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**AssinHT** · 11-04-2008, 09:48 PM

I voted last Thursday. Got there right when it opened and the line was already 45min long (about 8-10 machines).

Paper ballots here -- we fill in ovals like a multiple choice test. Ballots are then sucked into a machine and immediately optically scanned.

I voted my usual blend of parties, as I believe in finding the best candidate for the job from my own POV. I do research and stuff. And if there's any level of doubt, I vote against the incumbent, who is presumed corrupt. (This is Illinois, after all.)

Funny thing about our state elections is that it's the Republicans who are the "outsiders" who will bring "change" to government. About half of the campaign materials from GOP candidates don't list their party affiliation, and all the Dems are trying desperately to avoid being associated with Blagojevich. It's fun to watch them squirm and weasel.

Took about an hour all told.

11-04-2008, 09:48 PM	#27
AssinHT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 445 Senior Member	I voted last Thursday. Got there right when it opened and the line was already 45min long (about 8-10 machines). Paper ballots here -- we fill in ovals like a multiple choice test. Ballots are then sucked into a machine and immediately optically scanned. I voted my usual blend of parties, as I believe in finding the best candidate for the job from my own POV. I do research and stuff. And if there's any level of doubt, I vote against the incumbent, who is presumed corrupt. (This is Illinois, after all.) Funny thing about our state elections is that it's the Republicans who are the "outsiders" who will bring "change" to government. About half of the campaign materials from GOP candidates don't list their party affiliation, and all the Dems are trying desperately to avoid being associated with Blagojevich. It's fun to watch them squirm and weasel. Took about an hour all told.
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