  Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7078 Registered: 10-2003 |
Got in at 7:20 and was no. 22 on the roster. That's down a bit. I'm usually in the 30s. The lady writing our names on the roll seemed to be arthritic. And a bit forgetful. She'd look at my slip, then write my name on the roll one letter at a time. J (look at slip) e (look at slip) f (look at slip)... Oh, and she was hard of hearing. The guy taking the ballot would yell over to her, "Smith, no. 22" And she'd reply, "What?" "SMITH, NO. 22!" "Okay." f (look at slip) r (look at slip) e (look at slip) Not many people behind me when I left. Looks like the rain scared people off. | ||
Tarkus Member Username: Tarkus Post Number: 138 Registered: 04-2006 |
I was #21 right when the doors opened. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 332 Registered: 04-2006 |
I was there at 7:10 and was person #26. | ||
Bvos Member Username: Bvos Post Number: 2065 Registered: 10-2003 |
I arrived about 7:30 and there were lines at all three precincts in the church gym that I vote in. After standing in line for 5-10 minutes to sign in/check in, I had to stand in line for about 10-15 minutes before a booth opened up. I left just before 8:00 and was number 32. It doesn't seem that the rain has kept voters away. Thankfully it kept the folks with all the political flyers away from the entrance. I was grateful I didn't have to walk through the gauntlet to go vote this morning. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1091 Registered: 12-2004 |
I forgot to go....tell you later. | ||
Imperfectly Member Username: Imperfectly Post Number: 147 Registered: 06-2004 |
I was in at about 7:45ish and was number 28...everything went smoothly other than it was so hot in there i wanted to throw up. | ||
Bob Member Username: Bob Post Number: 1217 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are the crazy Grand Rapids Republicans out in force in the D yet? | ||
Imperfectly Member Username: Imperfectly Post Number: 148 Registered: 06-2004 |
I think they were still sleeping bob. | ||
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar Post Number: 309 Registered: 01-2006 |
I was going to walk over to the polling site, but it's too nasty out...looks like I'm going to have to drive. Does weather like this really affect the numbers, or is that just a myth? | ||
Dtown1 Member Username: Dtown1 Post Number: 447 Registered: 08-2006 |
Oh no its true, especially when soemthing like this is going on with the my vote likely wont count mentality | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1682 Registered: 10-2003 |
I arrived at about 7:40 and was number 56, much higher than usual for any election other than Presidential. Took about 20 minutes for the whole process. | ||
Matt Member Username: Matt Post Number: 1125 Registered: 10-2003 |
Was there at 6:45, in at 7:00 and was #3 on the roster. Don't I feel special? | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 629 Registered: 11-2005 |
Reposted from another thread: I was fifth in line at my precinct and the first to get my vote counted. I did feel special.  | ||
Alsodave Member Username: Alsodave Post Number: 769 Registered: 10-2003 |
Just got back--#145. | ||
Detroit_stylin Member Username: Detroit_stylin Post Number: 3200 Registered: 10-2003 |
We had a decent amount of people in the church I voted in when I got there around 8:30... Process took me about 30 mins total after checking and rechecking my ballot... | ||
Danindc Member Username: Danindc Post Number: 1898 Registered: 10-2003 |
Surprisingly, I was #321 in my precinct at 9 AM. Not too shabby considering that the "real" election in the District was back in September. I guess people are really passionate about school board elections this year! | ||
Lakesuperior Member Username: Lakesuperior Post Number: 146 Registered: 06-2005 |
I was #25 in my precinct at 8:45am at Bethel Church on Warren. I was out of there in about 10 minutes-- no waiting in line. | ||
Ramcharger Member Username: Ramcharger Post Number: 110 Registered: 05-2006 |
I voted around 9:00 am and was surprised by the crowd. The woman in charge at my polling place definitely wasn’t having a good day. There were about six precincts voting in one room. When I casually mentioned that my precinct wasn’t among those listed outside the door, she went off on me about how there was a sign inside and that was all that the law required. I told her that was fine, I’ll just call WDIV later. That got a chuckle from the other election workers. While I was in the “booth” casting my ballot, this same woman got into a very heated argument with one of the (I’m assuming) Republican poll watchers. I don’t know the details of their disagreement, but it ended up with her yelling “I’m asking you to leave the premises! Are you going to abide by the law or not?!” | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 620 Registered: 02-2006 |
I will be going after work today. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7008 Registered: 12-2003 |
