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| Re: OT: Vote . . . Please! [message #75482 is a reply to message #75481] |
Mon, 06 November 2006 11:02   |
Tony Benson
Messages: 453
Registered: June 2006
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I'm sure they said absentee, but like I said, I wasn't really paying
attention until I heard that comment, then they quit talking about it. :>(
It just struck me wrong, that this would be the case.
Tony
"Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454f7ebf@linux...
>
> Could they have been referring to "provisional ballots" rather than
> absentee ballots?
>
> Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>
>
> Tony Benson wrote:
>> I don't know if it's true, but I heard someone on the radio saying that
>> absentee ballots aren't even counted unless the margin is small enough
>> for them to make a difference. It doesn't sound right to me, but that's
>> what someone said on some radio talk show (don't even remember what show
>> it was).
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454e9689@linux...
>>> Well, you're free to vote or not, and sit around waiting for perfection
>>> to come knocking. Hope that works out OK for you. At least you won't be
>>> voting for someone you think is incompetent.
>>>
>>> I'm with Sarah, definitely not sitting this one out. And since I see no
>>> reason to trust hackable voting machines, I'm voting absentee on a paper
>>> ballot.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>>
>>> John wrote:
>>>> I don't think I've ever been so bored with voting.....at least in my
>>>> lifetime. I won't even bother with it. Penn Gillette is right. It's
>>>> like the Moe, Curly and Larry routine where he holds up 5 fingers and
>>>> says "Pick 2" and then pokes you in the eyes, or like the movie war
>>>> games where the only winning strategy is not to play.
>>>>
>>>> I'm still waiting for a list of the politicians that have a detailed
>>>> plan ready for scrutiny. hmmmmm
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> hehe,
>>>> John
>>>>
>>>> Jamie K wrote:
>>>>> Yep. And vote on a paper ballot if you have the option...
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sarah wrote:
>>>>>> I don't think it's ever been more important to the country . . . at
>>>>>> least not in my lifetime.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Love,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>> www.sarahtonin.com/wayward.htm
>>>>>>
>>
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| Re: OT: Vote . . . Please! [message #75488 is a reply to message #75482] |
Mon, 06 November 2006 13:32 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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For absentee ballots returned on or before election day I do not believe
that is the case.
They are counted with a scanning machine in the county where I vote,
which has its own problems, but is probably less hackable than a touch
screen machine and has the advantage of the original paper ballot for
manual recounting as needed.
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
Tony Benson wrote:
> I'm sure they said absentee, but like I said, I wasn't really paying
> attention until I heard that comment, then they quit talking about it. :>(
> It just struck me wrong, that this would be the case.
>
> Tony
>
>
>
> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454f7ebf@linux...
>> Could they have been referring to "provisional ballots" rather than
>> absentee ballots?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>>
>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>> I don't know if it's true, but I heard someone on the radio saying that
>>> absentee ballots aren't even counted unless the margin is small enough
>>> for them to make a difference. It doesn't sound right to me, but that's
>>> what someone said on some radio talk show (don't even remember what show
>>> it was).
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454e9689@linux...
>>>> Well, you're free to vote or not, and sit around waiting for perfection
>>>> to come knocking. Hope that works out OK for you. At least you won't be
>>>> voting for someone you think is incompetent.
>>>>
>>>> I'm with Sarah, definitely not sitting this one out. And since I see no
>>>> reason to trust hackable voting machines, I'm voting absentee on a paper
>>>> ballot.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Jamie
>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John wrote:
>>>>> I don't think I've ever been so bored with voting.....at least in my
>>>>> lifetime. I won't even bother with it. Penn Gillette is right. It's
>>>>> like the Moe, Curly and Larry routine where he holds up 5 fingers and
>>>>> says "Pick 2" and then pokes you in the eyes, or like the movie war
>>>>> games where the only winning strategy is not to play.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm still waiting for a list of the politicians that have a detailed
>>>>> plan ready for scrutiny. hmmmmm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> hehe,
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> Jamie K wrote:
>>>>>> Yep. And vote on a paper ballot if you have the option...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sarah wrote:
>>>>>>> I don't think it's ever been more important to the country . . . at
>>>>>>> least not in my lifetime.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Love,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>>> www.sarahtonin.com/wayward.htm
>>>>>>>
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| Re: OT: Vote . . . Please! [message #75489 is a reply to message #75488] |
Mon, 06 November 2006 13:54 |
Tony Benson
Messages: 453
Registered: June 2006
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I did some checking and it looks like that was bogus info from the radio. At
least the federal absentee web site seems to indicate that absentee ballots
will be counted.
Tony
"Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454fa7be@linux...
>
> For absentee ballots returned on or before election day I do not believe
> that is the case.
