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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#149301: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:04:59 AM

[up][up]What about the remaining six?

So just a heads up for people in PA. The ballot measure about setting the judicial retirement age at 75 doesn't inform you that there's already a limit of 70 imposed. Voting yes means you're raising the limit.

Well with that PSA I'm off to get vote. Time to make PA Blue Again!

edited 8th Nov '16 7:05:06 AM by Kostya

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#149302: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:19:48 AM

For many, today is Election Day. For me, today is the day the nation decides if I'm going to listen to my brother complaining about Hillary Clinton for the next 4-8 years.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#149303: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:21:26 AM

I'm pretty sure that Trump will take Utah. I doubt the local Dems are smart enough to vote strategically in large enough numbers.sad

[up]Here's hoping.

edited 8th Nov '16 7:22:36 AM by Rationalinsanity

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#149304: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:21:44 AM

I already voted early but for the people up for election (three) I just voted Democrat. There were two laws up that I can't remember well, which might of meant I would have been better just not voting on them.

EpicBleye drunk bunny from her bed being very eepy Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: In Lesbians with you
drunk bunny
#149305: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:23:19 AM

my state had a lot of solid republican and independent candidates running, so my ballot ended up with Hillary then a string of independent votes.

"There's not a girl alive who wouldn't be happy being called cute." ~Tamamo-no-Mae
IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
use political terms to describe, not insult
#149306: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:37:12 AM

[Warning: FOX link] Maine Gov. LePage accused of voter intimidation

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Maine Gov. Paul Le Page is being accused of intimidating college students by saying students who vote in Tuesday’s election will be investigated to make sure they follow state law.

The Republican governor’s comment comes after officials at a private liberal arts college in Lewiston said fliers distributed on campus with incorrect information about residency and fees are a "deliberate attempt at voter suppression."

The orange fliers were found at numerous dorms at Bates College as well. It’s unclear who was responsible for the fliers.

The leaflets say to register to vote in the city, students must pay to change their driver's licenses to a Lewiston address "within 30 days." They also say students must pay "hundreds of dollars" to re-register vehicles and do not give a timeframe.

Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap said the information is false and said enrolled students living in the community can vote. State law doesn't require a Maine driver's license to vote, and establishing residency for voting doesn't mean you have to pay any fees or taxes.

"You don't pay for a right," Dunlap said. Any individual who declares Maine residency must follow rules like vehicle registration, but that process is completely separate from voter registration.

Dunlap said Le Page's comments "inflame an atmosphere of doubt and fear among the voters."

Democratic Attorney General Janet Mills reinforced Dunlap’s comments, saying there are no financial penalties for exercising the right to vote. College President Clayton Spencer called the fliers disturbing and said the school is working to ensure students have clear information about how to register and vote.

Le Page said that after the election, "we will do everything" allowed under state and federal law to verify college students who voted are following Maine law. Le Page's office didn't respond to a request for comment and provided no further details about what that means.

Zachary Heiden, legal director at the ACLU of Maine, called on the Department of Justice to investigate the intent behind Le Page's statement. Heiden said Le Page's words appear "designed to make college students afraid to vote.

“College students who live in Maine have the right to vote in Maine, and they are not subject to different laws than anyone else. Many of these young people are voting for the first time in a presidential election. The governor should be encouraging that civic participation, not doing everything in his power to undermine it.”

Le Page also claimed Maine Democrats have encouraged out-of-state college students to vote "even though there is no way to determine whether students also voted in their home states."

1 2 We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. -KV
Kayeka (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#149307: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:43:04 AM

I don't know if I'll be able to witness the results directly because of timezones, but I'm looking forward to reading about it tomorrow morning. I have enough faith in the American voters to expect a Clinton win, so the Trump meltdown should at least be entertaining.

Unless it triggers a civil war. That would be a problem.

BrainSewage from that one place Since: Jan, 2001
#149308: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:45:13 AM

Wisconsin here. I voted this morning, straight ticket Democratic. There was also a referendum to allow the state to exceed its approved budget for public schools. I voted for it.

How dare you disrupt the sanctity of my soliloquy?
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#149309: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:46:07 AM

You know, hearing talking about "lesser of two evils", it really hammers in the point that Republicans probably felt the same way about Romney as a lot of left-leaning people do about Hilary.

Not that Trump and Obama are actually equivalent, but it doesn't have to make sense to be the impression people have.

...Probably going to hear a lot of lesser of two evils rhetoric today. Ugh.

edited 8th Nov '16 7:46:36 AM by LSBK

smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#149310: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:46:56 AM

Around when do you think we'll get the results? I have to leave later, and won't be back until 8pm, and I wanna see the results live.

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#149311: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:47:24 AM

Just to make sure, US Eastern Time is 5 hours behind UTC, right? I need to make sure I'm aware of the time difference so I can keep up to date with the results. (That might be resolved when I start watching a stream of the results, though - I'll pick an American news service, or maybe the BBC.)