I'm sure the western interference brigade wasn't worried about waking up early. Few of their targets would show before noon, and the ones that were there before office hours would undoubtedly be the smarter, savvier voters...immune to their petty bullshit. May this election run smoothly, efficiently, and cleanly...ANY disturbance from any direction could possibly ignite something bad, being that this is probably the most important and most-watched mid-term election in our lifetimes. Godspeed, all. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7009 Registered: 12-2003 |
Oh yeah, and may the most photogenic gubernatorial candidate win. | ||
Miss_cleo Member Username: Miss_cleo Post Number: 353 Registered: 05-2005 |
I voted at 7:30 am, number 159. I voted in a quaint old township hall, ala Little House on the Prarie | ||
Bratt Member Username: Bratt Post Number: 430 Registered: 01-2004 |
Voted at 8am and was number #82 | ||
Jtw Member Username: Jtw Post Number: 100 Registered: 06-2005 |
here in farmington i was #85 at around 8 am despite there not being much of a line. | ||
Steelworker Member Username: Steelworker Post Number: 784 Registered: 02-2004 |
i was 121 at 10:30 in ferndale. Im creeped out at the optical scan machines, after seen HBO documentary about diebold voting system. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 1452 Registered: 06-2004 |
The optical scan machines aren't the problem - there's a paper trail with them. Some places in other states have touch screen laptops that don't produce any type of paper trail or status receipt to balance against. I like the optical scanners. | ||
Steelworker Member Username: Steelworker Post Number: 785 Registered: 02-2004 |
Watch the HBO documentary there is a way to manipulate the optical scan machines. Only way is to actually do a recount with original ballots. But the way they scam it, it wouldnt show any reason to recount its very very scary stuff. | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1028 Registered: 01-2005 |
9:15 am and was #156. It was painless. | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1029 Registered: 01-2005 |
9:15 am and was #156. It was painless. | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 5170 Registered: 02-2004 |
GRANHOLM IS GOING TO WIN!!!!!!YAYYYY | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 32 Registered: 11-2006 |
143 at 11:30 | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 117 Registered: 08-2006 |
#105 at 8:50am (Plymouth Township) | ||
65memories Member Username: 65memories Post Number: 307 Registered: 10-2003 |
Like BVOS, I was pleased to see lines at Bushnell Congregational where I vote...and I too didn't miss not being inundated with pampleteers throwing slates at me. Only two people passing out material at 7:20 a.m. The rain this morning didn't seem to keep voters away. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 900 Registered: 01-2005 |
Interesting. Here in Nevada we have early voting as much as two weeks prior to the election date. Most folks vote in various locations all around the valley. Wife and I voted a week ago Saturday in our rec center; twenty machines and only four people in the room to vote. Election workers aplenty. Election commission sends out large booklets to all voters a month before the election with all the candidates and issues listed inside. On the outside, by your name, is a bar code. You take that booklet to the "early voting" location and it is scanned to allow you to vote. A super, super efficient setup. Sorry Michigan seems to be in the dark ages. | ||
Mikeg Member Username: Mikeg Post Number: 367 Registered: 12-2005 |
I voted #417 at 12:45 PM in my Shelby Twp. precinct. | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1285 Registered: 04-2005 |
#278 in Mundy Twp. Vote reader jammed, they were putting ballots in the lock box. Jammed at about 124 | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 118 Registered: 03-2006 |
I voted #80 at 8:15 am in Rochester Hills. | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 648 Registered: 10-2003 |
There appears to be a great deal of attempted voter fraud by the liberal group ACORN in several states. Anybody seen any of that? | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 283 Registered: 08-2006 |
#22 @ Hazel Park High. 7:20 A. The little old lady poll workers were confused and did not know how to handle the nimrod in front of me who filled his ballot out wrong, causing the machine to reject it. Other then having to wait five minutes until they figured out how to get him off to the side so the rest of us could submit ours, it was good. | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7080 Registered: 10-2003 |
There appears to be a great deal of attempted voter fraud by the liberal group ACORN in several states. Anybody seen any of that? Yes. I witnessed ACORN members snatching completed ballots from elderly voters, voiding the republican candidates with Whiteout, then check the democrat candidates. It was really quite brazen. | ||
