# All you Californians: Voted? Going to vote? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 7, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113 "2003-10-07T17:45:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/1 "2003-10-07T17:45:37Z")
If you voted, were your polling places crowded? Mine had a line before opening at 7:00 a.m. After I voted and was leaving, there was a line of about 50 people. I wish this many people turned out all the time! ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/2 "2003-10-07T17:51:00Z")
I voted absentee weeks ago. Watch out for those hanging chads! ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/3 "2003-10-07T18:13:25Z")
I checked out my ballot after punching to make sure nothing was hanging, torn, mutilated, spindled or whatever. Just four punches and you’re done; get out and vote, Cali! ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/4 "2003-10-07T18:35:42Z")
I’m going to vote in about three hours. It ticks me off that I have a polling place across the street from where I live, in the same building as my son’s preschool where I drop him off every weekday, and I can’t use it. I just happen to be right across the dividing line for the district, so I have to drive down to the Masonic Temple, where there’s no parking. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/5 "2003-10-07T19:08:23Z")
Voting as soon as I get off work. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/6 "2003-10-07T20:13:26Z")
> [@](#): > > I wish this many people turned out all the time! I heard it was just because there are fewer voting places open this time. Or have I misheard something? Anyway, I already voted. Yay for the Recall, Yay for Schwarzy! ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/7 "2003-10-07T20:30:39Z")
Voted. I live in a small town, and the poll workers said they’d been seeing about 20 people per hour. Almost no one there when I voted. I bet it’ll be tremendiously high turnout though. Twiddle ---
**Author:** ![Eman\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Eman\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eman_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/8 "2003-10-07T20:37:37Z")
Voted. Lots of people (West LA). But that was more cause the Poll workers had some difficulties. It was kinda painful at the time… No worries, I did my duty. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/9 "2003-10-07T21:14:30Z")
Vote early, vote often. Mary Carey for Gov.! ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/10 "2003-10-07T21:17:46Z")
Yup. You can read all the exciting details [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=215862). ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/11 "2003-10-07T21:32:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by \*\*Maureen \*\*\* > Voting as soon as I get off work. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/12 "2003-10-07T21:46:10Z")
Nope, no voting for me today. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/13 "2003-10-07T22:44:26Z")
Went in at lunch time. To my surprise, it wasn’t too busy, but they said it had been a steady trickle all day. Our county had 25% absentee voting, and they’re expecting a large turnout. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/14 "2003-10-07T22:47:07Z")
Voted. Took all of my willpower not to vote for Arnold Schwartzenegger. I was pretty sure he’d make a terrible governor, but my appreciation for the absurd almost overrode that. Even so, I still kinda hope he winds. Kinda. ---
**Author:** ![cadolphin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c37758/32.png) [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/15 "2003-10-07T22:53:15Z")
Going to vote in a little while. I heard they are expecting something like 80% turnout here in Orange County. Can’t find a cite for that tho. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/16 "2003-10-07T23:29:46Z")
> [@](#): > > _Miller says:_ Voted. Took all of my willpower not to vote for Arnold Schwartzenegger. I was pretty sure he’d make a terrible governor, but my appreciation for the absurd almost overrode that. Come On! If you really valued the absurd, there are certainly more ridiculous candidates available to you (though admittedly not more absurd by much). ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/17 "2003-10-07T23:40:20Z")
Voted. I am mad i couldn’t vote for Coleman for the race was too close. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/18 "2003-10-08T00:26:06Z")
I’m with you, Tars. But then, I was really only gonna vote Coleman if he had said, “Whatchu talkin’ 'bout, Davis?” ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/19 "2003-10-08T00:43:25Z")
Voted absentee last week. A friend of mine is one of the minor fringe candidates. I voted for him. If he wasn’t running I would have voted for Flynt. Haj ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113/20 "2003-10-08T01:16:26Z")
My place is across the street, in the elementary school. We have electronic machines, no chads for us. About six people ahead of me. One odd thing - they were checking driver’s licenses. They didn’t at another polling place in the same town. Did anyone check yours? If Arnie does win, and starts listening to Buffett and raises taxes on the rich, I’ll laugh like hell. It could happen. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-californians-voted-going-to-vote/206113.md?page=2)