Several of my friends waited OVER 4 HOURS! This is the first pres election MO has had 2 weeks of no excuses early voting. (it was passed as part of a package of election reforms in 2021 that included voter ID - legislators claimed they had to put that in there to placate the D's to keep them from filibustering the bill) I went to electio…
Several of my friends waited OVER 4 HOURS! This is the first pres election MO has had 2 weeks of no excuses early voting. (it was passed as part of a package of election reforms in 2021 that included voter ID - legislators claimed they had to put that in there to placate the D's to keep them from filibustering the bill) I went to election judge training yesterday and the presenter said this early voting caught them totally by surprise. The entire election board is only 20 people - they only had 2 early voting location for an area that has 240K registered voters. Said they scrambled to hire some temps and added some additional voter check-in stations so the lines are now running about an hour; just over 30K have voted already as of Tue PM. On election day, there are 103 locations for voting and they are anticipating 75-85% turnout. Going to be busy regardless but I am ready - it's a long day but goes much faster when we are busy.
Volusia county FL. 8 early vote locations for 400K registered voters. No wait last Sunday. Simple and efficient for the voter. We can go to any early voting site in the county.
Interesting… you can get a ballot for the city you are from even if you’re hours away from your home address in FL?Someone told me yesterday he made his son drive up from college to vote.
We have 2 election boards in my county - Kansas City and Jackson County, which is everywhere else in the county not in the boundaries of KC. A lot of people didn't even realize that and are waiting in line only to find out they have to go to their 'home' election board. KC has several early voting places and if you are in KC limits you can vote at any location, same in JACO, they can print the ballot for your precinct or ward at the site. I think that is what Sunshine is referring to - as long as the county is all under one election board, the location you go to does not matter. On election day in MO, though, you have to go to the poll that is on the postcard that is mailed out as the ballots there are pre-printed for that location only. We as election judges have to count them all at the beginning and end and everything has to balance before we can leave the polling location.
You are correct. I misread the comment as; early voting anywhere in the state.
I thought it was that you had to vote in your county… it’s more likely I was hoping I was mistaken so I didn’t have to drive to the county I’m registered in 😂
The early voting turnout surprised election officials in PA. They were totally unprepared for the Republican turnout. Most government centers chosen to handle this were too small to accommodate the crowds and the staff overwhelmed because election duties aren’t part of their overall tasks. I can’t imagine what the price tag for the 2024 election costs will be to the taxpayers. I’m hoping this will incentivize state reps to examine this issue and make sound decisions to fix the problems.
I know the R head of our election authority (we have 2 - one R and one D) and they really do a great job on a shoestring budget. But she does a whole presentation on how many new requirements keep getting added without a corresponding increase in funding and this is a rare case where I do think additional funding is in order. She and staff have been working 13-14 hour days since early voting started and yet get inundated by angry calls and emails about the lines - there is no funding to open additional early voting outlets and no staff to run them. State added requirements for early voting but then left it to the local entities to figure out how to pay for it.
Donna, I am curious to know if you think the early voting is a sign of increased overall turnout or do you think it is "cannibalizing" (hate that term, but everyone is using it) the normal vote count early?
Maybe a little of both - I think the hard core Conservatives are voting early as Trump and a lot of conservative talking heads like Bongino are pounding the table about doing so. At the doors in a working class area this past 2 weeks finding very few who claim to have voted and many of these are infrequent voters according to the door knocking app I am using (for what it's worth) So long lines would discourage them, so the more who vote early, could take the pressure off the lines on election day that may discourage more casual voters. As for the dozen or so of my friends I have talked to who are waiting in those hellish lines to vote, the results are mixed about their fellow line goers. Some say turnout skews red, while other claim a lot of unfriendly blue voters. Hubby waited in line for an hour yesterday and said he just talked sports with the people he was in line with and was no help at all, haha. Also there is an abortion amendment on our ballot in MO and THAT is motivating the lefties to turn out but also the pro-lifers. My totally non political cousin is out knocking doors for the first time in her life for the pro-life side, so I do think turnout in MO is going to be heavy but also skewed around the abortion vote.
Was listening to Bongino while I was doing laundry - had to stop and re-watch - this is HUGE. Low propensity voters are TURNING OUT - BIGLY. 613k GA voters who stayed home in 2020 have already voted - in mostly Republican areas. In VA, early voting of both frequent and infrequent voters is R by big margins. Fast forward to the 20 minute mark: https://rumble.com/v5l50yq-the-best-sign-yet-that-kamala-is-freaking-out-ep.-2363-11012024.html
Yes, it's a horrible amendment, MO would go from one of the most restrictive states to one of the most permissive, Of course the devil is in details and few voters actually go online and read the entire amendment.