Irish_mafia Member Username: Irish_mafia Post Number: 649 Registered: 10-2003 |
Just as I thought! Thanks Jeff...be careful out there! | ||
Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 7081 Registered: 10-2003 |
Don't you worry 'bout me. If any of them ACORN thugs try and snatch MY ballot, I'll be all, "Step back, Mr. Acorn man, or I'll mace your commie ass here and now!" Then I'll mace him whether he steps back or not. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7017 Registered: 12-2003 |
meanie | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1030 Registered: 01-2005 |
I'm a member of Acorn, and yes, Jeff, you're right. We are targeting the elderly voters in the city as well as several young, white, male voters in the suburbs. The elderly are easy...as you said we simply force the ballot from them and do as we wish. The other target group...well...it takes a little more coaxing but you'd be surprised how easy it is once you distract them with pigeons and doves. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 902 Registered: 01-2005 |
WTF is 'Acorn'?????? | ||
Wash_man Member Username: Wash_man Post Number: 171 Registered: 05-2006 |
http://www.acorn.org/ | ||
Ptero Member Username: Ptero Post Number: 56 Registered: 12-2005 |
At 12:45 I was #220 in my Shelby Twp precinct. vote early, vote often... | ||
Quinn Member Username: Quinn Post Number: 1031 Registered: 01-2005 |
Oh wow...acorn actually exists. Oh, I mean of course it exists! | ||
Spacemonkey Member Username: Spacemonkey Post Number: 119 Registered: 03-2006 |
http://www.acornhole.org | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3253 Registered: 10-2003 |
No. 371 at 4 PM in old Farmington. I did my part. All you Republicans be sure to remember that it is your turn to vote tomorrow. Don't forget. Call me if you need a ride. Regarding the side jack on this thread... Mohammed Ali gave nicknames to his opponents. My favorite was the one he gave to the bald Ernie Shavers - the Acorn. | ||
Kilgore_south Member Username: Kilgore_south Post Number: 201 Registered: 05-2005 |
I voted absentee cuz I'm on the road today. I wonder if they even count those things... Right-wingnuts bitch about ACORN every election and it always turns out to be nothing. They're just pissed because ACORN is registering poor black/hispanic folks and getting them out to vote. | ||
Island Member Username: Island Post Number: 24 Registered: 01-2005 |
My son (18) submitted his Voter Registration Card application , along with a friend who did the same, at a Secretary of State table set up at Wayne State 2 days before the deadline."Register To Vote Here For 2006 Election" the sign said. Got his card in the mail, went to our precinct, and neither he nor his friend were on their registration list & was told he "must have registered too late". A nice volunteer told him to come back in 2 years. Another volunteer said "there's nothing we can do, we're just volunteers." No wonder he joined SDS. How many other students got screwed by this Sec.St. process/scam? A few less Green Party votes tonight for WSU Governors... | ||
Reetz12 Member Username: Reetz12 Post Number: 97 Registered: 09-2005 |
I just got my sticker - #431 Eastside of Detroit - placed was packed and still people in line. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 7020 Registered: 12-2003 |
I was number 470 at my precinct at 4:00. Took an hour standing in line...but ran into a woman I went to high school with, so the time went in a flash. (at least for me) | ||
Jiminnm Member Username: Jiminnm Post Number: 1113 Registered: 02-2005 |
Here in NM we also have early voting. Report this a.m. was that absentee and early voting was about 25% of registered voters. Depending on the turnout, that could be half of all voters. My wife and I voted absentee this year. | ||
Johnnny5 Member Username: Johnnny5 Post Number: 392 Registered: 06-2005 |
I was at the poll by 7:30 only to be turned away by the 45 minute wait. Went back after work at 6 PM and waited for about 55 minutes. I did see 2 individuals who were refused a ballot, but in the end they were both found to be at the incorrect district. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1095 Registered: 12-2004 |
I was 350 at 3:30 p.m. in Hamtown! No problems there. | ||
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 86 Registered: 10-2006 |
We had a 55% turnout in our precinct, and that is BEFORE absentee ballots were cast. I have never seen anything like it before. Who ever heard of 80% voter turnout on a supposedly off-year? I guess we are not as "apathetic" as the media would have us believe. | ||
Hagglerock Member Username: Hagglerock Post Number: 337 Registered: 03-2005 |
Absentee for me as well. Island, that is a terrible thing that happened to your son. I don't sympathize, but can understand why people get frustrated when it comes to voting. I on the other hand I have to give credit to my county clerk, she was able to express mail me a ballot here in Florida, after I had fell behind the power curve in registering for one. |
