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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne week out. What is your vote status?
State: CA
Status: VBM 10/07/24
Most important local elections: San Francisco Mayor, California Props 33 and 36.
Prediction for POTUS national result: Uncertain. Could go either way
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Status: VBM
We voted by mail
In person early vote. Me, DH, two sons and GF of one of them. 5 votes for Harris/Walz
MiHale
(10,933 posts)Shrek
(4,188 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,528 posts)I took the day off work, so I don't care how long the lines are. I love the election day buzz!
tavernier
(13,296 posts)Ill be there in December to help sell the Christmas trees.
DeepWinter
(625 posts)First day of early voting, voted straight D. 💙💙💙💙💙
mobeau69
(11,684 posts)samnsara
(18,320 posts)..woohoo.. usually dh and i drive to the court house drop box and make a big deal of dropping it in ( passing cars always honk and wave) but we had to put it into our roadside mail box on a Sunday night....but it got there and... yay!
LisaL
(46,789 posts)OH doesn't make it easy to vote early (in person) for those who live in large counties, since OH only allows one early voting location per county. So will vote on election day.
Tribetime
(6,418 posts)Will vote Election Day
LisaL
(46,789 posts)I am in Franklin.
TSExile
(3,363 posts)Thankfully, I live fairly close to the Board of Elections!!
2naSalit
(93,783 posts)Absentee 10/11; rec'd 10/16
Most important race: US Sen. Tester/sheehy; props 126,127,128; Gov.
Hard to say what the outcome will be, I'm expecting Tester to win, the others might surprise us... depends on how fed up the voters are here.
mucholderthandirt
(1,232 posts)I believe we're going to win big here, from Governor down, and take the White House, House, and Senate nationally.
displacedvermoter
(3,312 posts)any thoughts?
yardwork
(64,830 posts)The Republicans went too far this year. They nominated candidates who are demonstrably losers, worse than Trump. I think it's going to drag him down.
Dorian Gray
(13,736 posts)Sunday, day 2 of early voting in NYC! Proud of my community for getting out there!
lindalou65
(299 posts)Husband and I voted straight Democratic ticket. Verified ballots received.
Baggies
(666 posts)Now just want the TV commercials to go away.
Nixie
(17,420 posts)that our ballots were received and counted. We dropped them off at our local library.
Lunabell
(7,073 posts)Checked on the website, both our ballots received and counted. But, I had no doubts. Luckily, I live in a blue, blue, blue Florida county.
Marthe48
(19,441 posts)I voted last week, in person, at the B.o.E. office
if..fish..had..wings
(833 posts)VBM
LoisB
(9,032 posts)La Coliniere
(1,095 posts)we voted yesterday straight Democratic ticket. Always have, always will.
clutterbox1830
(456 posts)Only early voting in PA is mail in ballots and I didn't want to risk it of being lost in the mail.
POTUS prediction: uncertain. Cautiously optimistic but no clue.
DFW
(56,934 posts)This year was no different.
It arrived almost a month ago. I filled it out, and sent it back.
My prediction for the presidential election: Harris wins the vote. Who takes the White House? That will depend on the counting in the swing states--interference, fraud, criminal barring of legitimate voters, discarding of legitimate votes, etc. The Republicans are not idiots. They know that in a legitimate election, they lose. They are not laying back and letting it happen without a fight. If we don't fight back, they will take it from us and laugh all the way to the Oval Office.
"Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything."--attributed to Josef Stalin.
Emile
(31,010 posts)catbyte
(36,047 posts)Ballot received by Township Clerk's Office on October 7.
area51
(12,196 posts)area51
(12,196 posts)MrsCoffee
(5,824 posts)Johonny
(22,294 posts)Not sure the democratic party will be able to defeat it.
redwitch
(15,099 posts)Have not voted early before.
thomski64
(583 posts)...polls are slammed..
mountain grammy
(27,404 posts)Accepted and counted. Colorado!
Both our ballots mailed in last week. Signatures verified, and ballots accepted.
Silent Type
(7,433 posts)WheelWalker
(9,216 posts)Power to the People - Right On!!!
WestMichRad
(1,916 posts)Absentee, ballot dropped at township clerks office. Go Dems!
Maeve
(43,060 posts)lanlady
(7,188 posts)will vote straight Dem on Election Day.
