I just voted earlier this evening (as did my son), under the new Early Voting procedure here in Connecticut. Interestingly, they had the whole shebang set up with the optical scanners and everything, just like they do on election day. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. for two full weeks before the election, with extended hours two days (including today).
They also still have the traditional absentee voting, in which you can vote in person any time the Town Clerk’s office is open, or by mail. This requires you to seal your ballot into two envelopes. As noted, you can either do this in person or by mail, and it started on October 2nd.
It wasn’t a difficult decision, as I consider anyone still in the Republican Party in 2026 to be a member of the cult. Seriously, I wouldn’t vote for a Republican for dog catcher these days.
Hang on now. Is this GOP dog catcher going to only get rid of the criminal dogs? With the proper warrants? Without smoke bombs? You know, as promised in the campaign rallies?
Running unopposed here, on the R line. So was my state assembly. I just left those lines blank. Everybody else had a D opponent. I kept up my lifetime record of splitting the ticket, though, by voting for state comptroller on the Working Families line. In NY candidates can run on more than one party line; the votes from each line are added together and count for their total vote. The Democrats on my ballot were also on the Working Families line; the Republicans were also on the Conservative line.
Went to the nearest early voting site at lunchtime today because the county website was showing a wait of 10 minutes or less. Correct: I left home at 12:45 and was walking back to my car from the voting site at 1pm. Three cars turned into the parking lot ahead of me, but when I went in there was only one person ahead of me in line!
A couple of the many, many signs at the precise prescribed distance from the polling place doors weren’t for a candidate or referendum, they were an exhortation to “Vote against Medicare-For-All candidates.” I’m guessing it’s a GOP thing while avoiding writing “GOP” or “Republican,” which would remind voters of the orange-faced toupee’d elephant in the room.
A federal appeals court rejected the Justice Department’s emergency bid to set aside mail ballots tied to more than 20,000 California voters the Trump administration suspects are noncitizens.
Why it matters: The 2–1 ruling leaves California’s election procedures intact just days before the midterms, with the judges citing doubts about the DOJ’s voter list and the risk of disenfranchising eligible voters.
The ruling is a major setback for a DOJ that has doubled down on unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in the Golden State.
What they’re saying: The majority cited the lower court’s finding that the DOJ’s process for identifying suspected noncitizens was “not credible,” undermining its claims.
weren’t for a candidate or referendum, they were an exhortation to “Vote against Medicare-For-All candidates.” I’m guessing it’s a GOP thing while avoiding writing “GOP” or “Republican,” which would remind voters of the orange-faced toupee’d elephant in the room. 