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Starman Ghost · Post by **Starman Ghost** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:13 am

Do You? I did today(Canada). When is the american election coming?

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 1:20 am

It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.

darkbenny · Post by **darkbenny** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 2:49 am

I also voted. My current riding usually votes along the same lines, so my vote was likely irrelevant but it had to be cast none the less.

Johan_H · Post by **Johan_H** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:37 am

Deathlike2 wrote:It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.

Why is it a Tuesday? Wouldn't a day when most people don't go to work make more sense?

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:11 am

Johan_H wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.
Why is it a Tuesday? Wouldn't a day when most people don't go to work make more sense?

Hell if I know. It's been that way since... 1948.

Not that you can't stop in on your way to work, or after you come home, depending on when you work. Or sign on for early voting in most states.
And a lot of people don't work standard monday-friday 9-5 jobs.
Personally, I'd mandate that election day was a national holiday, and no business was allowed to occur. Sucks if you didn't get gas monday.

...
I'd also mandate that for labor day, but that's another story.
Fuckin' labor day sales. The holiday's meant to HONOR laborers, not generate more work for them.

And it's not the second tuesday. It's the tuesday following the first monday. So it's USUALLY the first tuesday, but if the month starts ona tuesday, it's the second tuesday.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:11 pm

Johan_H wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.
Why is it a Tuesday? Wouldn't a day when most people don't go to work make more sense?

Who knows... a federal holiday would make sense instead, but I doubt that would increase voter turnout in this day and age where the right to vote isn't taken seriously enough by many.

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:14 pm

well, these days it IS a 24/7 society where people have to work nights, weekends, and holidays so...

that being said, Ohio is the first state this year (afaik) to offer early voting.

Post by **badinsults** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:34 am

I voted Green (as I have the past few elections) and volunteered to be a scrutineer. Voter turnout was low (59%) which contributed to the Liberals losing seats.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:18 am

Deathlike2 wrote:
Johan_H wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.
Why is it a Tuesday? Wouldn't a day when most people don't go to work make more sense?
Who knows... a federal holiday would make sense instead, but I doubt that would increase voter turnout in this day and age where the right to vote isn't taken seriously enough by many.

Federal holiday doesn't mean much in the US.

Government and bank employees get the day off, but it's business as usual for everyone else.

Gay, yes?

Post by **badinsults** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:24 am

In Canada, the elections act allows you 3 paid hours to go out and vote. Considering it only takes a few minutes to vote, it is ample (personally, I went to vote after work, and it only took a minute or two).

PHoNyMiKe · Post by **PHoNyMiKe** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:15 am

in america, americans can get the absentee ballot. that means they send a piece of paper to your house and you sign it, then let the postman pick it up while you shove another double cheeseburger down your throat in your lazy boy. it's a little better than voting machines that use 16 bit signed numbers instead of unsigned, thus causing more votes for a certain candidate.

and for those who can't make decisions without a famous face you'll never never meet telling you, then don't vote asshole.

Post by **grinvader** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:22 pm

I vote for rubber chicken

with a pulley in the middle

casualsax3 · Post by **casualsax3** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:10 pm

Deathlike2 wrote:It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.

It's actually the Tuesday following the first Monday in the month. If November 1st were a Tuesday, then you would be correct and it would end up as the 2nd Tuesday.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:36 pm

Here in Mexico, in ballots, other than the candidates, there is a blank spot to write down who do you want to vote if none of the candidates are of your preference.

I saw "Batman", "Superman", "Goku" and "Me".

Last federal election I chose to work during the elections counting votes and taking care of the procedure, I got 500 pesos for that.

Deathlike2 · Post by **Deathlike2** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 8:38 pm

casualsax3 wrote:
Deathlike2 wrote:It's always the 2nd Tuesday of November.
It's actually the Tuesday following the first Monday in the month. If November 1st were a Tuesday, then you would be correct and it would end up as the 2nd Tuesday.

It shows you how much I care.

funkyass · Post by **funkyass** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 9:05 pm

So, for those that want to know, its Nov 4 this year.

Gonzo · Post by **Gonzo** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:31 am

Starman Ghost wrote:Do You? I did today(Canada).

I voted last November (Australia), and I won, hooray.

neoblaze · Post by **neoblaze** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 5:46 pm

I vote for pagefault!

whicker · Post by **whicker** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 9:06 pm

badinsults wrote:In Canada, the elections act allows you 3 paid hours to go out and vote. Considering it only takes a few minutes to vote, it is ample (personally, I went to vote after work, and it only took a minute or two).

I have not seen a workplace in the US, where if one actually asked at least a day ahead of time, that they would be refused to be allowed to leave and vote.

Unpaid, and make up the time later? Probably. But not an outright refusal.

Post by **badinsults** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 12:40 am

whicker wrote:
badinsults wrote:In Canada, the elections act allows you 3 paid hours to go out and vote. Considering it only takes a few minutes to vote, it is ample (personally, I went to vote after work, and it only took a minute or two).
I have not seen a workplace in the US, where if one actually asked at least a day ahead of time, that they would be refused to be allowed to leave and vote.

Unpaid, and make up the time later? Probably. But not an outright refusal.

Shows how important elections are. :p

I am pretty amazed that the US elections law allows this to happen.

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