I like to vote the day of. I like the feeling of being part of history plus I get a little thrill walking past the Republicans who are passing out sample ballots and saying, very firmly, NO THANKS.
efhmc
(15,052 posts)Standing in line as I type.
lees1975
(6,135 posts)Voted early on Saturday. There's no longer a "straight ticket" option, so I had to hit all the boxes. In my state representative district, there was no Democrat running, so I didn't vote for the Republican, and made a note of that. I may file to run against him next time around.
No long lines, there were 15 machines in the room at the early voting location, but Cook County has 50 early voting locations and they are also open on election day, in case the lines get long.
Cherrycheeks
(188 posts)Michigan.
Demovictory9
(34,056 posts)Tree Lady
(12,205 posts)I think my box is safe as I live in red city. Just checked they received same day.
mopinko
(72,033 posts)in the drop box at an early voting site.
my vote for prez doesnt matter, but the rest of my votes do. nuthin but blue.
Wounded Bear
(60,887 posts)Conjuay
(2,191 posts)Got the sticker!
babydollhead
(2,248 posts)Voted
atreides1
(16,437 posts)State: VA
Status: VBM
Hand delivered my ballot to the county government center on 10/23/2024
The Blue Flower
(5,648 posts)State: Virginia. Checked online, and it has already been tallied. Straight Dem ticket, as always.
QED
(2,994 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,466 posts)I put mine in the drop box on Friday and it was received by my county officials yesterday. It is currently awaiting signature verification. I voted straight D of course!
Ballot returned, accepted and counted.
Tikki
Sogo
(5,862 posts)Small town in IA.
Green Line
(1,127 posts)Stuckinthebush
(11,052 posts)Absentee voting only if you can attest that you will be unable to vote on voting day.
So, Tuesday I vote!
NEOH
(102 posts)Voted early in-person this past Friday!
Mariana
(15,210 posts)All mailed in, received, accepted and summitted to be counted.
Also, my mother isn't voting in Florida. She's at our house until after election day, and she didn't request an absentee/mail in ballot in time. Oopsie. She would have voted for Trump and R down the line.
jrthin
(4,965 posts)Golden Raisin
(4,690 posts)This year my Early Voting location was in the snazzy new wing of the Museum of Natural History.
indigovalley
(203 posts)Voted at our county building--a steady line of people were coming in to vote. I am in SE Minnesota
MN2theMax
(1,769 posts)Last week, outer Mpls suburbs.
ok_cpu
(2,167 posts)sky_masterson
(568 posts)Still Undecided.. I kid, I kid.
Tracyjo
(742 posts)Received the same day I dropped it off. I'm in Virginia.
Ghost of Tom Joad
(1,406 posts)Mail in ballot turned in and accepted
mnhtnbb
(32,163 posts)Stood in line for an hour to participate in breaking the State record for the first day of early in person voting.
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,942 posts)vote box has not been lit on fire...yet
WarGamer
(15,816 posts)I always drop it off on election day... it's my ritual.
You're supposed to have a little inconvenience and work for your vote.
Abolishinist
(2,093 posts)about a mile away from our house. Just as you, it was a ritual. So easy, drive over, park in front of a house, drop off the ballot, then get a "I Voted" sticker and place it on our bird's cage.
Except that last week a woman knocked on our door, a Dem get-out-the-vote person. We had a good conversation and I then said that I loved dropping off my ballot over on X Street. She then said "that's my house!", but they've decided that this year they're not going to need her services. So instead I'll be dropping off at the box at our local election center.
Damn it!
Early voting in person
Last Thursday
peggysue2
(11,529 posts)Husband and I both. The early day was mobbed (3-hour wait). We went back at 6:30 pm, shortly before the polls closed at seven. Votes successfully cast.
Also nagged my youngest son into mailing his PA ballot.
Three votes for the family thus far.
LeftInTX
(30,940 posts)Straight Dem
President: Anxious as hell
rzemanfl
(30,308 posts)Straight Dem of course. Yes on 3 & 4.
Ping Tung
(1,472 posts)Living in Dark Blue WA has its rewards. Kamala and Cantwell are sure things. Glusenkamp has to refight her 2020 victory over a real MAGAtoon. It's a purple district because much of it rural but Vancouver is to go for the Dem candidate for rep again this time.
