they will allow me to vote absentee in alabama. is that sorta like voting present in the ILL legislature?
--- On Mon, 10/6/08, Kendall D. Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Kendall D. Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Registering to vote
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Monday, October 6, 2008, 2:34 PM
> Kat
>
> Not really, although I do remember being stopped on the
> highway once for
> twenty minutes while a cattle drive went through, and being
> much more amused
> than annoyed... Most voters do register in advance. Even
> with polling
> place registration on election day, the longest line I
> remember seeing in
> the last 15 years was around a dozen people. When there
> are 30 - 35,000
> people in your county, with about 65% of voting age, and
> average turnout of
> around 50% of that, you have 10,500 voters. With 30
> polling places, that's
> an average of 350 voters per polling place. With polls
> open from 7AM to 7
> PM, that's averaging less than 30 voters per hour, with
> about ten "voting
> booths" in every poling place, generally there
> isn't a wait. Of course,
> there are times where demand is higher (7-8 AM, 11:30AM -
> 1:15 PM, 5:15 PM
> to 6:30 PM), but if you stay away from those times,
> it's pretty easy.
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Kathy
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > But I imagine it would speed up the lines if people
> registered in advance,
> > wouldn't it? Or are you Wyoming people an
> uncommonly patient lot?
> >
> > I live in a city with a population of over 300,000
> people, and there are
> > five polling places within a square mile of my flat.
> The one I vote at is
> > not the closest one but it's the one I'm
> assigned to. I'll never forget the
> > time I went to vote after moving and they sent me to
> the right polling place
> > which was 6 miles away - entirely my fault for
> forgetting to register my new
> > address with the Board of Elections. No one is allowed
> to vote who have not
> > registered by the deadline before an election.
> >
> > Fortunately for a normally Type B person who turns
> into Type A when forced
> > to wait in long lines, I am allowed to vote from my
> car because of my
> > disability. One of the few "perks" I'm
> glad for!
> >
> > Kat
> >
> >
> > Kendall D. Corbett wrote:
> >
> >> Anthony, et al.,
> >>
> >> Wyoming permits registration at your polling place
> on election day, with a
> >> verifiable address
> >> (utility bill in your name, driver's license,
> state ID showing that
> >> address,
> >> etc.), but as Kat said,
> >> that may well be due to our relatively low
> population. So, we are
> >> required
> >> to register, but don't
> >> need to do it in advance.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Oct 4, 2008 at 5:53 PM, Kathy
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> Well, the reason for registering is probably
> pretty simple - in those
> >>> states
> >>> with larger populations, it allows the state
> boards of elections to make
> >>> sure
> >>> the people who vote are legit. North Dakota
> with its relatvely small
> >>> populatiokn probably wouldn't have such a
> big need, but I must admit I
> >>> thought every US citizen was required to
> register to vote in a national
> >>> election.
> >>>
> >>> Kat
> >>>
> >>> On Saturday 04 October 2008 18:46:33 Anthony
> Arnold wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Friends,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm sure we covered this in government
> class in high school, but I just
> >>>> don't remember. Why do certain states
> require you to register to vote
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> while
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> others like North Dakota don't? I
> don't understand it especially for
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> people
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> who were born in the us.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Anthony Arnold
> >>>> Remote Troubleshooter for PRC
> >>>> 1-800-262-1984 ext. 494
> >>>> www.anthonyarnold.net
> >>>> Proud Member of Speak Share
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> redundant!)
>
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