# I Voted - Nov 2024 Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [September 30, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280 "2024-09-30T12:27:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/101 "2024-10-11T23:23:20Z")
I finished my research, marked my ballot, and dropped it off in person at my local Supervisor of Election’s office today. I’m anxiously waiting for the notification that it’s been counted. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/102 "2024-10-11T23:40:42Z")
I also filled out my ballot and dropped it in the secure box today. I don’t think my vote will be “counted” until election day, but i hope it will be received and accepted in a couple of days. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/103 "2024-10-11T23:43:03Z")
Oh wow, i just checked and it’s already been accepted! Okay, i guess i voted today. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/104 "2024-10-11T23:54:59Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > My county website says my ballot was received the day after I mailed it but now 9 days later my ballot has not yet been counted. I don’t know the details on how / when mail-in ballots are counted in my county but I’ll be watching. This website might help you > **[Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots in Florida, 2020](https://ballotpedia.org/Processing,_counting,_and_challenging_absentee/mail-in_ballots_in_Florida,_2020)** > > Ballotpedia: The Encyclopedia of American Politics ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/105 "2024-10-12T00:03:47Z")
It’s pointing to 2020, so if the mail-in rules have changed since then you might need to poke around some more. But in 2020, they didn’t start counting ballots until October 12. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/106 "2024-10-12T00:04:54Z")
I put my ballot in the mailbox today. California should notify me within 3 days or so that it’s been received. I voted straight Democratic. I’ll put my I voted sticker on my purse when I know it’s been counted. We’ve had break-ins at a post office or two here in the Sacramento area in the last week or so. They stole mail and laptops. The stolen mail included ballots. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/107 "2024-10-12T00:45:06Z")
Me too—just got the nice email below. If California goes to Harris, it will no doubt be because my vote was the one that tipped the balance. (Hello Dr.Drake, This is a message from the California Secretary of State on behalf of San Diego Registrar of Voters. Your ballot for the November 5, 2024, General Election was received and counted. Thank you for voting!) ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/108 "2024-10-12T00:49:01Z")
I don’t get a notification, i need to go look up the status of my ballot. ---
**Author:** ![LoneRhino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lonerhino/32/1311_2.png) [@LoneRhino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoneRhino)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/109 "2024-10-12T05:33:02Z")
I just finished filling out my ballot and I’ll put it in the mail in the morning. Is Saturday mail pickup still a thing? Since I live in Sacramento so I’m pretty confident that my votes for Kamala, Schiff, and Matsui will just add to their easy victories(In Kamala’s case I mean in CA). The only election with any suspense is the race for mayor of Sacramento. Of course, due to CA primary rules means that it’s a liberal Democrat(who I voted for) running against a moderate Democrat. ---
**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 12, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/110 "2024-10-12T14:22:09Z")
Husband’s ballot finally showed up. He’s pondering some of the amendments, but should be sending it back soon. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/111 "2024-10-12T22:40:32Z")
Voted in person yesterday. This state, Wyoming, is guaranteed to go Republican so I wrote in Bernie Sanders for President and Liz Cheney for Senator. I did some research on the downballot races and made some meaningful choices for school board, state senator and so on. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/112 "2024-10-13T01:14:47Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > so I wrote in Bernie Sanders for President And in so doing you increased trump’s margin of victory in WY. And contributed to the story that he won the national popular vote. Good move. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/113 "2024-10-13T03:26:18Z")
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Electoral College. Your vote for President doesn’t mean shit if the majority of voters in your state go for another candidate. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/114 "2024-10-13T05:54:46Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Your vote for President doesn’t mean shit if the majority of voters in your state go for another Unless you live in Maine or Nebraska, who award EC votes by Congressional Districts. > **[Split Electoral Votes in Maine and Nebraska - 270toWin](https://www.270towin.com/content/split-electoral-votes-maine-and-nebraska/)** > > While most states allocate electoral votes in an all or none manner to the popular vote winner, Maine and Nebraska take a different approach. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/115 "2024-10-13T10:28:22Z")
I voted on Friday at the early voting place. The line was short and it was easy to do. Then I rewarded myself with a trip to the freeze dried candy store for a treat afterwards! ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/116 "2024-10-13T11:30:34Z")
> [@Mr.Duality](#): > > Perhaps you’ve heard of the Electoral College. Your vote for President doesn’t mean shit if the majority of voters in your state go for another candidate. I understand that. It means nothing as to _who wins_ the presidency. But … Every vote is meaningful in the propaganda war about what Americans really prefer. If Harris garnered zero votes in your state and instead Sanders (or some 3rd party candidate) got all of them you can be assured that would be a gigantic propaganda coup for the Fascists. Every pile of sand is just an accumulation of grains. Choosing to put your grain in the pile that helps the national D cause the 2nd-least rather than the most seems to me to be shortsighted when we are in a battle for what constitutes truth and what constitutes the actual preferences of the American public. It sounds fun to stick your middle finger up and stick out your tongue at “The System”. But it’s (microscopically) harmful, not (microscopically) helpful, to the cause you hold dear. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/117 "2024-10-13T12:37:26Z")
My mileage does indeed vary. Your pile of sand and my tilt a a windmill will be a distant memories the week after the election. The bottom line is that I’d rather register a protest vote for a truly righteous person (Bernie) than to vote with vanishingly small impact for just another politician. And Liz Cheney is arguably somewhat evil but would be a much better Senator than the hardcore evil cynical bastard who is the incumbent. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/118 "2024-10-13T13:54:08Z")
My local Supervisor of Election’s web site now says my ballot was received and counted. Mission accomplished. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/119 "2024-10-13T14:34:21Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Every vote is meaningful in the propaganda war about what Americans really prefer. If Harris garnered zero votes in your state and instead Sanders (or some 3rd party candidate) got all of them you can be assured that would be a gigantic propaganda coup for the Fascists. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > we are in a battle for what constitutes truth and what constitutes the actual preferences of the American public. My take also. I don’t waste my vote on symbolic protest write-ins. No one except a couple clerks in the election even see them. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280/120 "2024-10-13T15:44:09Z")
Every election I’ve worked when it’s time to record the write ins, without fail some dumbass will write in Santa or Mickey Mouse or their own name. If the write in is not a verified candidate even if it was a serious choice like Bernie it’s means Jack shit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-voted-nov-2024-edition/1008280.md?page=7)