you do, and it's a gorgeous day here. So hang in.

cooby Nov 06 2018 10:37 AM Re: Go vote

I hope so, lol!

Mets Willets Point Nov 06 2018 11:25 AM Re: Go vote

I voted early on October 25. I can't wait for this election to be over.

Benjamin Grimm Nov 06 2018 11:27 AM Re: Go vote

And the next one will start immediately! Lots of schmoozing in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Mets Willets Point Nov 06 2018 01:31 PM Re: Go vote

Benjamin Grimm wrote: And the next one will start immediately! Lots of schmoozing in Iowa and New Hampshire. Clinton-Trump II

Lefty Specialist Nov 06 2018 01:37 PM Re: Go vote

Mets Willets Point wrote: Clinton-Trump II No, no, a thousand times no.

metirish Nov 06 2018 01:44 PM Re: Go vote

Mets Willets Point wrote: I voted early. and often? Going after work, the polling place is right down the street ....

cooby Nov 06 2018 05:28 PM Re: Go vote

Chad Ochoseis wrote: Standing in the rain handing out pens. Go vote for my sake :) I get your weather about five hours before you do, and it's a gorgeous day here. So hang in. Yes by two o’clock the weather was glorious! By then though I was on my way to picking up my granddaughter from kindergarten :)

cooby Nov 06 2018 05:29 PM Re: Go vote

d'Kong76 wrote: Walked a half mile in pouring rain and was voter #122. I don't know how many people live in my district but that number seems awfully low considering the it's-a- matter-of-life-and-death messages of the past year. Voted for the annual library budget increase. I don't know why such things need to be put to a vote, and people on community fb pages are against it, but put me down for a big fat yay. Why would anyone be against that?

d'Kong76 Nov 06 2018 06:21 PM Re: Go vote

cooby wrote: Why would anyone be against that? Assholes abound.

Nymr83 Nov 06 2018 06:46 PM Re: Go vote

d'Kong76 wrote: cooby wrote: Why would anyone be against that? Assholes abound. is there a bigger story here? is the money being explicitly taken from somewhere else? is a tax hike attached? or is this basically "we'll put the money here if you approve it, otherwise it will get spent in some undisclosed place later"?

Frayed Knot Nov 06 2018 07:09 PM Re: Go vote

Some people almost reflexively vote against questions involving tax or spending increases, even for things like libraries and schools, because it's the one time they feel they have any direct say in the matter. Mom was a teacher for a time and for years afterward was active in the PTA and related type of stuff and, although rarely overtly political (dad was the one more likely to tell you what he thought whether you were interested or not), it used to drive her nuts that some friends and neighbors were known automatic 'No' votes whenever such stuff came up on ballots but, to them, such questions were their one opportunity to say 'No More' and they routinely took it.

Nymr83 Nov 06 2018 07:13 PM Re: Go vote

that is a flaw in the structure of local politics then. why give people a specific yes/no on library funding but not, say, the budget for re-paving sidewalks? if you dont like how the money is being raised or spent vote the incumbents out.

Frayed Knot Nov 06 2018 09:49 PM Re: Go vote

Nymr83 wrote: that is a flaw in the structure of local politics then. Perhaps. IIRC, they were votes not on keeping the schools & libraries open but for things like expansion or extra-curricular activities that were above and beyond the core budget and therefore deemed to require periodic public approval. So some gave the knee-jerk 'No' reaction because it was the one place that votes could directly fight back rather than indirectly through semi-annual elections.