MetaFilter posts tagged with voting and election2004

Your vote counts, until the memory is full.

drezdn — Sun, 12 Dec 2004 15:23:21 -0800

Oops. Touch-screen errors led to loss of 4,400 ballots in North Carolina election.

Links to state election results

calwatch — Tue, 02 Nov 2004 15:00:27 -0800

As the polls close election results come in. (A full list of official election result websites inside.)

And so it starts...

Steve_at_Linnwood — Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:13:12 -0800

SEIU union and other Democratic groups have been holding rallies at early voting locations in Palm Beach County, where they have a captive audience of voters standing in line. Normally campaign workers can not come with in 50 feet of polling places, but apparently that rule does not apply to this year's new Early Voting in Florida.
One woman who voted early in Boca Raton, at the Southwest County Regional Library, complained that as she stood in line, two men behind her were "trashing our president," Fletcher said, declining to identify the woman. She tried to ignore them. Then the man touched her arm and said, "Who are you voting for?"

"I said, `I don't think that's an appropriate question,'" the woman said she responded.

"Uh oh! We have a Bush supporter here," screamed the man behind her.

For the 2 1/2 hours she had to wait in line, she was heckled by the man. As they neared the voting room, someone in the rear of the line yelled, "I sure hope everyone here is voting for Kerry!" she reported.

That's when the man behind her held his hand over her head and screamed, "We have a Republican right here!" There were "boos and jeers" from the crowd.

Faze? Are you still with us?

Steve_at_Linnwood — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:06:22 -0800

Some time ago Faze asked if it was legal to sell your vote. Apparently he wasn't the only one thinking of this.

Both red and blue states like to get shitfaced for free

mathowie — Mon, 05 Jul 2004 11:34:43 -0800

Sometimes bars give you a free beer on election night after you come in and show proof that you have voted. If you're wondering whether your local watering hole will be awarding your civic duty, check out Election Night Drink Specials. Exercise your rights in this democracy, increase voter turnout, and get drunk for free. It's projects like these that make me proud to be an American.

MattD — Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:14:50 -0800

Bush's strategy: court the Catholics. Bush won as high a percentage of church-going Catholics as did Reagan in 1984, as Reagan was winning 25% more votes than did Bush. There's a strong Catholic vote in many states Bush narrowly lost, suggesting that consolidating his Catholic edge could assure victory in 2004.