Roll Call: Who is voting early? Who is waiting til Nov. 5 (and why?)

superrific said:
Where, and source? Is it that same Suffolk poll I cited?
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A USA TODAY/Suffolk poll shows the presidential race tied, but there's a divide between early voters and those who plan to wait for Nov. 5.
Harris leads Trump 2-1 among the earliest voters, many driven by abortion access: new poll

www.the-independent.com

Harris holds 2:1 lead in early voting – as poll goers cite abortion as a main issue

Early voters tend to favor the Democratic candidate, and those waiting until Election Day will tend to favor her Republican opponent, according to a recent poll
www.the-independent.com www.the-independent.com
 
Several other sources report 2-1 Harris lead thus far, including Newsweek…. And I also heard it on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert so it must be true…. Just like Facebook. You see something there and you just KNOW it’s true! 😜
 
Rather than pay $1.77 to mail my wife's absentee ballot I decided to drop it off yesterday and vote early while I was there. I turned into Lake Lynn Community Center off of Ray Road and the traffic was backed up all the way out. I did a three point turn and left. Apparently 3:30 pm on a Tuesday isn't a good time to early vote. I may try again today.
 
rodoheel said:
That is a complete non-answer. Let me try again. What do you understand will be changed or benefitted by the amendment? Do you even know what the state constitution already says?

here is the current language:

"Every person born in the United States and every person who has been naturalized, 18 years of age, and possessing the qualifications set out in this Article, shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people of the State, except as herein otherwise provided."

Here is the proposed amended language:

"Only a citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age and otherwise possessing the qualifications for voting shall be entitled to vote at any election in this State."

So what change do you think is being made? And why do you think the ballot initiative doesn't even include the current language or tell voters that this is amending language that already exists in the Constitution? Why do you think Republicans feel the need to mislead voters about the need for this amendment?
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The proposed Amendment takes the qualifications away from the Constitution (striking the language about "in this Article,") so the qualifications will now be set by the Legislature.

Because who doesn't trust the NCGA to deal fairly with voters? It's not like they are already a slap in the face to the notion of democratic representation, or have a history of targeting voters with "near surgical precision" to remove their rights.
 
StrangePackage said:
The proposed Amendment takes the qualifications away from the Constitution (striking the language about "in this Article,") so the qualifications will now be set by the Legislature.

Because who doesn't trust the NCGA to deal fairly with voters? It's not like they are already a slap in the face to the notion of democratic representation, or have a history of targeting voters with "near surgical precision" to remove their rights.
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There it is ^^^
 
Paine said:
Isn’t postage waived on election mail?
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No. I voted absentee for many years (the business I was in had its conventions/trade shows in Las Vegas every year in late October/early November so for 30 years I was usually in Vegas for Halloween/Election Day) and I remember always stressing over how much postage was needed. Once drop boxes became a thing, I just used that to avoid dealing with the postage issue.
 
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In and out just after polling place opened this morning. Vote banked. Of the dozen or so voters also there, I am certain I was the youngest voter there this morning.
 
Voted early today. Early voting only opened on Monday here. Polling place was very quiet, which is great news. My county is 50/50, one of maybe 7 or 8 in the whole state with a chance of going for Harris.

My congressional Dem candidate is going to get blown out but I have a chance of my state rep candidate winning. She lost by less than 300 votes last time. Other than that race and an amendment about casinos, not much worth writing home about.
 
I voted early this morning in Raleigh. The early voting spots in Cary still have huge wait times, but I had a doctor's appointment in Raleigh this morning and checked the wait times of the polling places near me after my appointment. Ended up driving just a few minutes out of my way and then I was in-and-out in 12 minutes. Feels good to have my vote banked.

I ended up going as follows in what I consider the key races:

Trump/Vance (POTUS and VP) - Republican
Josh Stein (Governor) - Democrat
Hal Weatherman (Lieutenant Governor) - Republican
Jeff Jackson (AG) - Democrat
Dave Boliek (Auditor) - Republican
Steve Troxler (Commissioner of Agriculture) - Republican
Mike Causey (Commissioner of Insurance) - Republican
Luke Farley (Commissioner of Labor) - Republican
Chad Brown (Secretary of State) - Republican
Mo Green (Superintendent of Public Instruction) - Democrat
Brad Briner (State Treasurer) - Republican
Allison Riggs (NC Supreme Court) - Democrat
Constitutional Amendment - "Yes" to must be 18 years old and a US citizen to vote
 
BubbaOtis said:
Rather than pay $1.77 to mail my wife's absentee ballot I decided to drop it off yesterday and vote early while I was there. I turned into Lake Lynn Community Center off of Ray Road and the traffic was backed up all the way out. I did a three point turn and left. Apparently 3:30 pm on a Tuesday isn't a good time to early vote. I may try again today.
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Wait, wait, wait!

North Carolina requires mail-in ballots to be stamped by the voter? Please tell me you are joking.
 
Calheel said:
Wait, wait, wait!

North Carolina requires mail-in ballots to be stamped by the voter? Please tell me you are joking.
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Can you expand on this a little? I’ve never voted absentee before but don’t fully understand what you mean.
 
HeelYeah2012 said:
Can you expand on this a little? I’ve never voted absentee before but don’t fully understand what you mean.
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California has postage-paid return envelopes. I assumed every state did.

It never occurred to me that the government would make you pay a poll tax to return your envelope. You should just be able to drop your ballot in the mail and have the government pick up the tab.

Also, it just adds one more way for voters to screw up by putting the wrong amount of postage on the ballot.
 
I live in Alabama for, thank God, what will be the first and only general election (we move back to NC next summer). Alabama doesn't have early voting of any kind, because it's a third world country, so I printed off an application and mailed in my request an absentee ballot. I'm scheduled to be traveling on Election Day. I received my application *back* in the mail due to having "submitted it in the wrong-sized envelope." The envelope in which I submitted it was a run-of-the-mill standard, regular-sized business envelope, the same exact type as my wife had previously submitted her absentee ballot application a week earlier with no problems.
 
HeelYeah2012 said:
I voted early this morning in Raleigh. The early voting spots in Cary still have huge wait times, but I had a doctor's appointment in Raleigh this morning and checked the wait times of the polling places near me after my appointment. Ended up driving just a few minutes out of my way and then I was in-and-out in 12 minutes. Feels good to have my vote banked.

I ended up going as follows in what I consider the key races:

Trump/Vance (POTUS and VP) - Republican
Josh Stein (Governor) - Democrat
Hal Weatherman (Lieutenant Governor) - Republican
Jeff Jackson (AG) - Democrat
Dave Boliek (Auditor) - Republican
Steve Troxler (Commissioner of Agriculture) - Republican
Mike Causey (Commissioner of Insurance) - Republican
Luke Farley (Commissioner of Labor) - Republican
Chad Brown (Secretary of State) - Republican
Mo Green (Superintendent of Public Instruction) - Democrat
Brad Briner (State Treasurer) - Republican
Allison Riggs (NC Supreme Court) - Democrat
Constitutional Amendment - "Yes" to must be 18 years old and a US citizen to vote
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Well, despite the fact that I find your positions on national politics incomprehensible, I appreciate that you voted for Dems in all the most important state races. It's really important in particular that Mo Green wins his race.
 
uncjhodges said:
Lived in Washington for 8 years and it’s automatic registration and mail voting. Never once paid for a stamp because why the fuck would i pay for a stamp to vote
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The PNW is definitely leading the way in voting for the rest of the country. My preference would be something more like Belgium, but baby steps are fine for now, when half the country wants us to be moving backwards.
 
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