Will voting facilities likely be swamped with people at 6 a.m.? (Orange: salary, legally)

[Yankeesfan]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

I already voted but I'm confident there will be many others ready with cell cams in hand to capture those precious moments.

I think you owe it to your C-D friends to go to the polls and tell us about them, now that you've made the claim .

[Cardiff Kook]

i don't understand why early voted isn't promoted more and why you need an "excuse" to vote absentee in VA.

i explained this in another thread, but I was honestly unaware that VA did not have "traditional" early voting but instead have absentee voting where you can still vote in person.

I got a flier from the metro station that pretty much said if you worked out of the area or were running errands out of the area on the day of the election, then you should vote early.

my fiance and I both went and voted early. After waiting in line about 40 minutes we found out that we had to have an excuse and documentation to vote early. Apparently working in DC is a good enough reason even though we live just across the river.

My fiance works in Fairfax and picks me up after my evening class on Tuesdays so we don't get home until after 10pm. She had to say that she was working later than the polls were open and then sign a statement that pretty much said if you are lying, then this is a felony.

I thought that was a bit ridiculous and wish they would just let anyone who wants to vote early to do so.

[oneasterisk]

Originally Posted by Yankeesfan

The only one in NoVA the police have reason to investigate so far is Congressman Jim Moran, his son, and his campaign:

Patrick Moran: Arlington Police to investigate fradulent ballot issue | WJLA.com

Using fake ID to fraudulently vote using someone else's name is quite a suppression of that person's vote.

What's amazing was just before that news story broke, Jim Moran had signed a letter requesting a probe on voter fraud: 3 Va. congressmen call for voter fraud investigation - WTOP.com



Back in 2008, there was a line at my voting station around 7am. It took about 30 minutes. I'm expecting about the same turnout this year.

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by Yankeesfan

I think you owe it to your C-D friends to go to the polls and tell us about them, now that you've made the claim .

Ahah! Another Republican trick to prove I didn't need to vote absentee.

[Yankeesfan]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Ahah! Another Republican trick to prove I didn't need to vote absentee.

Haha, your mind is far more devious than mine !

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by GMUAlum08

She had to say that she was working later than the polls were open and then sign a statement that pretty much said if you are lying, then this is a felony.

Maybe I'm wrong but I read the form to say it was a felony if you voted more than once. The main concern is that you don't vote absentee and then again on election day.

[Yankeesfan]

Originally Posted by oneasterisk

What's amazing was just before that news story broke, Jim Moran had signed a letter requesting a probe on voter fraud: 3 Va. congressmen call for voter fraud investigation - WTOP.com

Yeah, that's right, where's the letter asking for an investigation of himself ?

[tysonsengineer]

Originally Posted by Yankeesfan

There are lots of things you can talk about on the politics page but this is the NoVA board and the voter fraud investigation here in NoVA involves Jim and Pat Moran, the Arlington County police, and a unanimous request by the state Electoral Board (which has members of both parties) that the state Attorney General investigate as well.

Hahaha, hiding behind this being a "NOVA" forum. Well I would say that the presidential election being robbed from the majority progressive NOVA by tactics like this in the rest of the state applies to "things that matter in NOVA".

The reason why early voting is difficult in Virginia is because they want it to be difficult. Working class people work on Tuesdays, rich people are usually out playing golf anyways so no one will miss them.

[springfieldva]

Originally Posted by Yankeesfan

There are lots of things you can talk about on the politics page but this is the NoVA board and the voter fraud investigation here in NoVA involves Jim and Pat Moran, the Arlington County police, and a unanimous request by the state Electoral Board (which has members of both parties) that the state Attorney General investigate as well.

The Arlington Police are asking for the investigation/are investigating? Or are they, too, under investigation?

[spencgr]

Originally Posted by CAVA1990

Maybe I'm wrong but I read the form to say it was a felony if you voted more than once. The main concern is that you don't vote absentee and then again on election day.

when I vote, they cross my name off the list. How could I vote twice? Wouldn't my name already be crossed off? One could only assume they are using the same book of names.