# America, go vote. **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 8, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053 "2016-11-08T09:08:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/1 "2016-11-08T09:08:47Z")
If there’s one thing you should do to day, it’s vote if you’ve not already done so. I’m not American so I can’t tell you who to vote for, but I’ll respect your decision whichever way. I can’t say that I’ll like one of those choices, but I’ll respect it. Go vote. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/2 "2016-11-08T09:59:03Z")
I agree. Many voters have already voted, but some are still undecided. If you’re one of those, make up your mind and go vote, already. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/3 "2016-11-08T10:16:25Z")
People have died fighting to win the franchise. It’s that important. Don’t be a dick. Vote. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/4 "2016-11-08T13:03:48Z")
I voted, I VOTED! Got to the polls 45 minutes before they opened, I was first in line and eventually had nice chats with other early-out-of-bed citizens. By the time I left, the line had 44 people in it. Never has it been that long for a presidential election(I’ve voted at the same location the past 16 years). This I’m dubbing as a good sign for a very high voter turnout %. 🙂 They LOVED my “Make The Scary Republican Go Away” T-shirt. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/5 "2016-11-08T13:33:29Z")
Let’s see…the woman who will do her level best to improve the country, or the baboon who will do his level best to drive it into the ground in serving his own ego. I dunno, I’m not sure… ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/6 "2016-11-08T14:59:10Z")
> [@quiltguy](#): > > They LOVED my “Make The Scary Republican Go Away” T-shirt. 😃 Did you wear a coat or something over it? ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/7 "2016-11-08T15:07:00Z")
Heading out shortly. I’ll be curious to see just where on the list of the number of voters I fall. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/8 "2016-11-08T15:21:53Z")
I have to be at work an hour before the polls open here. Then again, I get off work in the middle of the afternoon, so there shouldn’t be too big of a crowd at the polling place. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/9 "2016-11-08T15:42:05Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Did you wear a coat or something over it? Good point – they mentioned how you can’t wear pins or shirts, etc., inside. I hadn’t remembered that part. I almost didn’t go because I wasn’t registered, but finally just had to and it feels good. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/10 "2016-11-08T15:49:35Z")
Got my vote in, not that the votes my wife and I cast for Hillary will make a damn bit of difference here in Wyoming. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/11 "2016-11-08T15:49:43Z")
No, I will not vote today. I refuse. It would be crime, since I voted a week ago. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/12 "2016-11-08T15:51:58Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I almost didn’t go because I wasn’t registered, but finally just had to and it feels good. That brings up a question I have: My daughter (19y.o.) failed to register to vote despite my nagging, but still wants to vote. Is she SOL or can she register at the polling place? We’re in CA. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/13 "2016-11-08T15:55:57Z")
> [@Jumpbass](#): > > That brings up a question I have: My daughter (19y.o.) failed to register to vote despite my nagging, but still wants to vote. Is she SOL or can she register at the polling place? We’re in CA. I think she is SOL ☹ > **[Online Voter Registration | California Secretary of State](https://registertovote.ca.gov/)** > > California Online Voter Registration website. Register to vote online, save a stamp! Registration Deadline The deadline to register or re-register to vote for any election is 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time **on the 15th calendar day before that election**. If you submit an application after this time, your application will still be processed for future elections. **bolding mine** > **[Same Day Voter Registration](https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/same-day-voter-registration)** > > Search our table and map providing information on same-day registration (SDR) legislation and polices in each state. 1. California’s same-day registration will take effect on January 1 of the year following the year in which the Secretary of State certifies that the state has a statewide voter registration database complies with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. This will take effect in January 2017. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/14 "2016-11-08T15:56:40Z")
> [@Quartz](#): > > but I’ll respect your decision whichever way. I won’t. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/15 "2016-11-08T16:07:52Z")
Voted here in Alabama. Crowded but only took about 5 minutes to get my ballot. Lots of uncontested races and Amendments to the Alabama Constitution, and when I left about 9:15am the machines were registering about 900 voters, with a steady stream still coming in. Voted Clinton, of course, not that it will make much difference in Ali-Bama. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/16 "2016-11-08T16:31:35Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > I have to be at work an hour before the polls open here. Then again, I get off work in the middle of the afternoon, so there shouldn’t be too big of a crowd at the polling place. I wouldn’t bet on it. For the first time since I’ve been here I had to stand in line and wait and this was at 10:30ish. I have a feeling that in many places turn-out is going to be massive. ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/17 "2016-11-08T16:34:21Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > I think she is SOL ☹ > > [http://registertovote.ca.gov/](http://registertovote.ca.gov/) > > Registration Deadline > > The deadline to register or re-register to vote for any election is 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Time **on the 15th calendar day before that election**. If you submit an application after this time, your application will still be processed for future elections. **bolding mine** > > [http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/same-day-registration.aspx](http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/same-day-registration.aspx) > > 1. California’s same-day registration will take effect on January 1 of the year following the year in which the Secretary of State certifies that the state has a statewide voter registration database complies with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002. This will take effect in January 2017. Thanks **gigi**. That’s what I thought. I did the usual Googling to find out, but all for naught. She planned on voting for Hillary, but CA will go that way anyway. I’ll crank up the nag machine for the next round. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/18 "2016-11-08T16:39:23Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Good point – they mentioned how you can’t wear pins or shirts, etc., inside. I hadn’t remembered that part. > > I almost didn’t go because I wasn’t registered, but finally just had to and it feels good. Your location says New Hampshire, if that’s true, your vote is very important. Good for you **gigi**!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/19 "2016-11-08T16:40:40Z")
Voted this morning before work. God bless America! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053/20 "2016-11-08T17:26:16Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > Your location says New Hampshire, if that’s true, your vote is very important. Good for you **gigi**!! 🙂 🙂 Yep, live free or die, baby. I was 75% determined to go and then that lovable nerd Chris Hardwick told me to vote, goddamn it, on @midnight so I was convinced. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-go-vote/771053.md?page=2)