dmac Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Early voting just started yesterday here in MD and it is open from 12-6 today and i got there at 11:50 and there were already 500 cars there already. Im sure it is because of the strong feelings for the gay marriage bill here. I do agree with you 100% though, democrats are always hurt in the turnout department in inclement weather. This could hurt Obama in Virginia and Pennsylvania. my friend went to her voting station in annapolis this AM and said she waited for three hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Per MD Gov: Early voting in MD Cancelled tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 yikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAOS Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Rescheduled to Friday I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 my friend went to her voting station in annapolis this AM and said she waited for three hours As much as doing my civic duty is important to me, there is no way in hell i am waiting 3 hours to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 yikes Forgot to vote early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 They'll need more non electric voting machines. Hopefully they stored the old punch card systems. I got my vote in yesterday and didn't see any non-electronic machines. I'm not sure but I think you can request a paper ballot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Hopefully they stored the old punch card systems. I got my vote in yesterday and didn't see any non-electronic machines. I'm not sure but I think you can request a paper ballot. Around here, the only paper ballots are provisional ballots and there are paper ballots for extended voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Winds picking up here in Leesburg as well. 10-12 mph highest gust 18mph. 56* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Looks like the construction crews next to my house didn't get the memo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmac Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 As much as doing my civic duty is important to me, there is no way in hell i am waiting 3 hours to vote. hahah +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Looks like the construction crews next to my house didn't get the memo... Ummmm.....you might want to take care of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I'm in the same boat. The lot next to mine has a house under construction and the workers left a massive pile of wood, nails and trash lying in the front yard. Yeah, that stuff is a bit scary as it loves to fly around in high winds. Here's an example of what's laying around - this stuff is maybe 50 - 100ft SW of my front door (just off the right edge of the photo): This dumpster looks like it wants to be less full: luckily there's a good new construction buffer between me and the dumpster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmac Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Looks like the construction crews next to my house didn't get the memo... yikes that's not good at all... maybe get the neighbors together and have everyone pitch in to move that junk. dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 22 mph sustained with gusts up to 35 at RIC now. Rain almost here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmac Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 @hank... hope you've got great homeowner's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Early voting just started yesterday here in MD and it is open from 12-6 today and i got there at 11:50 and there were already 500 cars there already. Im sure it is because of the strong feelings for the gay marriage bill here. I do agree with you 100% though, democrats are always hurt in the turnout department in inclement weather. This could hurt Obama in Virginia and Pennsylvania. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Early voting just started yesterday here in MD and it is open from 12-6 today and i got there at 11:50 and there were already 500 cars there already. Im sure it is because of the strong feelings for the gay marriage bill here. I do agree with you 100% though, democrats are always hurt in the turnout department in inclement weather. This could hurt Obama in Virginia and Pennsylvania. lol people are aware election day is next tuesday right?....PA doesn't even have early voting so it can't affect that, i'll concede it will have some effects in VA....and even in the case of dramatic damage to the power grid...you really think rural areas (republicans) are getting their power back on before places like Philly.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjohndc Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Even if the storm effects early voting through Wednesday, I don't understand why people are so frantic to vote. Voting will be back Thursday through Saturday. Also good forbid people vote on Election Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Can we take the effect on early voting/etc to the political forum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 Winds picking up here in Leesburg as well. 10-12 mph highest gust 18mph. 56* Phoenix weatherbug station has 19mph gust as highest up here so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Again, for those that don't know, I work for the DC Board of Elections, I.T and IVO machine programmer and configuration setup. We were crushed, killed, destroyed yesterday due to early voting, as in most states...and some accredit it to Obama's massive EV drive, which I do believe. But the heavy turnout also had to do with Sandy. At any rate, it was INSANE yesterday...I was on my feet for 14 solid hours with no food or break. Maryland had issues as well. It was just overwhelming and way beyond what anybody thought it was going to be. The notion that this hurts Obama is absurd. Because, ya know, he needs those extra votes in NY, MA, Maine, NJ, MD and DC. As for PA, there is no EV. Trust me, people are willing to stand in lines for hours to vote and the folks who are Obama supportes are die hard and will turn out. I had so many people in every EV site tell me they would stand there until midnight if they had to. Most election administrations worth their salt have a backup plan. We can afford to close for one or two days, which will likely happen. But if there is no power, there are back up plans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 people are aware election day is next tuesday right?....PA doesn't even have early voting so it can't affect that, i'll concede it will have some effects in VA....and even in the case of dramatic damage to the power grid...you really think rural areas (republicans) are getting their power back on before places like Philly.... Exactly. That's why I literally lol'd at Ian and ravens posts. I swear to God I showed our Executive Director the posts and he rolled his eyes (he knows I'm a weather buff and he asks me for updates on the storm)...We're here on a $%$^%@! Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cherry's Jacket Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 They are building a house about 50 yard behind me. They worked yesterday to get the windows up, but left the roof shingles on top and the dumpster. I'll be selling the stuff that hits my house to pay for repairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreAce33 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 AKQ issued a flood warning here on the lower MD Eastern Shore. Tides/surge have caused flooding in Crisfield and OC and now stream flooding is occurring due to heavy rain in areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Can we take the effect on early voting/etc to the political forum? It's a banter thread. That being said, I'm willing to go PR on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Absurd is a bit strong. It won't flip things but there could be impact. If a hurricane was hitting MS I'd say it might cut into Romey votes. There are also studies about bad weather impacting elections. There's no way of gauging what half or more of the final two week stretch being dominated by news other than the election might do either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtracker Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Absurd is a bit strong. It won't flip things but there could be impact. If a hurricane was hitting MS I'd say it might cut into Romey votes. There are also studies about bad weather impacting elections. Of course it does, I'm not denying that at all. But the election isn't tomorrow or this Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Of course it does, I'm not denying that at all. But the election isn't tomorrow or this Tuesday. Right. If the impact isn't gigantic there's a good deal of time to resolve issues. But if people haven't early voted and have massive destruction etc they're not going to be rushing to vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris87 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Absurd is a bit strong. It won't flip things but there could be impact. If a hurricane was hitting MS I'd say it might cut into Romey votes. There are also studies about bad weather impacting elections. There's no way of gauging what half or more of the final two week stretch being dominated by news other than the election might do either. Of course it does, I'm not denying that at all. But the election isn't tomorrow or this Tuesday. i'd suspect that it's more likely that the actual weather on election day will have a bigger effect than sandy on turnout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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