# Did you vote in the US national election? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 7, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125 "2000-11-07T15:49:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/41 "2000-11-07T23:06:56Z")
I voted this morning a little before 0800. There’s a law (at least in California) that says employees can have up to two hours off in order to vote. So I got into work an hour late. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/42 "2000-11-07T23:14:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > > –I can’t believe that in the year 2000, we still vote in elementary school gymnasia and church basements. So much for the information age. > > –I also can’t believe that there were only 3 voting booths there. > > –Staffing the voting places with housewives and retirees is a surefire way to get excellent service. > > –The school I voted in was a “Math & Science Focus School.” I’m glad they left off “grammar,” since the sign announcing the 4th grade bake sale read, “Proceeds goes toward the class trip to Jamestown.” > > –And speaking of grammar, the official-looking sign hanging up near the polling place informed us, "Voters Must ‘Show I.D.’ . . . " I assume they meant that voters really did need to show I.D. Damn, I hate inappropriate quote marks. > > … > > Oh, and FTR, I threw my vote away big-time. Worse than many, in fact. Well, it can never beat the sign that said Move-ing Sale where there was barely any room for the ‘E’. And maybe the quotes were there because you don’t actually need to show ID in Virginia. They’ll make you sign a letter. OK that was a reach, but hey this is Virginia! It took me forty minutes to make it through the ‘M-Z’ line. The folks in the ‘A-L’ were in and out in fifteen. ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/43 "2000-11-07T23:25:39Z")
Oh, I forgot to mention: Well in DC, (last I heard) they still use the paper forms put into the ballot boxes. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2000, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/44 "2000-11-07T23:30:45Z")
I’m proud to report that I just returned from my local polling location, and I have fulfilled my civic duty. And what a joy it was. My polling place was a coffee shop with two booths. There was one other voter there when I arrived. I was in and out in 10 minutes. It was beautiful. For exit poll purposes: I voted for Gore, but I voted Green Party for state senate. ---
**Author:** ![jessicala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jessicala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jessicala)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/45 "2000-11-08T00:54:41Z")
I voted on my way to work this morning. I think I got there around 8:45, walked in and there was no line for my precinct. In fact, the person checking off names for my precinct was asleep. I guess my neighbors must be late risers. Here’s a neat site: [http://www.dnet.org](http://www.dnet.org) You can enter your zip code and see all the races and ballot measures that will be on your ballot. Too bad I didn’t find it until after I had voted. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/46 "2000-11-08T01:32:12Z")
i was number 337 at my polling station. unreal. ---
**Author:** ![yamo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e19b73/32.png) [@yamo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yamo1)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/47 "2000-11-08T01:49:59Z")
Went at 1pm…heavy turnout(ME). ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/48 "2000-11-08T01:57:30Z")
I voted. My sister voted. My mother voted. Several people at work voted. I don’t know about anyone else. There was only one other voter at the polling place when I got there, about a half dozen or so when I left. I went right after work. ---
**Author:** ![Gnarly\_Narly\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/858c86/32.png) [@Gnarly\_Narly\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gnarly_Narly_Dude)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/49 "2000-11-08T02:08:04Z")
I voted, and I studied every bond and proposition on the ballot. Then I vote no on all the jerks running unopposed. What’s with that? At least we had no dead guys on the ballot this year :rolleyes: like last time. ---
**Author:** ![Jekeira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@Jekeira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jekeira)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2000, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125/50 "2000-11-08T02:13:41Z")
I’m in Oregon, where all voting is by mail. I voted two weeks ago. (Pretty good system, by the way – we had 60 percent voter turnout yesterday, and it’s estimated that it’ll be closer to 85 by the time the polls close tonight.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-vote-in-the-us-national-election/40125.md?page=2)