# Have you already voted? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [October 19, 2012, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233 "2012-10-19T15:50:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/21 "2012-10-20T21:34:03Z")
Just sent in my ballot. Take that Republicans! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/22 "2012-10-20T21:39:20Z")
I live in Illinois, but I canā€™t vote early since I donā€™t have Illinois ID yet. I will vote on Election Day at the senior center next to my apartment building. If I had Illinois ID, Iā€™d vote this week. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/23 "2012-10-20T22:15:30Z")
I just voted in Colorado. I was surprised by all the socialist candidates for President. Youā€™ve got the Socialist USA Party, Socialist Workers, Socialism and Liberation, and Socialist Equality. You have to wonder why Obama runs as a Democrat when there are all these other options available to him. ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/24 "2012-10-20T22:19:33Z")
Just filled out my NY absentee ballot. It was ridiculously easy to get, for fellow New Yorkers who have issues with election day. Though I really will be absent. Was going to fly back on Tuesday (and would have mailed my ballot anyway) but I believe FAA regulations prohibit endless pacing during the flight, so we delayed our return until Wednesday. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/25 "2012-10-20T22:24:20Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I do the permanent absentee thing in California, so they always mail me my ballot. I voted last week, the very same evening I received my ballot. Same here, except Iā€™ll vote this weekend. > [@](#): > > I enjoy voting. I like to pretend it actually matters. Same here! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/26 "2012-10-20T23:30:26Z")
Went through the hassle (pretty minor 'cause I could do it via email) of re-registering to vote. Got my absentee/expat ballot. Mailed it in last week. I havenā€™t bothered for the last 8 years since I left the States, but this time it may matter. NH might be a swing state. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/27 "2012-10-21T01:27:50Z")
I tried to get an absentee ballot in Texas so I could vote, applied for it very early and verified with my county clerk that they received the application. Unfortunately it didnā€™t get mailed in time and Iā€™m out at sea until well past election day. Oh well, there arenā€™t any close elections in Texas this year anyway but Iā€™m kind of sad I donā€™t get to vote against Ted Cruz. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/28 "2012-10-21T01:41:20Z")
I vote on voting day and thatā€™s when I vote! Kids these days. Probably open their presents on Christmas Eve, too! šŸ˜› ---
**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:** [October 21, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/29 "2012-10-21T01:51:53Z")
I voted. Got my ballot in the mail last Saturday, filled it in and mailed it Thursday. I live in Arizona. Iā€™m a blue voter in a red state. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/30 "2012-10-21T01:58:08Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I like to pretend it actually matters. Dude, put down the crack pipe. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/31 "2012-10-21T02:04:27Z")
No early voting in PA. Right now my current worry is that theyā€™ve recently redrawn districts because of the census, and Iā€™m not sure which district Iā€™m in anymore. I \*think \*Iā€™ve been ā€œmovedā€ from 15 to 6, but the information Iā€™m finding online is a bit confusing. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/32 "2012-10-21T02:05:15Z")
Bangkok, Thailand. Received my ballot by e-mail last month, but printing out the security envelope proved tricky, so my voter registrar ended up mailing me some. Mailed my ballot back on October 1. Go, Obama! ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/33 "2012-10-21T02:16:48Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > I do the permanent absentee thing in California, so they always mail me my ballot. . . Me, too. Sounds like thereā€™s a lot of it going around. > [@RandMcnally](#): > > . . . I voted last week, the very same evening I received my ballot. . . I wasnā€™t that quick. Mine got mailed out a few days ago. Itā€™s the first time I wasnā€™t late enough that I had to turn it in at the polls, though. So Iā€™m getting better. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/34 "2012-10-21T02:19:57Z")
I just voted but havenā€™t sent my ballot in yet. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/35 "2012-10-21T02:29:39Z")
I voted more than a week ago. In my county we have ā€œno faultā€\* permanent vote-by-mail status for those who wish it, and it makes the process quite effortless and seamless. While Iā€™m perfectly capable and wouldnā€™t mind going to the polling place to vote in person, I do like the fact that Iā€™m able to vote as soon as Iā€™ve made up my mind, instead of having to wait. \*Meaning you donā€™t have to present any sort of justification. On the other hand, they get back at us wrt jury duty, where itā€™s very difficult to get excusedā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/36 "2012-10-21T04:17:42Z")
Mine arrived in the mail today, and I just got back from putting it in the dropbox outside the elections office. Now that we have all-mail voting, I submit it as soon as possible because once my name is checked off the list, the mailings and phone calls tend to stop. (The county I live in was the last one in the SoW to go all-mail, and I do kinda miss the ritual of Election Day. But a lot of the magic [for want of a better word] was lost when stuffing a piece of paper into the maw of an electronic thingy replaced the satisfying click/click/click/ka-CHUNK that represented the ā€œsound of democracyā€ ā€” there was something about it that seemed to say, ā€œI **voted** , dammit!ā€) ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/37 "2012-10-21T04:19:26Z")
Another Oregon voter who is done and will drop it in the mail Monday. No taking off work to get to a polling place on election day, no exit polls, no voter ID issues, no voting machines, hanging chads, standing in line, none of the other issues regarding the voting process that are endlessly chattered about. Plenty of time to research if I want more information. And all done from the comfort of my own home. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/38 "2012-10-21T04:29:49Z")
Minnesota doesnā€™t have early voting and absentee voting requires an excuse thatā€™s stronger than ā€œI hate lines.ā€ ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/39 "2012-10-21T06:54:54Z")
I havenā€™t yet, but this thread reminded me to file for my absentee ballot. I waited too close last time. And it really is the easiest way to voteā€“I can look up what the local candidates stand for online. ---
**Author:** ![CatherineZeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/40 "2012-10-21T19:06:31Z")
I mailed my ballot in last Wednesday. I live in New York now but Iā€™m registered to vote in Virginia. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233.md?page=3)