I intend to stay up tonight to follow the results, as I tend to do whenever there are elections in the US or UK. I know, I'm stupid and insane. Can't help it.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#149312: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:49:33 AM

[up][up] I wouldn't expect anything definitive nationwide until at least 10 PM (and that's if turns into an early landslide). The earliest polls close at 6 PM (most of Indiana, eastern Kentucky), but there's only a few states that close that early.

[up]Yes, EST is UTC -5.

edited 8th Nov '16 7:50:34 AM by megarockman

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#149313: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:51:00 AM

I can't help but noticing that for all of Trump's talk about the election being rigged, all the big news stories about voter intimidation/supression/etc all seem to be acts intended to benefit the Republicans. Of course, were I to say this to a conservative, I'd be told "Liberal Mainstream Media".

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#149314: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:51:52 AM

I just zone out whenever I hear anyone mention that.

It's like those people have no self-awareness about how they practically sound like conspiracy theorists.

SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#149315: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:52:26 AM

Obama's popularity hits near-record high on eve of election

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#149316: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:55:57 AM

Maybe people are comparing him to their options now?

You know, it's kind of hard to believe that Hilary Clinton used to have one of the highest approval ratings in the country and is one of the world's most admired women, with all of this going on.

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#149317: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:58:20 AM

@Angelus: I'm pretty sure turning 30 isn't a magical switch that somehow makes you instantly vulnerable to issues like heart failure. If you're healthy now, you'll probably be fairly healthy then.

I certainly hope not, because I hit that milestone Sunday.

Good luck to everyone hitting the polls today, especially those in Trumpet "anti-fraud" areas. Stay safe, and may the lines move swiftly.

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#149318: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:00:27 AM

Incidentally, would the Americans like to recommend news sites that have a stream up? I've usually tended to go to CNN or BBC but I'm willing to try something different.

I also just found out that our national broadcasting service YLE (it's a lot like the BBC in many ways) is going to be broadcasting about the election through the night, so that's another place I could watch it. I'd prefer a source in English, though.

So, which news services are you going to stream/watch through the night?

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#149319: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:02:14 AM

Welp, just voted. Solid Democratic across the board, most of which were because they were running unopposed. Unfortunately all the states I could qualify for are already solidly blue so I'm not doing anything to boost the electoral college any, though it's good for the popular vote at least. Solid turnout at my location so I'm glad to see high voter turnout.

thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#149320: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:02:33 AM

I generally stick with CNN but watching fox could be entertaining this go around.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
NoName999 Since: May, 2011
#149321: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:03:06 AM

Votecast early estimates.

So far Hillary is winning 5 of 6 states they tracked. With Pennsylvania not having early voting

Florida

2016 Early Vote: 3,685,667 early votes, 41.8 percent of total votes cast in 2012

Clinton: 1,780,573 early votes, 42.0 percent of Obama’s 2012 total vote total

Trump: 1,678,848 early votes, 40.3 percent of Romney’s 2012 total vote total

2012 Results: Obama won, 50.0 percent to 49.1 percent

Iowa

2016 Early Vote: 563,444 early votes, 35.6 percent of total votes cast in 2012

Clinton: 273,188 early votes, 33.2 percent of Obama’s 2012 total vote total

Trump: 244,739 early votes, 33.5 percent of Romney’s 2012 total vote total

2012: Obama won, 52.1 percent to 46.5 percent

Nevada

2016 Early Vote: 593,964 early votes, 58.5 percent of total votes cast in 2012

Clinton: 276,461 early votes, 52.0 percent of Obama’s 2012 total vote total

Trump: 269,255 early votes, 58.1 percent of Romney’s 2012 total vote total

2012: Obama won, 52.3 percent to 45.7 percent

Ohio

2016 Early Vote: 1,320,559 early votes, 23.7 percent of total votes cast in 2012

Clinton: 632,433 early votes, 22.4 percent of Obama’s 2012 total vote total

Trump: 579,916 early votes, 21.8 percent of Romney’s 2012 total vote total

2012: Obama won, 50.1 percent to 48.2 percent

Pennsylvania

2016 Early Vote: 199,167 early votes, 3.5 percent of total votes cast in 2012

Clinton 85,367 early votes, 2.8 percent of Obama’s 2012 total vote total

Trump: 99,286 early votes, 3.7 percent of Romney’s 2012 total vote total

2012: Obama won, 52.0 percent to 46.8 percent

Wisconsin

2016 Early Vote: 560,455 early votes, 18.3 percent of total votes cast in 2012

Clinton 295,302 early votes, 18.2 percent of Obama’s 2012 total vote total

Trump: 225,281 early votes, 16.0 percent of Romney’s 2012 total vote total

2012 Obama won, 52.8 percent to 46.1 percent

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#149322: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:32:29 AM

Geez, Pennsylvania really sucks for voters

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#149323: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:34:28 AM

This is the same Pennsylvania that produced someone as awesome as Brian Sims?

Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#149324: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:35:38 AM

https://twitter.com/RalstonReports/status/796020818937421825

Apparently, Votecast is unreliable.

edited 8th Nov '16 8:37:05 AM by M84

Disgusted, but not surprised
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#149325: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:37:19 AM

PA does have absentee voting. Maybe they're counting that.


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