Log Your Voting Stories Here

4Nov2008 Filed under: 2008 elections Author: Cole

Strong feelings abound everywhere today. From the voter I spoke with in Ohio today who said, “I already voted for Obama. I think he’s gonna bring it home, what do you think?” to the voter I spoke with in Florida last night who wanted to keep his vote private, there is no lack of strong feelings around the globe about this election.

So, we of course want to give you the opportunity to share your voting stories with us, or if you’re a news hound and want to keep people up to date on the latest as the polls close, or stories like Tim Robbins voting snafu, and many others for that matter than add your juice to the mix.

Soon, the election feen will be over. I have a few ideas of what we’ll do then, but that’s for later.

Tags: Election 2008, election feen, election stories, voter suppression, Voting

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2 Responses to “Log Your Voting Stories Here”

joshl
November 4th, 2008 at 6:28 pm

Gotta love 538 — Silver’s got his scorecard set up, ready to go.
Cole
November 4th, 2008 at 6:50 pm

This update just in from folks at the Ruckus Society countering misinformation.

There are two fairly LARGE pieces of misinformation being spread to voters right now and we need YOUR help to counter it.

1. First, college students in TX, FL, PA, MT, GA, VA, NM, CO and UT have been receiving texts saying they are supposed to vote tomorrow. Some texts say that only Republicans can vote today (and that Democrats, Independents and others should vote tomorrow). Other texts say that due to long lines, folks are being asked to return tomorrow.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Email, call and text folks you have in those states and tell them to PASS it ON. Here’s a great sample text/message from The League: “Today is the last day to vote! Make sure u stay in line and vote on entire ballot. If u have problems dont leave, call 866-OUR-VOTE”

2. The second piece of misinformation, being spread mostly in FL, is that polls close at 8, when many of them ACTUALLY close at 7pm. As long as folks are in line by the time the polls close, they will get the opportunity to vote.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:
If you are in Florida, take this message to the polls. Make banners, flyers, signs to let folks know what is up!

No matter where you are, get the message out to your FL people: “Get to the Polls By 7 and VOTE! If u have problems dont leave, call 866-OUR-VOTE”