Ditto on all of the above for me, voting in North Tarrant County today. I still think Texas going blue this year is a pipe dream, but I’d be thrilled to be wrong. I wish there weren’t so many Republicans running unopposed in the local races.
I didn’t have to wait at all and was in and out in less than 10 minutes. Same type of machine that El Kabong describes. All digital with no paper printout.
Went into North Dekalb County, GA, and voted the fuck for Hillary. Voted Democrat where I thought it might matter (see ya Johnny Isaakson), and Libertarian where I wasn’t sure. (Our dogcatcher had better be fiscally conservative and respect my civil rights, yo)
Dropped off my ballot at a drop box this morning. The big races in my mind were:
President: Clinton
I-732 (Carbon Tax): Yes
Prop-1 (Expanded Light Rail): Yes
We also have Governor and Senator on the ballot this cycle, but neither of them are close.
ETA: this was in Seattle, WA, fwiw…
Do you have an early voting option in your state? I’m not expecting any lulls on E-Day.
Voted today in CA. By mail. We’re 99.9% certain to go for HRC according to 538, so doesn’t really matter on the presidential issue.
I hope the anti-death penalty initiative passes, but I’m afraid people don’t understand how things work with the competing initiative. You have to remember to vote against the initiative promising to streamline the DP process since if they both pass, the one with the most votes prevails.
Jumped on the Early Voting bandwagon, here in central MD, today… voted Clinton/Kaine.
Voted by mail today in Illinois.
Clinton, Duckworth, Quigley for the federal offices.
Voted for 2 Republicans for the first time in a long time. They were votes against the ethically challenged Kim Foxx for Cook County State Attorney and against ethically challenged Dorothy A Brown for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
I voted no on the stupid transportation amendment.
Another Puget Sound area voter here, just sent my ballot in this morning.
Pretty much a straight Democratic ticket for me, although I make it a point to read at least a little about every candidate rather than just picking whoever has “prefers Democratic Party” next to their name. Progressive Voters Guide is one of the sites I looked at this year. I appreciate that they briefly explain each of their endorsements (from a Progressive perspective that I generally agree with) rather than just listing them as some organizations do.
I voted for one Republican, Duane Davidson for State Treasurer, in a race where no Democrat made it out of the primary. Progressive Voters Guide helped me make up my mind here.
I went against their recommendation on I-732, though – I voted for it. This was a tricky one for me; normally I’d be in favor of a carbon tax, but I was a bit put off by the fact that some organizations that I normally agree with oppose it. But the main concerns seem to be (1) It might not be as revenue neutral as it claims (i.e., it might be more revenue negative), and (2) it doesn’t direct money to funding renewables. Regarding (1), I’ve seen analyses that go both ways, which was perhaps inevitable given the amount of uncertainty in this sort of revenue projection. Regarding (2), “the perfect is the enemy of the good”, as my mom likes to say. “It helps the environment, but not enough” is ultimately not a very persuasive argument for me. This is one article I read which helped convince me.
I’m also aware that there’s an alternative, more aggressive plan being pursued by The Aliance for Jobs and Clean Energy, but I-732 was the only plan on climate change that anyone was able to put on my ballot this year. I’m not going to vote against it on the basis of a promise that I’ll have something better in a couple of years. Vox details the history of the fight between the two climate plans, which I find equal parts fascinating and depressing.
Just got my ballot in the mail today.
Oh shit, is there an election coming up???
My son has already voted by absentee from his dorm.
(I am SO PROUD of HIM!!!)
I know what I’ll vote. I know who I want for the most part.
There are a couple locals who may or may not have ‘family affiliations’ with local construction company mobsters, so I won’t vote for them.
My wife teases that she knows who to vote for “if she has time to vote”. Yeah, I know… leave the fucking Future of America down to some selfish pork-barrel demands you have of me.
( I may say “yes dear”, but it’s seven very different letters I Feel, so help me Og…)
My wife and walked up to the town hall and voted on Saturday. Good sized crowd there, but only a 15 minute wait. Voted no on all the ballot questions. Except for the presidential race there was only one candidate opposing the incumbents and he was designated as from the Pirate Party.
Voted straight democratic ticket in California last week. I’m so glad this election is almost over
I didn’t actually drop my ballot into the mailbox until the 21st. Today I saw on the online tool that my ballot was received, signature checked, ballot opened and ballot scanned, finishing yesterday.
I assume they’ll be moving faster than that with ballots that are sent in later, so that they are all counted by the time the regular ballots are counted.
I realize you’ve already voted, but if it makes you feel better about your vote, Sightline looked into the revenue neutrality question, and concluded that “to the digit that anyone can accurately forecast, the tax swap is revenue-neutral.”
I was also somewhat baffled by the opposition to 732 by some environment organizations that I had favorable opinions of, but as I looked more into it, I simply lost confidence in those organizations. I think any green donations I make going forward are going to be focused on organizations that supported the initiative.
Have you seen the Vox piece on it? In short, this is the reason left-wing liberals lose elections. :smack:
Done and mailed this morning. Jeez CA ballots are a chore to wade through. Between the horde of state ballot measures and 18 billion local races ( some with ranked choice ) + local ballot measures it came to 4 long pages, front and back. Feels a bit like doing taxes, assuming you try to research everything/body.
I voted in NC yesterday. All D’s except for the nonpartisan school board election where I just picked four random names.
Choices I’m especially proud of:
*Clinton/Kaine – I put my “I Voted!” sticker on my Woman Card.
*Cooper for Governor – up yours, McCrory.
*Ross for Senate – up yours, Richard Burr.
*I also got to vote for the judge who denied custody to my roommate’s crazy ex-girlfriend who Munchausen-by-Proxied her youngest son. Usually I don’t vote for people running unopposed, but she deserved it.
Three more here in my household. Maybe we can cover the state in a sea of blue.
I know, I know. “Yeah right!” 
All done.
MAGA all the way baby! Gonna be an uphill climb.
Fingers crossed.
Voted early last week to do my part in busting the glass presidential ceiling. Skipped marking anything for those unopposed, except for a guy I went to high school with who is just now dipping his toes into the state senate after years in congress. And I’ll repeat what I’ve been saying… I’ll be so glad when this is over and the new insanity starts.
Yes, I did, and I completely agree with your assessment.