Comments on: I Voted Today

By: Margaret

Margaret — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:50:38 +0000

Thanks for posting your ballot paper – that was very informative for us here in Australia following the election results on-line today. In Oz the ballot papers look very different, and we can’t propose initiatives for law reform on the ballot over here either.

By: US Presidential ballot paper « MikeFitz with overflow bit set…

US Presidential ballot paper « MikeFitz with overflow bit set… — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:10:14 +0000

[...] Drucker, cast his vote in the US Presidential election on Friday. I was interested to see an image of the actual ballot paper on his blog. I never knew there were so many other candidates for president besides McCain [...]

By: David Drucker

David Drucker — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:30:15 +0000

Pam was a Kucinich fan, too. I know what you mean about it not going to happen in your lifetime (or any of our lifetimes, for that matter).

I think there’s something wrong when 2 (or more) states like MA and FL can have the vast majority of their candidates, from either party, running unopposed. It just doesn’t serve anybody when there is so much power with no viable opposing point of view.

That said, if the Democrats do lose the presidency this time, it really is time to get rid of them and get a real opposition party. Otherwise, it’s just an illusion of choice.

By: West End Bob

West End Bob — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:01:12 +0000

My ballot was mailed back to Florida about two weeks ago now. You’re right, it was a rather odd feeling filling it out up here. Unlike Massachusetts, however, our part of Florida is primarily repuglican candidates running unopposed. I, too gave the vote to “the man the rest of the world wants” although my actual choice was Kucinich.

That’s not going to happen in my lifetime, however . . . .

By: David Drucker

David Drucker — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:53:53 +0000

Thanks Mike and Heather -

I actually wondered if it was ‘OK’ to post the ballot, but as far as I know there’s no law against doing that. It was convenient that I had a separate duplicate to scan because I was able to scan it after I had mailed the others off to Massachusetts.

Looking forward to voting in a Canadian election some day, no matter how small and simple the ballots are.