# Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618 "2020-11-03T05:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 100
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1983 "2020-11-05T01:43:26Z")
Oh - and one more point maybe they didn’t allow for Georgia going blue ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1984 "2020-11-05T01:43:38Z")
From your lips to God’s ears! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1985 "2020-11-05T01:44:08Z")
I wonder what the chances it’s blue are now. ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1986 "2020-11-05T01:46:26Z")
When I started filling out mine, I used a fine tip sharpie. Then I freaked and turned it over to see that my marks had bled through. Luckily the two circles I colored in didn’t have any text or circles behind them or I could imagine it could make my marks look unclear on the reverse side. I wonder if that could be a thing? I immediately switched to a ball point pen. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1987 "2020-11-05T01:49:32Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > On my Facebook I’m friends with a woman from Texas who is also part latino and she voted Trump. Why? Biden said he will sign laws that will require any womens athletics programs to accept any man who identifies as a woman. She hates this idea as do most female athletes and she happens to do womens roller derby. When and where did Biden supposedly say this?. ---
**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 5, 2020, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1988 "2020-11-05T01:52:51Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > I don’t think Democrats have anyone that can compete on the same basis. Obama himself would not have done any better than Biden did last night. Bill Clinton would not have done any better. Give me a time machine and bring Dwight Eisenhower to the present day from 1950 or Abe Lincoln from 1860 and they would not have done any better. There are simply too many MAGAs that have drank the coolaid. “have _drunk_” That is all. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1989 "2020-11-05T01:54:03Z")
I used a Sharpie. They bleed through, but the ballot was designed so that the bleed is well away from the bubbles on the other side. I still _far_ prefer the old “complete-the-arrow” ballots. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1990 "2020-11-05T01:56:21Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And they just went BACKWARDS - down to 87%. WTF?! Maybe they found some of those votes at the post office? ---
**Author:** ![xanthous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/53a042/32.png) [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1991 "2020-11-05T01:56:25Z")
I wondered if a scanner/reader machine could get confused and spit it out as a reject though. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1992 "2020-11-05T01:57:32Z")
Would assume that anything the scanner rejects has to be cross checked by a human ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1993 "2020-11-05T01:57:56Z")
Repubbie Hubby is now home, so I will need to rely on the Lovely Dopers to keep me abreast of changing situations for now. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1994 "2020-11-05T01:58:46Z")
I doubt it. Any reasonable software would use the alignment markings on the edges of the ballot, and just look at a small area around each bubble. Not saying that it’s impossible, but it would take some really crap software to mess that up. But, stray markings on the sync lines on the edge of the ballot would probably cause it to be rejected. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1995 "2020-11-05T01:59:02Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > Would assume that anything the scanner rejects has to be cross checked by a human Having worked for the Yavapai Recorder’s office, I am able to say that as of 10 years ago, all rejected ballots are double checked by a human. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1996 "2020-11-05T01:59:28Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > I used a Sharpie. They bleed through, but the ballot was designed so that the bleed is well away from the bubbles on the other side. > I still _far_ prefer the old “complete-the-arrow” ballots. Sharpies are well known to be associated with fraud! 😉 [![](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/09/04/ap_19247605526070_wide-056d183828d2ffc3610ac70f1c11804b217941d9-s800-c85.jpg) ](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2019/09/04/ap_19247605526070_wide-056d183828d2ffc3610ac70f1c11804b217941d9-s800-c85.jpg) ---
**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 5, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1997 "2020-11-05T02:00:18Z")
Trump’s lead in ga and pa are melting. James “raging Cajun” was the reason I was able to get a bit of sleep early this am. He sounded really confident. As did joe Biden, and David (Obama’s campaign lead). Looks like it is playing out like they said. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1998 "2020-11-05T02:00:38Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > And they just went BACKWARDS - down to 87%. WTF?! That’s actually good news in PA. The more outstanding votes, the more time for Biden to overcome Trump’s current lead. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1999 "2020-11-05T02:01:56Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Trump’s lead in ga and pa are melting. I’m still freaking out. People are acting like Biden is going to win(even he seems to think so), but how sure are we really that he’ll win PA, GA, or NV? In addition to AZ? My heart can’t take the tease! Please be true! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2000 "2020-11-05T02:02:50Z")
In the article, an official states that using a Sharpie isn’t a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2001 "2020-11-05T02:04:42Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m still freaking out. People are acting like Biden is going to win(even he seems to think so), but how sure are we really that he’ll win PA, GA, or NV? In addition to AZ? > > My heart can’t take the tease! Please be true! Me too… the head says the numbers are there, but I just can’t bring myself to believe it yet. Every time the vote stops in PA (which it has been now for 40+ minutes) I freak out again. AHA! And there it just updated again. Votes in Beaver County take the margin to 192,380. Beaver County, btw, is a Trump+18 county. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2002 "2020-11-05T02:06:41Z")
Last time, it was a total shock. I think cautiously optimistic is okay this time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=99) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=101)