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Post by rabbit on Oct 27, 2024 19:37:15 GMT -5
With the big USA election coming I was wondering how many have already sent in their votes yet. Went to vote early in person a few weeks ago. There was a decent amount of people in line with me including several first time young voters which is pretty neat. Maybe the school levy for my district will actually pass this time with more younger people voting.
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Post by Quill on Oct 27, 2024 20:02:36 GMT -5
I voted a couple weeks ago
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 27, 2024 21:39:24 GMT -5
usually we go on election day, but we might go early this time since we are leaving for a two week trip the day after and will probably be busy packing and getting the house ready.
need to research our local politics, there’s some school board stuff and local props going on.
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Post by rabbit on Oct 28, 2024 12:22:59 GMT -5
canadianness goes brrr who's in it? hmm I wonder who…🤔 Wish the news would talk about it more maybe I would know. |
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Post by Sand on Oct 28, 2024 12:24:17 GMT -5
Sent in my absentee ballot over a week ago, it seems like it'll get to the US on time.
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Post by Ṣanɗypaw™ on Oct 28, 2024 12:52:26 GMT -5
I just filled out my ballot and sent it in yesterday. Last evening I just realized "holy crap the election is actually getting close" so I just filled everything out ASAP. There's no local elections in my district this year so it was pretty fast. I just moved ~7 hours away to college but I'm still voting in my home county so it'll take a couple days to get mailed LOL. I forgot about that and had to do it immediately.
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Post by rabbit on Oct 28, 2024 12:53:22 GMT -5
For anyone interested in watching election results, in Ohio, the most important ones to be watching from a nationwide perspective, besides the obvious presidential one (which isn’t really that important since Ohio isn’t even a toss-up/battleground state this year…) is the senate race and if the redistricting amendment (issue 1) to prevent gerrymandering will pass.
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Post by brooksie on Oct 28, 2024 19:30:04 GMT -5
was gonna vote in person but feeling lazy so sending my ballot in tomorrow. they have trackers so ill make sure it makes it in and if not ill go on election day and explain the sitch. for anybody curious, yes i wrote in firestar
florida so mostly concerned w amendment 3 and 4. lets legalize that kush babeyyy
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Post by 🍄🎶✨Brambleheart✨🎶🍄 on Oct 28, 2024 19:42:31 GMT -5
I voted on Saturday when visiting my dad!
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Post by Tealraven on Oct 28, 2024 23:21:00 GMT -5
My state doesn’t do in-person voting but I prefer to drop my ballot directly in the box outside city hall a few days to a week in advance just to ensure it's collected in time. A number of ballots were recently swiped from mailboxes and I just don’t want to take that chance.
Still need to fill it out tho. Not that it matters, but the illusion of choice is nice lol. Last time every state measure I voted against passed, the only one I voted yes on failed, and none of my chosen candidates got elected. I know my vote won’t change anything, but I like to think of it as a protest vote. Hopefully it still sends a message to the state legislature and reminds them that people outside of Portland and Salem exist.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 28, 2024 23:39:46 GMT -5
My state doesn’t do in-person voting but I prefer to drop my ballot directly in the box outside city hall on Election Day. A number of ballots were recently swiped from mailboxes and I just don’t want to take that chance. Still need to fill it out tho. Not that it matters, but the illusion of choice is nice lol. Last time every state measure I voted against passed, the only one I voted yes on failed, and none of my chosen candidates got elected. I know my vote won’t change anything, but I like to think of it as a protest vote. Hopefully it still sends a message to the state legislature and reminds them that people outside of Portland and Salem exist. today i learned there are states that don’t allow in person voting??? |
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Post by Lizard 🦎 on Oct 29, 2024 0:11:44 GMT -5
so wish i could vote, but my sister will get to vote this year, and i'm very excited for her
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Post by Tealraven on Oct 29, 2024 10:28:17 GMT -5
My state doesn’t do in-person voting but I prefer to drop my ballot directly in the box outside city hall a few days to a week in advance just to ensure it's collected in time. A number of ballots were recently swiped from mailboxes and I just don’t want to take that chance. today i learned there are states that don’t allow in person voting??? idk about other states but oregon has used an entirely vote-by-mail system for over 20 years. we return our ballots by mail or at any official drop box across the state. drive up, drop it through the slot, done. there are no physical locations for voting |
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Oct 29, 2024 11:46:46 GMT -5
today i learned there are states that don’t allow in person voting??? idk about other states but oregon has used an entirely vote-by-mail system for over 20 years. we return our ballots by mail or at any official drop box across the state. drive up, drop it through the slot, done. there are no physical locations for voting as someone who works in law and has to mail stuff to/from gov entities a lot via USPS and knows 40% of it get mysteriously lost and never delivered, this makes me so anxious |
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Post by rabbit on Nov 2, 2024 11:48:01 GMT -5
Only a few days left now and we can all say good riddance to all the transphobic political ads. Certain candidates seem to be out to make trans people the boogeyman in many statewide elections this year (e.g. Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas). The dehumanization is pretty ridiculous and disgusting.
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Post by Featherstar on Nov 2, 2024 20:27:09 GMT -5
Just voted today after waiting in a line for like 30 mins.
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Post by *Ɗαɾƙρσσℓ* on Nov 2, 2024 23:11:44 GMT -5
gonna vote day of, was thinking about going early but didn't do all my research in time. plus this is my first time voting so i kinda want the whole election day experience lol
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Post by Pixie on Nov 3, 2024 12:16:26 GMT -5
Voted for the first time ever on Saturday! And then went to a monster truck show. Had never felt more American.
