It’s Election Day! All across the country Americans are voting in local elections, plus statewide races in two states and a handful of vacant seats in the House of Representatives. As an off-year election turnout will be much lower that normal. So did you vote today?
I did. Here in PA we had local (muncipal, county, school board) elections, and some judicial elections.
I voted. I was #200 at my table. The workers seemed impressed that they’d seen 200 voters already by 1 PM.
A lot of people are voting today that I know, and it seems like more than usual. I think the 2008 presidential election really got people thinking about voting!
I am a terrible citizen, but I actually didn’t realize there was an election in my area until the other day and I just didn’t get around to doing the research regarding the issues.
I don’t feel that guilty - I’m in this area for school and won’t be here this time next year.
voted YES for domestic partnership benefits in Washington State.
As far I know there was no election where I live, but there is in the next county over. Anyway I’m out of town.
Yes. We have an important school levy on the ballot, among other things.
I have been voting since 1982 and in that time I have missed only one election for which I was eligible.
I’m not a US citizen, so I’m not eligible. If I were eligible, I’d vote: there are two interesting referenda going to the vote today in Ohio (on casinos and on treatment of farm animals).
I voted yes, even though I haven’t yet. I will in a bit.
Local issues only (town board members, and a new charter proposal), but they’re important too.
I vote in all elections. Dropped by this morning before work.
My election, by the way, was for the City of Santa Barbara only. There was nothing Countywide or Statewide in the running. We voted for mayor and three of the five city council members. There were three or four propositions that were more or less rubber stamps that no one bothered to even submit an “anti” argument for. They were things like adding one person to the Harbor Committee. One proposition that is a little controversial, Measure B, has to do with reducing building heights for new construction in certain areas of down town. For the first time, this is a mail only election. There are no polling places although you can drop off your ballot by hand in a few places around town.
Just local stuff here (mayor, board of aldermen, school board); I voted a couple hours ago and was #142 at my polling place. This was my first time voting in North Carolina (I moved here from Pennsylvania in August).
I don’t think we had an election. I didn’t get anything in the mail; no commercials on TV; no yard signs. So I think I’m okay.
I don’t know of anything here besides the very local. No real mill levies or bond initiatives or things like that that would be more likely to go vote. I’ve got a few more hours and my poll is right next door, so I don’t really have a reason not to vote other than being disinclined to cast a low-information vote.
I voted by mail last week. I haven’t been to a polling place in years.
Just voted. I was #37 at my polling place at around 2:00pm. Not very surprising considering that we’re only voting for school board members and they’re pretty much interchangeable.
I wanted to vote, but I dorm out of state during the week.
Nothing in my county of residence.
I wish you’d split options to say “no, I didn’t vote because nothing major is happening for us this year” and “no, I didn’t vote even though my state is electing a governor or my city is electing a mayor.”
Philly doesn’t have much going on this year, other than a new DA (the incumbent is stepping down after 18 years), which I’d actually kind of forgotten about till a day or two ago, because we’re bombarded by ads for the NJ governor’s race, across the river. I did vote because I was walking right by there when I went to the library and to deposit a couple of checks, but could have slept tonight even if I hadn’t.