Locked, Cocked and Ready to Rock the Boat by Rocking the Vote
I don't recall if I said it here or just on Twitter but I'll be live-blogging the election tonight until long after the polls close here on the east coast. Obviously, I can't cover all the elections, especially since all 435 House seats are up for grabs but I'll be closely following the important ones and those of special interest to me (Rick Scott, Nathan Deal, Bill Corbett, Paul LaPage and Scott Walker getting pink slips are very much on my wish list, as well as Mitch McConnell's race against KY Secretary of State Alison Grimes and, perhaps the most closely-watched contest, Wendy Davis against TX AG Greg Abbott.).
So stay tuned to this bat channel as my next post in a few hours will be very frequently updated as the precincts weigh in.
posted by jurassicpork @ Tuesday, November 04, 2014
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I didn't vote this year. Normally I would by absentee ballot. But when I got mine in September, it was mostly blank. The only race in which I was allowed to vote was House Rep.
Knowing that this year is also a governor's election in New York, I called my local board of elections by long distance and asked why that race wasn't on my ballot.
After being transferred several times, I finally got someone to talk to me. He was courteous and explained that since I'd indicated on my last absentee ballot questionnaire that I'd be outside the U.S. indefinitely, I could only vote for Federal candidates.
I didn't agree with that explanation, but I thanked the employee. He was only the messenger.
Then I wrote to my House Rep asking what she could do about it. She (or her assistant) wrote back saying that I should contact my state senator or assemblyperson - two people I don't have the right to vote for this year.
That sounds like a copout.
I voted for my House Rep two years ago when she first ran. Her record seems okay.
But I won't be voting for her or anyone else this year.
I already know who's going to win.
Her name is the only one on the ballot.
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