Bag of Randomness

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Bag of Random Voting Thoughts

  • I just got back from voting, it took about 20 minutes waiting in line and all, but when I drove by earlier today, the wait looked closer to 45 minutes.
  • For some reason I took my daughter with me, just thought it was important.
  • I saw a 102-year-old-woman vote today.  Her ballot had to brought out to her car .  Random thought, she could have spoken to my daughter and truthfully say “I’m a century older than you.”
  • We vote at a church, and they do such a good job of providing water for those waiting outside and providing cookies and other sugary snacks.
  • As a child I remember my father driving my grandmother to vote and when they got back I would ask her who she voted for.  Everytime, she answered, “I voted for you, sweetie.”  If you are mentally playing that voice in your head, be sure to use a voice that had over 60-years of smoking to go with it.
  • I told one of the voting volunteers or precinct people or whatever you call them, “Thanks you for your service.”  You should have seen the smile on the guy’s face, he then stuck out his hand and shook mine firmly.
  • I decided to kick it old school and went with a paper ballot.
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CNN’s Electoral Bat Signal

(CNN) – New Yorkers looking to see who’s winning the White House on election night just need to look up… to the Empire State Building.

As CNN projects winners in each state, the iconic beacon of Gotham will be exclusively displaying the race to 270 electoral votes with a vertical LED illuminated “meter” on its spire—blue for President Obama, and red for former Governor Romney.

And when CNN projects a winner in the presidential election, the full spire and upper floors change colors to either red or blue.

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Taking a picture of your ballot may be illegal

I admit it, I’m guilty, at least back in 2008, and hopefully the statute of limitations has expired.  But since I haven’t voted as of yet, I’m in the clear for this year.  Anywho, here’s an article that talks about the legality of taking a photo of how you voted and it references this chart below.

 

State Does State Law Expressly Prohibit All Recording Inside the Polling Place?
* see below		 Written Official Statement on Photos/Filming Exists
** see below, or click on your state name for more info		 Photos or Filming of Own Marked Ballot Prohibited
*** see below
Alabama No X
Alaska No X
Arizona No X X
Arkansas No ? see below
California No X see below X
Colorado No X X
Connecticut No ? see below
Delaware ? see below
District of Columbia No ? see below
Florida Yes X X
Georgia ? see below X
Hawaii No ? see below
Idaho No ? see below
Illinois No X
Indiana No see below X
Iowa No X see below X
Kansas No X ? see below
Kentucky Yes see below (1) X ? see below (2)
Louisiana No X X
Maine No see below
Maryland No ? see below
Massachusetts No X see below X
Michigan No X X
Minnesota No X see below (1) X see below (2)
Mississippi No X see below X
Missouri No X see below X
Montana No X
Nebraska No X see below X
Nevada Yes X
New Hampshire No X see below
New Jersey No X see below X
New Mexico No X see below X
New York No X
North Carolina Yes see below X
North Dakota No X see below
Ohio No X see below (1) ? see below (2)
Oklahoma No X
Oregon No X
Pennsylvania No X see below
Rhode Island No
South Carolina No X X
South Dakota No X
Tennessee No
Texas Yes X see below
Utah No X see below
Vermont No X
Virginia No X X
Washington No X
West Virginia Yes see below X
Wisconsin No X X
Wyoming No

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