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Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 11/7/2006 at 9:10:37 AM ET
Don't forget to vote! I see that Jenn already has. I just hope to God the preliminary polls are correct this year. If they are, I'll be celebrating tonight.
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 Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 11/7/2006 at 9:14:34 AM ET
I voted at 7:40am and there were only 5 people there-but I think this is a very small district. Oddly enough, I have to go to school in about 1/2 hour (it's adult education on a colege campus), and I didn't want to wait till later.
Should be interesting.
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 Sister Rose
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Registered:
5/4/2004
From:
NYC | posted: 11/7/2006 at 10:32:39 AM ET
I exercised my right...but it makes me so nervous. All of those levers, switches, the curtain...oy vey. In Texas, we always just had the fill in the dots w/ a pencil.
http://sarahbsadventures.blogspot.com/
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tamashii
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Registered:
7/26/2004
From:
Victoria, Australia | posted: 11/7/2006 at 12:40:37 PM ET
Hi! I don't post here often, but I visit this site quite often. I'm from Australia, and I was wondering if anyone could explain to me what the mid-term elections (if that's actually what they are called) are all about. Here in Australia, we vote once every four years to elect our prime minister, and he stays elected for the full four years, so I'm not really sure what mid-term elections in the states are for and what can happen as a result.
Also, in Australia, voting is compulsory- we have to enrol to vote once we turn 18. I understand that in America you have the choice as to whether or not you enrol. Once you have enrolled there, are you then obligated to vote at every election, or can you decide not to? Thanks! And happy voting- to those of you who choose to!
xxx tamashii
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 moljul
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Registered:
4/2/2001
From:
New York
Fav. BP CD: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Fav. BP Song: Dublin Lady
| posted: 11/7/2006 at 1:00:07 PM ET
tamashil,
I think this website describes it better than I ever could.
Also, we are not required to register to vote or to vote if we are registered. It is a right or responsibility that is our choice to exercise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4734318.stm
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
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tamashii
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Registered:
7/26/2004
From:
Victoria, Australia | posted: 11/7/2006 at 1:48:24 PM ET
Thank you for that- very imformative. I'm still a bit confused, but definately not as much as I was before. We have our state election coming up later this month which is when we vote for a state premier (or governor, I think it's called over there) and we also vote for local members of parliament. Can't say that I'm a huge fan of voting- I certainly appreciate the fact that I have the right and take it seriously- but by the time the day comes around for us to vote we've been subjected to weeks of campaigning, so I'm just tired of it. I can only stand so much mud-slinging. Thanks for your help.
xxx tamashii
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moljul
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Fav. BP CD: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Fav. BP Song: Dublin Lady
| posted: 11/7/2006 at 4:26:34 PM ET
We just have one election day for all elections - national, state and local. It just depends on the year as to who is being elected. So it sounds very similar to your country's situation.
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
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Sister Rose
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5/4/2004
From:
NYC | posted: 11/8/2006 at 12:06:10 AM ET
A HISTORIC DAY! WE HAVE OUR FIRST FEMALE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES! Third in line to be president! Change is at hand!
http://sarahbsadventures.blogspot.com/
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tamashii
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7/26/2004
From:
Victoria, Australia | posted: 11/8/2006 at 3:34:40 AM ET
Wow! Very exciting!
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Jean
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6/7/2003 | posted: 11/8/2006 at 7:37:27 AM ET
Oh boy I see lots of watching CSPAN for the next 2 years!
Glad I voted.
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jmslsu01
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Registered:
6/9/2003
From:
northern VA | posted: 11/8/2006 at 7:43:52 AM ET
Senate is still up for grabs-depends on Virginia and Montana. We might have a recount here in Virginia. But Webb (D) is confident. However, a recount would be a lengthy process.
Jenn
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Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 11/8/2006 at 8:48:13 AM ET
All in all, a very good day.
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 Christine-NYC
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3/23/2002
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New York City
Fav. BP Song: With So Little to be Sure Of
Fav. BP Show: Gypsy
Fav. BP Character: Marie (insert last name) lol There's a few
Fav. BP CD: Bernadette Peters Loves Rogers and Hammerstein
| posted: 11/8/2006 at 1:07:29 PM ET
I topped off election night by seeing the Dixie Chicks movie "Shut Up and Sing!"
lol It wasn't planned for that night specifially, but I thought it was a funny coincidence.
<3CMH<3
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Karen
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5/3/2002 | posted: 11/8/2006 at 1:21:50 PM ET
This day keeps getting better and better.
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moljul
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Fav. BP CD: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
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| posted: 11/8/2006 at 2:38:24 PM ET
Double post
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
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moljul
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Fav. BP CD: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
Fav. BP Song: Dublin Lady
| posted: 11/8/2006 at 2:40:01 PM ET
Doesn't it, Karen? 
There have been many moments over the last 4+ years that I have been ashamed to be a U.S. Citizen. Now maybe we can become the humble super power that this country needs to be and the world deserves.
"I'm one star away from Dolly Parton ... and Raymond Massey is between us. I hope we don't suffocate him." Bernadette Peters receiving her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, April 24, 1987
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