Several of my friends waited OVER 4 HOURS! This is the first pres election MO has had 2 weeks of no excuses early voting. (it was passed as part of a package of election reforms in 2021 that included voter ID - legislators claimed they had to put that in there to placate the D's to keep them from filibustering the bill) I went to election judge training yesterday and the presenter said this early voting caught them totally by surprise. The entire election board is only 20 people - they only had 2 early voting location for an area that has 240K registered voters. Said they scrambled to hire some temps and added some additional voter check-in stations so the lines are now running about an hour; just over 30K have voted already as of Tue PM. On election day, there are 103 locations for voting and they are anticipating 75-85% turnout. Going to be busy regardless but I am ready - it's a long day but goes much faster when we are busy.
Volusia county FL. 8 early vote locations for 400K registered voters. No wait last Sunday. Simple and efficient for the voter. We can go to any early voting site in the county.
Interesting… you can get a ballot for the city you are from even if you’re hours away from your home address in FL?Someone told me yesterday he made his son drive up from college to vote.
We have 2 election boards in my county - Kansas City and Jackson County, which is everywhere else in the county not in the boundaries of KC. A lot of people didn't even realize that and are waiting in line only to find out they have to go to their 'home' election board. KC has several early voting places and if you are in KC limits you can vote at any location, same in JACO, they can print the ballot for your precinct or ward at the site. I think that is what Sunshine is referring to - as long as the county is all under one election board, the location you go to does not matter. On election day in MO, though, you have to go to the poll that is on the postcard that is mailed out as the ballots there are pre-printed for that location only. We as election judges have to count them all at the beginning and end and everything has to balance before we can leave the polling location.
You are correct. I misread the comment as; early voting anywhere in the state.
I thought it was that you had to vote in your county… it’s more likely I was hoping I was mistaken so I didn’t have to drive to the county I’m registered in 😂
That’s crazy! The turnout seems to be beyond anything we’ve seen in recent times!
The early voting turnout surprised election officials in PA. They were totally unprepared for the Republican turnout. Most government centers chosen to handle this were too small to accommodate the crowds and the staff overwhelmed because election duties aren’t part of their overall tasks. I can’t imagine what the price tag for the 2024 election costs will be to the taxpayers. I’m hoping this will incentivize state reps to examine this issue and make sound decisions to fix the problems.
I know the R head of our election authority (we have 2 - one R and one D) and they really do a great job on a shoestring budget. But she does a whole presentation on how many new requirements keep getting added without a corresponding increase in funding and this is a rare case where I do think additional funding is in order. She and staff have been working 13-14 hour days since early voting started and yet get inundated by angry calls and emails about the lines - there is no funding to open additional early voting outlets and no staff to run them. State added requirements for early voting but then left it to the local entities to figure out how to pay for it.
Donna, I am curious to know if you think the early voting is a sign of increased overall turnout or do you think it is "cannibalizing" (hate that term, but everyone is using it) the normal vote count early?
Maybe a little of both - I think the hard core Conservatives are voting early as Trump and a lot of conservative talking heads like Bongino are pounding the table about doing so. At the doors in a working class area this past 2 weeks finding very few who claim to have voted and many of these are infrequent voters according to the door knocking app I am using (for what it's worth) So long lines would discourage them, so the more who vote early, could take the pressure off the lines on election day that may discourage more casual voters. As for the dozen or so of my friends I have talked to who are waiting in those hellish lines to vote, the results are mixed about their fellow line goers. Some say turnout skews red, while other claim a lot of unfriendly blue voters. Hubby waited in line for an hour yesterday and said he just talked sports with the people he was in line with and was no help at all, haha. Also there is an abortion amendment on our ballot in MO and THAT is motivating the lefties to turn out but also the pro-lifers. My totally non political cousin is out knocking doors for the first time in her life for the pro-life side, so I do think turnout in MO is going to be heavy but also skewed around the abortion vote.
Very interesting. I appreciate your observations and comments. I really hope the pro-life side is victorious.
Was listening to Bongino while I was doing laundry - had to stop and re-watch - this is HUGE. Low propensity voters are TURNING OUT - BIGLY. 613k GA voters who stayed home in 2020 have already voted - in mostly Republican areas. In VA, early voting of both frequent and infrequent voters is R by big margins. Fast forward to the 20 minute mark: https://rumble.com/v5l50yq-the-best-sign-yet-that-kamala-is-freaking-out-ep.-2363-11012024.html
Yes, it's a horrible amendment, MO would go from one of the most restrictive states to one of the most permissive, Of course the devil is in details and few voters actually go online and read the entire amendment.