Comments on: Octogenarian goes from surgery to polls, had never voted before http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/11/07/octogenarian-goes-from-surgery-to-polls-had-never-voted-before/ "She is very powerful, so be nice to her." Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents, Eric Fingerhut Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:11:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barga http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/11/07/octogenarian-goes-from-surgery-to-polls-had-never-voted-before/comment-page-1/#comment-162105 Barga Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:25:43 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/?p=11189#comment-162105 I would have loved for somebody to take her to early voting, when she found out she needed to go into surgery. While the wait might have been longer, she might not have been out in time otherwise. I will assume you are correct on the mail-in part. That said, good for her to do this. Every person voting deserves a say, and if you don't vote, then you don't deserve that say... As a side point, I think that we should move to how they do it in Oregon, where everything is mail-in (or, as far as I know, you can also go vote early, maybe)... They have one of the highest turnouts, and very little voting fraud. It also costs them much, much less I would have loved for somebody to take her to early voting, when she found out she needed to go into surgery. While the wait might have been longer, she might not have been out in time otherwise. I will assume you are correct on the mail-in part.

That said, good for her to do this. Every person voting deserves a say, and if you don’t vote, then you don’t deserve that say…

As a side point, I think that we should move to how they do it in Oregon, where everything is mail-in (or, as far as I know, you can also go vote early, maybe)… They have one of the highest turnouts, and very little voting fraud. It also costs them much, much less

]]> By: Jill Miller Zimon http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/11/07/octogenarian-goes-from-surgery-to-polls-had-never-voted-before/comment-page-1/#comment-162102 Jill Miller Zimon Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:17:18 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/?p=11189#comment-162102 Yes but I have to tell you, for example, that I couldn't do mail in voting with any confidence because I found out not long before the deadlines got too close that I would be in DC on election day. Likewise, I imagine, given that this woman had never voted before, she was probably someone who got registered through a registration program, possibly even that evil old ACORN those terrible people who help people to register to vote - you know, millions of people who exist and do show up and do vote only once. And I am guessing that given her health, she was relying on others to help her through the voting process. I think mailing in is fantastic and would love to see it expanded. However, I'm pleased to know that the system can accommodate this woman as well. Yes but I have to tell you, for example, that I couldn’t do mail in voting with any confidence because I found out not long before the deadlines got too close that I would be in DC on election day.

Likewise, I imagine, given that this woman had never voted before, she was probably someone who got registered through a registration program, possibly even that evil old ACORN those terrible people who help people to register to vote – you know, millions of people who exist and do show up and do vote only once.

And I am guessing that given her health, she was relying on others to help her through the voting process.

I think mailing in is fantastic and would love to see it expanded. However, I’m pleased to know that the system can accommodate this woman as well.

]]> By: Barga http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/11/07/octogenarian-goes-from-surgery-to-polls-had-never-voted-before/comment-page-1/#comment-161567 Barga Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:38:40 +0000 http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/?p=11189#comment-161567 this is why we have mail-in voting this is why we have mail-in voting

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