Danmel
(5,279 posts)State NY
In person early voting
Most important local race NY CD1
LaLota (KDN-knuckle dragging Neaderthal) vs
John Avlon (D)
MiKenMi33
(140 posts)No excuse early voting starts Thursday. Ill be there wearing blue.
yardwork
(64,830 posts)Most important state elections: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, head of public schools. (Literal lunatics are on the Republican ticket for each race.)
Prediction: I'm going to say that Kamala wins NC and the presidency!
Status: voted by mail for all Democrats and ballot received
State: PA
Comments: glad to help Harris/Walz in this important state! Need Casey to win, too. Dean should be safe. Hoping DePasquale and all other Dems win
LudwigPastorius
(11,163 posts)I stood in line last week for 45 minutes to vote early.
enid602
(9,098 posts)Just checked. VBM is received, signature verified and counted. Site was down yesterday, though. Maricopa County; AZ.
SamKnause
(13,886 posts)Voted by mail.
Called Board of Elections to verify they received ballot.
Checked website to confirm ballot was received.
Ballot received and waiting to be counted.
Ohio counts mail in ballots on election day.
Montauk6
(8,782 posts)JoseBalow
(5,757 posts)Elessar Zappa
(16,173 posts)Silver City, New Mexico.
BlueTsunami2018
(4,086 posts)Straight Blue.
Prediction: coin flip. As its always been.
njrick0610
(2 posts)My wife and I voted yesterday morning here in a red area of New Jersey. The line was long (waited about 30 minutes). We voted for all of the Democratic candidates. We need Kamala and Tim in the White House and Andy Kim as our Senator.
Hekate
(95,459 posts)Attilatheblond
(4,673 posts)We had a local GOTV parade and rally the other day.
Jersey Devil
(10,355 posts)MichDem10
(755 posts)Defeat fascism at the ballot box!!
Cha
(305,910 posts)iemanja
(54,984 posts)TBF
(34,816 posts)husband, daughter & myself
mahina
(19,123 posts)Lifeafter70
(384 posts)RedDragon1973
(1 post)AllyCat
(17,263 posts)Voted early. All races had a Dem contender and I voted straight blue ticket. No on referendum.
Helped new teen voter get absentee ballot filled out and returned. Also blues + No. Confirmed received by clerk. Mr AC will vote blue on the day.
Marigold
(218 posts)Only two choices. Absentee ballot or in person.
Grammy23
(5,914 posts)Straight Dem ticket. Mailed ballots back by US mail. Verified ballots have been received by Supervisor of Elections office.
Sat at our kitchen table to fill out our ballots and make sure we followed the instructions to the tee. Only way for me! Calm and quiet. Cup of coffee near by. 😉
Jack Valentino
(1,516 posts)by the city clerk...
iwillalwayswonderwhy
(2,669 posts)I checked, my vote and my husbands vote was both received and counted.
Democratic Party all the way. I voted out all of the judges appointed by Desantis.
MaryMagdaline
(7,925 posts)satellite office in Lauderhill (highly Democratic area), Broward County, Florida
Rocknation
(44,885 posts)Status: Mail-In Ballot 10/07/24 (Received)
Most important local election: Andy Kim, United States Senate
Prediction for POTUS national result: Harris all the way, especially since three newspapers (one of them national), a national labor union, and the nation's Hispanic population all rejected Trump one week out
Rocknation
MLAA
(18,691 posts)Same for my sister. I converted her about 4 years ago. She she told me her neighbor voted today after my sister converted her!
gopiscrap
(24,239 posts)and two more from our son's home and they were blue all the way up and down the ballot
BlueKota
(3,765 posts)struggle4progress
(120,556 posts)Arthur_Frain
(2,207 posts)2 votes for Harris
2 votes for Peltola.
And any available democratic names down the ticket, except for the guy in prison in N Y. The down side of ranked choice voting.
Mz Pip
(27,942 posts)signed, sealed, delivered and counted.
Stargleamer
(2,275 posts)no on 34 and 36, yes on all the others.
Voted received and counted today.
proud patriot
(101,216 posts)myself my husband and my son ... Harris
you don't want to know who my dad voted for
Blue_Roses
(13,456 posts)Voted last Thursday ( so did my daughter) and it felts so good
vercetti2021
(10,407 posts)Voted yesterday.
IndianaDave
(631 posts)Voted in person on Oct 21st. Two hour wait. Long lines - everyone friendly and enthusiastic.