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Originally Posted by guyy
Some of us like going to the polls. You see your neighbours in a political context and as equals. You might see your landlord or your boss at the polls, but right there, you're equal. And, as Rousseau said, it's the only day the people are in power. That's a good feeling. My kids enjoy the polls, too.
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Well, I guess I can understand that... I think I remember going to the polls once with my mom when I was really young, but no memory other than that (in WA state). I guess we knew our neighbors better, back then. But I haven't lived anywhere near my polling place (due to grad school, moving abroad, etc) in a very long time, nearly a decade now, so I don't know who my neighbors are, don't have a boss or a landlord, etc... so for me, it's really just about marking the piece of paper, nothing more.
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Originally Posted by asaris
Plus, in some states, you have to have a valid reason to vote absentee.
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I didn't know this, and find it really interesting... again, as Snowy cleared up, I guess it's really only in WA and OR that absentees are the norm.
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Originally Posted by ShaniFaye
Georgia only recently started allowing "no reason" absentee voting
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Do you think you'll sign up to do that in the future, Shani?
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Originally Posted by merleniau
After voting absentee at the last presidential election in Ohio (where absentee votes didn't seem to really count, grr)
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Really?? What was the story there?