Comments | bretterriffic: i approve this message.

bretterriffic

i approve this message.

Oct 05, 2006 22:22

as you are all my friends i know you are active, well-informed citizens. so i say this so you can pass the good word on to your friends and family who may not be 'in the know:' the last day to register to vote in november's mid-term election is next tuesday, october 10what's that? you say you have a friend who doesn't know if he's registered to ( Read more... )

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abinormal October 6 2006, 03:15:17 UTC

Dude I just got done perusing candidate information. Great minds and all that I guess. I registered when I got my new license so I'm good to go, but good message.

I'm REALLY excited to vote this year. I suppose that happens when you detest one candidate with the fiery intensity of a thousand red-hot suns. Happy voting.

bretterriffic October 6 2006, 16:53:37 UTC

hatred of the opponent and spite are really overlooked as plausible reasons to cast a vote.

abinormal October 6 2006, 17:02:00 UTC

Hah. Nah, I actually really like voting anyway, but it does help me get a bit more fired up. :)

What sucks though, is that I can't seem to find much information about the people running for the local spots, like state reps. I guess they figure everyone just votes down partisan lines and doesn't actually care about what the candidates are saying.

bretterriffic October 6 2006, 17:20:13 UTC

i know. i found a link to a voter's guide, but a bunch of the candidates didn't supply any information, so i didn't think it would be helpful.

your county might have had a better turn out than mine. you can take a look: http://www.michiganfamily.org/votersguide.htm

cricketpe October 6 2006, 06:38:35 UTC

What if one is registered in a city where they no longer live? Does you who is so much more informed than I am in voter stuff know what the last day is to try and get an absentee ballot?

bretterriffic October 6 2006, 16:48:48 UTC

you need to make your request by the saturday before the election -- plenty of time.

this link gives you the rules and whatnot -- http://www.michigan.gov/sos/1,1607,7-127-1633_8716_8728-21037--,00.html

the application for an absentee ballot and the address to send it are all there in seperate links.

descieux October 6 2006, 14:25:07 UTC

i sent away for my absentee ballot this week! :)

bretterriffic October 6 2006, 16:51:24 UTC

good. you're a step ahead of patty.

i'm excited because this will be the first real election where i'll vote in person -- primaries don't count.

lexicos October 7 2006, 05:24:46 UTC

I got my absentee ballot in the mail yesterday. Thank you, my busy-body parents!