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Post by xєяσ єємαι zσηтαησѕ ♬ on Nov 4, 2024 20:13:44 GMT -5
I'm going tomorrow. This is the first year I've been registered to vote in the state I live in (I've voted via absentee ballot in the general and midterm elections since 2016) so I want to have the experience of going in person on the actual day. Not to mention the fact that I never received a mail-in ballot despite the fact that my state automatically sends them to all registered voters. (I moved recently, that's probably why).
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Post by Quill on Nov 5, 2024 7:08:42 GMT -5
Only a few days left now and we can all say good riddance to all the transphobic political ads. Certain candidates seem to be out to make trans people the boogeyman in many statewide elections this year (e.g. Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas). The dehumanization is pretty ridiculous and disgusting. I saw an ad that was saying we shouldn’t allow trans men in women’s restroom . . . they can’t even be transphobic correctly smh. No but for real, it’s incredibly stressful to hear them as a trans person |
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Post by rabbit on Nov 5, 2024 12:12:47 GMT -5
Only a few days left now and we can all say good riddance to all the transphobic political ads. Certain candidates seem to be out to make trans people the boogeyman in many statewide elections this year (e.g. Ohio, Wisconsin, Texas). The dehumanization is pretty ridiculous and disgusting. I saw an ad that was saying we shouldn’t allow trans men in women’s restroom . . . they can’t even be transphobic correctly smh. No but for real, it’s incredibly stressful to hear them as a trans person I’m sorry you have to experience them. The ads are all so ridiculous I like to make fun of them. I think I’ve seen a similar ad about a woman crying fearfully about trans students using bathrooms at schools. It’s like get over it you snowflake of a woman, being of scared of literal children. |
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Post by tumblepaw on Nov 5, 2024 12:55:28 GMT -5
I saw an ad that was saying we shouldn’t allow trans men in women’s restroom . . . they can’t even be transphobic correctly smh. No but for real, it’s incredibly stressful to hear them as a trans person I’m sorry you have to experience them. The ads are all so ridiculous I like to make fun of them. I think I’ve seen a similar ad about a woman crying fearfully about trans students using bathrooms at schools. It’s like get over it you snowflake of a woman, being of scared of literal children. The thing I don’t get is how people even know if some random woman or man is trans. If someone is dressed like a woman, I just assume they are and leave it at that. They don’t have to prove it to use the woman’s room. But I also don’t have an issue with guys going in there to assist a loved one or women bringing in their sons due to age or disability. Idiots who want these laws ignore that these anti-trans laws also impact these people. |
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Post by rabbit on Nov 5, 2024 13:49:47 GMT -5
I’m sorry you have to experience them. The ads are all so ridiculous I like to make fun of them. I think I’ve seen a similar ad about a woman crying fearfully about trans students using bathrooms at schools. It’s like get over it you snowflake of a woman, being of scared of literal children. The thing I don’t get is how people even know if some random woman or man is trans. If someone is dressed like a woman, I just assume they are and leave it at that. They don’t have to prove it to use the woman’s room. But I also don’t have an issue with guys going in there to assist a loved one or women bringing in their sons due to age or disability. Idiots who want these laws ignore that these anti-trans laws also impact these people. Good points. Politicians are just trying to take advantage of fear and ignorance of what a lot of their voter base doesn’t understand (transgender people for example). They are a party of fear mongering but that is more of my personal opinion. I’m cis but I can look pretty androgynous sometimes. People have mistakenly called me the wrong gender before. Then there’s people that think they can identify all trans people with 100% accuracy. lol |
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Post by rabbit on Nov 6, 2024 12:02:34 GMT -5
Whelp I am disappointed in my state. Looks like Ohioans hate democracy and love running elections on maps that have been declared unconstitutional for years. Issue 1 has failed, gerrymandering shall continue...
On the bright side, the school levy for my district actually passed this year. F yeah education.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Nov 6, 2024 15:14:11 GMT -5
I’m uh 16 and obviously not allowed to vote but I’m sooo happy for my peers that the ballot question number 2 in Massachusetts has made it so that we do not have to pass the MCAS in 10th grade to graduate. Some people cant pass the test no matter how hard they try, whether it’s because they don’t know English well or have a disability. As a current 10th grader in Massachusetts, this is awesome. what is the MCAS? |
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Post by 🎄ᦓρ꠸ᥴꫀᠻꪖꪀᧁ🎅 on Nov 6, 2024 15:24:22 GMT -5
I’m uh 16 and obviously not allowed to vote but I’m sooo happy for my peers that the ballot question number 2 in Massachusetts has made it so that we do not have to pass the MCAS in 10th grade to graduate. Some people cant pass the test no matter how hard they try, whether it’s because they don’t know English well or have a disability. As a current 10th grader in Massachusetts, this is awesome. what is the MCAS? Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. State testing. Students 3rd grade through 10th grade take it at the end of every school year in math and ELA (and science in 5th, 8th, and 10th). It’s mostly to test the teachers and state, not the students. Although you used to have to pass it in 10th grade in order to graduate high school. |
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Post by thewinterblaze on Nov 6, 2024 18:16:55 GMT -5
looks like ol don took the victory this year. democracy doesn't die in darkness, it dies when uneducated hicks go out and cast ballots for a convicted felon with dozens of sexual assault accusations supported by neo-nazi organizations and white supremacy groups. **** this country.
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Post by *Ɗαɾƙρσσℓ* on Nov 6, 2024 23:39:39 GMT -5
well that sure was one of the elections of all time :|
i really wish third party candidates were like a viable option in this country.
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