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Vote for your preferred candidate(s) for U.S. President

Donald Trump (R)
0 (0%)
Joe Biden (D)
3 (60%)
Jo Jorgensen (L)
2 (40%)
Howie Hawkins (G)
0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 5

Voting closed: November 03, 2020, 02:48:43 PM

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #255 on: October 03, 2020, 01:18:28 AM »
Biden being negative today doesn’t mean much. Looks like most of the White House cluster got it Saturday and tested positive yesterday and today. Biden (and others at the debate) would have gotten it Tuesday so we’d expect folks to start testing positive Sunday or Monday.

And of course sometimes people don’t see symptoms or test positive for a good week or almost two so we won’t be sure for awhile.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #256 on: October 07, 2020, 09:10:14 PM »
So looks like Biden probably didn't get it... but a whole bunch of people in and around the White House did. :(

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #257 on: October 19, 2020, 10:42:13 AM »
Observation: Texas is limiting ballot drops to one per county.  Here in Sacramento county there are over 50 with my unincorporated town having 3 and two of them are in grocery stores.  Heck, even the CA GOP is getting in with some illegally placed drop boxes.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #258 on: October 19, 2020, 12:51:54 PM »
I sent mine through the mail last month and it recently updated to being received (dated a couple weeks ago). I was worried for a little bit but glad it made it.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #259 on: October 19, 2020, 02:15:42 PM »
I just got my ballet today - I'll be driving mine directly to the board of elections building.  The board of elections in my county has been losing their mind because the printing company has been behind.  The news report included a photo of the flag pole outside their office which is flying a Trump flag.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #260 on: October 19, 2020, 06:20:44 PM »
> The news report included a photo of the flag pole outside their office which is flying a Trump flag.
The election office or the printing company?  Cause both are terrifying but one is completely wrong.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #261 on: October 19, 2020, 09:29:31 PM »
So this morning I made a donation to a campaign and have received no less than 4 emails asking for more.  FFS that doesn't encourage me to donate more or donate in the future.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #262 on: October 20, 2020, 08:18:26 AM »
> The news report included a photo of the flag pole outside their office which is flying a Trump flag.
The election office or the printing company?  Cause both are terrifying but one is completely wrong.
The printing company.  Yes, both are terrifying.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #263 on: October 20, 2020, 02:32:15 PM »
My city had their stuff together and it was really quick to get through the line.
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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #264 on: October 20, 2020, 02:37:07 PM »
I dropped off our ballots this morning at the elections board.  There were a LOT of people there for a Tuesday morning, in the rain, at 10AM.  Lots of people there to vote and a line just to do the drive-through dropoff.  I didn't get a sticker though :(

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #265 on: October 20, 2020, 03:47:47 PM »
The state ballot included the sticker and I've heard some of the drop off points have additional ones.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #266 on: October 20, 2020, 06:23:29 PM »
Just curious, what is everyone's motivation for voting early? other than its seems to be the thing to do this year?  Is it really COVID related? I assume by now we're all used to going out in public and wearing masks and washing hands etc.  I don't really see voting as any more risky then going to the grocery store.

(i'm not anti-early-voting or trying to argue here...but I feel like its just as easy for me to stop by my polling place on election day, if not easier, than the whole mail in option)  :dunno:
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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #267 on: October 20, 2020, 06:58:04 PM »
I'm still voting on election day.

But I think that the motivation for most people is covid related
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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #268 on: October 20, 2020, 07:09:17 PM »
Pretty much every year I drop my ballot off on the day.  That is mostly laziness / conflicting demands on time though.  We'll see if it holds this year or not.  I really like the idea that once I'm done filling it out I can just take it to a drop box.  I'm certainly not going to mail it in.

I don't really see voting as any more risky then going to the grocery store.

Well, in some areas there have been 2-3+ hour waits.  So, I would say that is more risky than going to the grocery store just due to how long you are around other people.  Also, not everyone is going to get the time off on the day so early voting helps them.

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Re: Election 2020
« Reply #269 on: October 20, 2020, 07:20:11 PM »
I didn't feel like risking a ridiculously long line on election day in possibly inclement weather. My polling place used to literally be at the end of my street so it was easy to time the line by just looking outside. They moved it a few more blocks away recently so it's not as easy to see when it's busy. This year was the quickest and easiest I've ever voted and yet I still got to talk to more of the helpers. And it dumped 7" of snow today. I think I'll probably do early in-person voting from now on.
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