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mlmpetert · 11-06-2012, 04:08 PM

I participated in the republican primaries (though im not a republican) this year, but today at 29 years young i participated in my first election. I dont want to say what presidential, congressional or senatorial candidates i voted for but here are a couple observations from my neck of the woods:

There has been a HUGE turnout in Central VA. Everyone at work has waited 20mins - 1.5 hours to vote and said this was one of the biggest turnouts they have ever seen. Fortunately I went at 2:30 and had a 30 second wait. Besides the time I also live in the city so that may be part of it. In terms of political landscape Richmond City makes Northern VA look like Texas.

My next door neighbor pulled into the parking lot at the exact same time as me. I saw him earlier today when we waved at each other as we were getting our trash cans around 8am. So if I had to pinpoint it, I would say 8am is also the time when he started drinking heavily. The guy REEKED of hard liquor. After voting he complained that he wasn’t given the option to vote for president. I initially tried to support him when he complained to officials but after he insisted there were only 2 people running for president I had to split. I thought it was pretty funny and he made a decent scene. Nice guy though. As a side note he was rockin his Redskins jacket (second one I saw there).

Interestingly, we have a guy running for City Council in our district named Johnny Walker, although I don’t know if my neighbor was able to vote for him or not. Maybe ill buy him a bottle if Walker wins?

I never thought I could be swayed right before an election but after talking to a campaigner in the parking lot I changed my decision for school board vote. I was going to vote for Vanessa Womack Easter but now im a Kristen Larson guy.

When you selected who you want to vote for the name was highlighted red and a red X is placed next to the name. I had to ask if this was correct. I think a green highlight and a green “check” sign would have been a better visual cue.

It seems wayyyyy too simple for voter fraud to happen. Way too easy. Definitely needs some changes.

11-06-2012, 04:08 PM	#4
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	Re: Official 2012 Election Day Thread I participated in the republican primaries (though im not a republican) this year, but today at 29 years young i participated in my first election. I dont want to say what presidential, congressional or senatorial candidates i voted for but here are a couple observations from my neck of the woods: There has been a HUGE turnout in Central VA. Everyone at work has waited 20mins - 1.5 hours to vote and said this was one of the biggest turnouts they have ever seen. Fortunately I went at 2:30 and had a 30 second wait. Besides the time I also live in the city so that may be part of it. In terms of political landscape Richmond City makes Northern VA look like Texas. My next door neighbor pulled into the parking lot at the exact same time as me. I saw him earlier today when we waved at each other as we were getting our trash cans around 8am. So if I had to pinpoint it, I would say 8am is also the time when he started drinking heavily. The guy REEKED of hard liquor. After voting he complained that he wasn’t given the option to vote for president. I initially tried to support him when he complained to officials but after he insisted there were only 2 people running for president I had to split. I thought it was pretty funny and he made a decent scene. Nice guy though. As a side note he was rockin his Redskins jacket (second one I saw there). Interestingly, we have a guy running for City Council in our district named Johnny Walker, although I don’t know if my neighbor was able to vote for him or not. Maybe ill buy him a bottle if Walker wins? I never thought I could be swayed right before an election but after talking to a campaigner in the parking lot I changed my decision for school board vote. I was going to vote for Vanessa Womack Easter but now im a Kristen Larson guy. When you selected who you want to vote for the name was highlighted red and a red X is placed next to the name. I had to ask if this was correct. I think a green highlight and a green “check” sign would have been a better visual cue. It seems wayyyyy too simple for voter fraud to happen. Way too easy. Definitely needs some changes. __________________ www.NRABannedGunsRaffle.org Last edited by mlmpetert; 11-06-2012 at 04:14 PM.