# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ferd\_Burfel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ferd\_Burfel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferd_Burfel)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/81 "2012-10-28T20:35:53Z")
Downstate Illinoisan here. I voted yesterday at my county courthouse. And I got a sticker! Early voters get to use the cool high tech electronic voting machines. So, yeah, I can safely ignore all the election ads now. ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/82 "2012-10-28T20:57:10Z")
I voted yesterday. I was out and about on my bicycle when I stopped at the polling location. Wearing my [skeleton jersey](http://www.montonbike.com/product.php?action=4169). So all those rumors you have heard about dead people voting…that was just me. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/83 "2012-10-28T23:03:24Z")
Voted today in Texas, so when Obama loses the state it’s not my fault. I swung by the polling station at opening time (noon); saw a line of at least 200 people, so kept going. Came back around 4:15 and there was no line at all; about 5 other voters in the place. Voting was by electronic device. Ballot had the national tickets, one US Senator and Rep, a couple state reps, candidates for the Texas Railroad Commission (which despite the name mainly deals with oil and gas), and what seemed like a couple dozen county judgeships and commissioners. For the latter, almost every single one was a Republican running unopposed; maybe two Libertarians and one Dem in the bunch. I voted Green for the RRC candidates, just to shake things up a bit. The polling place was giving out “I voted” stickers. ---
**Author:** ![tonyfop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/85f322/32.png) [@tonyfop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonyfop)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/84 "2012-10-28T23:38:42Z")
Voted today in Maryland. Stood in the drizzle from Hurricane Sandy for about an hour with Mrs. Fop and Mini-Fop, who is 11. Brought him to show what an important process it was. I know I cancelled out the wife’s vote for Prez, but I split my vote on some of lesser races. I can honestly say I voted ®, (D), and (I). I also voted to uphold the state’s Gay Marraige law. It is my opinion that the DoMA will be declared unconstitutional, since it violates the Equal Protection clause, no matter who is sitting on the bench. ---
**Author:** ![mkecane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/85 "2012-10-28T23:41:27Z")
I mailed in my absentee ballot Thursday night. I didn’t want to wait in line either before or after work on Election Day, and wasn’t sure I’d have time to get to the city hall during the week. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/86 "2012-10-29T15:34:48Z")
I voted today, and brought my daughter along with me. It’s her twenty-first birthday and first time voting. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/87 "2012-11-01T19:32:14Z")
I just got back from voting, in Summit Co., Ohio. There was a line out the door. We waited outside about 40 minutes. When we got inside, it was about another 20 minutes before we actually got our ballots and started filling them out. Next time, I’m mailing it in. Dress warm, people! ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/88 "2012-11-01T19:36:55Z")
Just turned in my ballot at the registrar’s office, which was doing a brisk business. I was amused to see an inflatable Uncle Sam and Golden Bear in the lobby pointing the way towards the drop-off spot. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/89 "2012-11-01T20:59:20Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > Just curious: how many people out there have already cast your votes. If you have, where do you live? > > I’m in Oregon, got my ballot yesterday, filled it out, and turned it in today. > > I’m done. Us too. Turned it in at the local library instead of mailing it, just to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/47e85d/32.png) [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/90 "2012-11-01T21:45:03Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Us too. Turned it in at the local library instead of mailing it, just to make sure. I agree. I like to drop it into the little, locked, box myself. It makes me feel more important. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233/91 "2012-11-01T22:31:51Z")
> [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](#): > > I agree. I like to drop it into the little, locked, box myself. It makes me feel more important. Or at least less paranoid. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-already-voted/638233.md?page=4)