DIS Dads DDC XXIII - Where Everyone Knows Your Name! NORM!!!!!

[Twin Dad]

This brings up an interesting point - what are ballots like everyone else's neck of the woods? Here, we are give a large sheet of heavy paper (probably 11"x20" or so) listing all of the races, referendums, ballot initiatives, etc. Next to each candidate is an arrow with a gap in the middle. You take the black marker that is in the voting booth, fill in the gap in the arrow for the person you want to vote for, then take the ballot to machine next to the door, feed it into the slot, and the reader scans the ballot.

Does anyone use touch screens? Punch cards?

Same system you have Barry.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

 

[Twin Dad]

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

Nice James!

 

[cj9200]

I have been reading on line this morning that there are some ballott issues already in Florida that will rival the hanging chad issue in 2000. CJ...can you please show your fellow Floridians how it is done???

It is a mess already. Our Legislature and Governor cut early voting days by about a third. In many instances, lines to early vote were 4-6 hours long. Sunday in Miami-Dade, you could still pick up and fill out an absentee. About 200 people were in line when the Mayor decided to close the elections office. After an hour of people standing outside demanding to be let in to vote, they reopened the doors.

After the paper chad fiasco, they spent a ton of money on touch screen booths. Lasted an election or two and were proved unreliable so they scrapped those. Now we have paper ballot/scanner type. Problem is the ballot is so stuffed with other initiatives that the ballot in some counties is 4-8 pages long.

Waiting until tomorrow to vote so I can't be blamed for the mess. And despite supposed age and infirmity, I can properly fill out a ballot.

 

[cj9200]

I was going to try to be funny about this nemie, but it looks like everyone beat me to it.

Don't want to , but what happened to the Fins yesterday? I was actually rooting for them since the Pats were off.

Too many Dis Dads at the game rooting against them. Created bad JuJu. It was a good game to watch though.

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

Florida would still screw that up somehow.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

James wins the internet today.

 

[declansdad]

Hey Guys, I voted. Snuck across the border, punched out a hanging chad and snuck back with some cheap liquor.

 

[GoHerd1028]

It is a mess already. Our Legislature and Governor cut early voting days by about a third. In many instances, lines to early vote were 4-6 hours long. Sunday in Miami-Dade, you could still pick up and fill out an absentee. About 200 people were in line when the Mayor decided to close the elections office. After an hour of people standing outside demanding to be let in to vote, they reopened the doors.

After the paper chad fiasco, they spent a ton of money on touch screen booths. Lasted an election or two and were proved unreliable so they scrapped those. Now we have paper ballot/scanner type. Problem is the ballot is so stuffed with other initiatives that the ballot in some counties is 4-8 pages long.

Waiting until tomorrow to vote so I can't be blamed for the mess. And despite supposed age and infirmity, I can properly fill out a ballot.

I knew that there was no way a DisDad could be responsible for the mess in Florida! Can you just imagine what all of us are going to face at the polls tomorrow. I bet the lines aqre going to be horrendous! Time to head to the doc and see if I can go back to work tomorrow!!

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Hey Guys, I voted. Snuck across the border, punched out a hanging chad and snuck back with some cheap liquor.

Sometimes I think it might be better if we hit the cheap liquor before voting.

I knew that there was no way a DisDad could be responsible for the mess in Florida! Can you just imagine what all of us are going to face at the polls tomorrow. I bet the lines aqre going to be horrendous! Time to head to the doc and see if I can go back to work tomorrow!!

Waited an hour and a half to vote on Friday afternoon. But I stayed, because I figured it could be over 2 hours on Tuesday - some of which could be out in the cold and rain.

 

[RodBelding]

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

Well played.

Hey Guys, I voted. Snuck across the border, punched out a hanging chad and snuck back with some cheap liquor.

Thanks for voting. Unfortunately, your vote is only worth about 72% of an american citizen's vote.

 

[declansdad]

Sometimes I think it might be better if we hit the cheap liquor before voting.

I think I remember an old Eddie Murphy bit about drinking and voting dureing one of the campaigns when Jesse Jackson was trying to get the nomination.

 

[AirGoofy]

From Disney Commando:
Good news Goofy's sour cherry balls are back.

 

[AirGoofy]

Sometimes I think it might be better if we hit the cheap liquor before voting.
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No matter how drunk you are, there isn't a "none of the above" option.

Hey Guys, I voted. Snuck across the border, punched out a hanging chad and snuck back with some cheap liquor.
:

Did you bribe an election officer with a penguin?

Thanks for voting. Unfortunately, your vote is only worth about 72% of an american citizen's vote.

I was trying to give CJ the benefit of doubt since he is a DIsDad but you guys might be onto something!!!

Why?

Well, he was supposedly making notes about everything he'd started doing for me, so it had better be there. If not, I'll do whatever I can to get a functioning phone this afternoon, and if I'm not satisfied, I'll speak with a manager and/or return at a later day when Rick is working and have a little chat with him.

Or, feed your children a bunch of sugar and send them in to check out the phone while you wait. Suddenly, the store employees want to wait on your. .

We press buttons. Where I live in The Region the motto is "vote early and often" I think DW's grandparents are still on the voter registry and they both passed over 10 years ago.

I was going to try to be funny about this nemie, but it looks like everyone beat me to it. .

It was just too easy. But,I didn't mention any jokes about how much Catholic school girls party ..... Today ..... So far.

Around here we watch the tv and either ryan seacrest or tom bergeron gives us a telephone number to call that corresponds to who we want to vote for. I think there is also a text option (only certain wireless carriers) and an online option.

That's the winner. But, it may be the only way to get people to vote.

 

[declansdad]

Thanks for voting. Unfortunately, your vote is only worth about 72% of an american citizen's vote.

Such an old joke considering the Loonie has been at or above par for a couple of years now. Come on now, you can do better.

 

[declansdad]

Did you bribe an election officer with a penguin?

Nope, used some poutine.

 

[theduck619]

Hey Guys, I voted. Snuck across the border, punched out a hanging chad and snuck back with some cheap liquor.

You wrote Brian's name in didn't you???

 

[mm1971]

Pats actually had a pretty good day yesterday, for having the week off!

Hey Paul. Agreed. Couldn't ask for a much better turnout. What is your schedule for Thursday/Friday? I can shoot down to Beverly (the city...haha) and we can grab lunch. If you have a favorite restaurant, let me know.

 

[cj9200]

I knew that there was no way a DisDad could be responsible for the mess in Florida! Can you just imagine what all of us are going to face at the polls tomorrow. I bet the lines aqre going to be horrendous! Time to head to the doc and see if I can go back to work tomorrow!!

Lines are expected to be much shorter on election day down here. They only had a few places open for early voting and a lot of people wanted to vote early. I will be there no matter how long it takes.

 

[mm1971]

I knew that there was no way a DisDad could be responsible for the mess in Florida! Can you just imagine what all of us are going to face at the polls tomorrow. I bet the lines aqre going to be horrendous! Time to head to the doc and see if I can go back to work tomorrow!!

I live in a town with about 4,000-5,000 voters. We couldn't get a line if we offered free Dole Whips, beer and bacon.

Good luck to the dads that have to contend with crowds.