Leslie, early voting this year didn't mean no lines here in NM as over half the registered voters in the state have already voted.
Ours is a state in which it is not permitted. I have watched all of the debates, read the papers, done the research. I vote for the man I feel best suited to meet the needs of this country. I do not vote by party but by the person. It saddens me that too many vote a certain candidate just because their friend did or their parents did. I once heard (a ding-bat relative on my father's side) someone voted for a certain candidate because they thought that his wife was pretty...hellllo?
Here in New Mexico we have early voting and absentee voting but we also have another option that I find puzzling to say the least. We have the choice of "In Person Absentee" voting. I'm unclear on that concept. LOL
That map is wrong. Cause I've lived in Washington and Oregon, and have voted early in both states. I'm living in WA right now, and I sent my ballot in Oct. 16th or something.
Someone at some point said that we shouldn't get political, but I really want to. And this is in off topic. So, pretty much, what are your thoughts on the election? I'm rather obsessed with politics, and most my friends just want it to be over, so I'll stop muttering about Republicans. (I have come out of the barn. I'm a donkey. Ooo, joke! "Democrats are sexy. Who ever heard of a nice piece of elephant?)
The concept is that you might not be able to get to your polling place on election day, for whatever reason, so you're eligible to vote absentee. You could get an absentee ballot and mail it in, or, in some places, you can elect to vote in person at some designated time before election day. That's "in person absentee."
Well...electing to vote in person at some designated time before election day sounds like "early voting" to me. NM has both early voting and absentee voting and as a third option, we also have in person absentee voting. I guess the oximoron "in person absentee voting" just amused me for some dumb reason.
Linda
Linda,
I think it was Tierra Amarilla in Rio Arriba County.
During the last general election, George Bush was ahead in NM for several days but Tony Snow said on Fox news that it couldn’t last because in NM someone invariably found an uncounted ballot box at the last minute. Days later they found the ballot boxes you mentioned and the NM went for Al Gore.
I really miss New Mexico sometimes – but not during general elections.
Jeff
Yes, you're right...it was Tierra Amarilla. When and where did you live in NM? I've been here since 1951, most of it in and around Albuquerque, except for four years spend on Kauai during the 90s. I've seen a lot of changes in the past 50+ years but elections seem to have kept much of their unique NM flavor through the years.
Linda,
I grew up in Albuquerque; went to Highland High School and UNM. Before we moved to Texas, we lived in Placitas. My wife’s family is still in Albuquerque but my mother and my sister now live in Ruidoso. The last time we were back, I got lost.
I miss it especially at this time of year when the aspens are turning and there’s snow on the Sandias but it’s too big for me now.
J