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Originally posted by Mack
Mike I really hate to have to agree with you on this. But let me tell you what it was like to vote in Floriduh this morning.
I got up early so I could vote and take my son with me to show him how this system works ( he's 7) .
I arrive at my designated polling center at 6:45 am and find myself about 15th in line to vote when the polls open.
I go to the check in desk at 7am when the polls open only to find out I am at the wrong voting center . They have changed my designated center since the August elections and proceed to send me to Center number 2 ( the nice 113 year old lady looked me up on her laptop and everything) Needless to say I am pissed. I was never notified nor was an updated voter registration card mailed to me.
Voting Center #2 same result
Voting Center#3 Same result
I am now hours and miles into voting. I am annoyed.
Voting Center #4 advises me they are not my center but they will call for me . They make there calll and advise me that they have it all resolved if I will just go to voting Center#5 I am not pleased In fact I am talking Shit at this point and I am not being quiet about it.. but I make the journey.
Voting Center #5 I arrive, speak with the Voting specialist there and I am advised this is not my Voting Center. I hit the Roof!!!! I start throwing an absolute fit. I start telling my story and the more I am told to calm down the louder I got. Finally they get the Supervisor of Elections for my County on the line and she Advised me that I should go back to Voting center #4 and call her immediatly....and she would clear the way so I could vote.
I went back to voting center 4 and called her , and sure enough I finally voted.
But how many people would go through this much trouble?????
ps. Go Kerry!!!btw I haven't moved in 5years
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Fuck, and I hope I don't have to go through that! I am waiting to vote at about 4pm.
I am hearing on local talk radio of all the horror stories that are going on. You aren't the only one. One caller said that it was the first time his wife was voting. As she put the card in, GWB was already selected for her!!!!!
I'll drop the update on how voting goes for me....