>
> They are counted with a scanning machine in the county where I vote, which
> has its own problems, but is probably less hackable than a touch screen
> machine and has the advantage of the original paper ballot for manual
> recounting as needed.
>
> Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>
> Tony Benson wrote:
>> I'm sure they said absentee, but like I said, I wasn't really paying
>> attention until I heard that comment, then they quit talking about it.
>> :>( It just struck me wrong, that this would be the case.
>>
>> Tony
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454f7ebf@linux...
>>> Could they have been referring to "provisional ballots" rather than
>>> absentee ballots?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>>> I don't know if it's true, but I heard someone on the radio saying that
>>>> absentee ballots aren't even counted unless the margin is small enough
>>>> for them to make a difference. It doesn't sound right to me, but that's
>>>> what someone said on some radio talk show (don't even remember what
>>>> show it was).
>>>>
>>>> Tony
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:454e9689@linux...
>>>>> Well, you're free to vote or not, and sit around waiting for
>>>>> perfection to come knocking. Hope that works out OK for you. At least
>>>>> you won't be voting for someone you think is incompetent.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm with Sarah, definitely not sitting this one out. And since I see
>>>>> no reason to trust hackable voting machines, I'm voting absentee on a
>>>>> paper ballot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> John wrote:
>>>>>> I don't think I've ever been so bored with voting.....at least in my
>>>>>> lifetime. I won't even bother with it. Penn Gillette is right.
>>>>>> It's like the Moe, Curly and Larry routine where he holds up 5
>>>>>> fingers and says "Pick 2" and then pokes you in the eyes, or like
>>>>>> the movie war games where the only winning strategy is not to play.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm still waiting for a list of the politicians that have a detailed
>>>>>> plan ready for scrutiny. hmmmmm
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> hehe,
>>>>>> John
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jamie K wrote:
>>>>>>> Yep. And vote on a paper ballot if you have the option...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sarah wrote:
>>>>>>>> I don't think it's ever been more important to the country . . . at
>>>>>>>> least not in my lifetime.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Love,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>>>> www.sarahtonin.com/wayward.htm
>>>>>>>>
>>
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| Re: OT: Vote . . . Please! [message #75493 is a reply to message #75489] |
Mon, 06 November 2006 14:19 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115
Registered: July 2006
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Bogus info from a RADIO TALK SHOW?!?
I must say I'm shocked, what IS this world coming to? ;^)
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
Tony Benson wrote:
> I did some checking and it looks like that was bogus info from the radio. At
> least the federal absentee web site seems to indicate that absentee ballots
> will be counted.
>
> Tony
>
>
> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454fa7be@linux...
>> For absentee ballots returned on or before election day I do not believe
>> that is the case.
>>
>> They are counted with a scanning machine in the county where I vote, which
>> has its own problems, but is probably less hackable than a touch screen
>> machine and has the advantage of the original paper ballot for manual
>> recounting as needed.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>> I'm sure they said absentee, but like I said, I wasn't really paying
>>> attention until I heard that comment, then they quit talking about it.
>>> :>( It just struck me wrong, that this would be the case.
>>>
>>> Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message news:454f7ebf@linux...
>>>> Could they have been referring to "provisional ballots" rather than
>>>> absentee ballots?
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Jamie
>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tony Benson wrote:
>>>>> I don't know if it's true, but I heard someone on the radio saying that
>>>>> absentee ballots aren't even counted unless the margin is small enough
>>>>> for them to make a difference. It doesn't sound right to me, but that's
>>>>> what someone said on some radio talk show (don't even remember what
>>>>> show it was).
>>>>>
>>>>> Tony
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Jamie K" <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:454e9689@linux...
>>>>>> Well, you're free to vote or not, and sit around waiting for
>>>>>> perfection to come knocking. Hope that works out OK for you. At least
>>>>>> you won't be voting for someone you think is incompetent.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm with Sarah, definitely not sitting this one out. And since I see
>>>>>> no reason to trust hackable voting machines, I'm voting absentee on a
>>>>>> paper ballot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John wrote:
>>>>>>> I don't think I've ever been so bored with voting.....at least in my
>>>>>>> lifetime. I won't even bother with it. Penn Gillette is right.
>>>>>>> It's like the Moe, Curly and Larry routine where he holds up 5
>>>>>>> fingers and says "Pick 2" and then pokes you in the eyes, or like
>>>>>>> the movie war games where the only winning strategy is not to play.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm still waiting for a list of the politicians that have a detailed
>>>>>>> plan ready for scrutiny. hmmmmm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> hehe,
>>>>>>> John
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jamie K wrote:
>>>>>>>> Yep. And vote on a paper ballot if you have the option...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sarah wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I don't think it's ever been more important to the country . . . at
>>>>>>>>> least not in my lifetime.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Love,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>>>>> www.sarahtonin.com/wayward.htm
>>>>>>>>>
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