Comments on: Early Voting in Lake County http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044 A Citizen's Guide to Indiana Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:56:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Doug http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750654 Doug Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:23:06 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750654 At least the concern shown over satellite sites indicates that the end-of-night tallies at least theoretically bear some relationship to the votes cast. At least the concern shown over satellite sites indicates that the end-of-night tallies at least theoretically bear some relationship to the votes cast.

]]> By: Rev. AJB http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750644 Rev. AJB Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:09:10 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750644 I don't think I like the idea of early voting centers; especially after this controversy. The biggest problem here is that the majority of the people south of the Borman can easily get to Crown Point if they want to and vote early. (For example, I drove by the Government Center going between two different meetings and gave a fleeting thought to stopping and voting. But then I remembered that I like the feeling of going to the American Legion on the day of the election and then waiting up that night for the results-so I kept on driving.) For the residents of Gary, and East Chicago (and to a lesser extent, Hammond) transportation is a real issue. Lake County isn't teeming with public transportation options that take you to Crown Point easily. In fact I really don't know how one makes it from downtown Gary to the Government Center for a court case if one does not have a car. And yet I also know that north Lake county has been the hot-bed for voter fraud in the past; especially East Chicago. Even the dead vote there! My personal view is that if we are going to be dumb enough to allow early voting, we have to make it to where it is available for all citizens of a county in a reasonable manner. I wonder about the constitutionality of NOT having the satillite sites; not to mention the racial implications. It is up to the county election board to then make sure that the vote is fair and untainted. And with Lake county-with or without early voting-I say, "GOOD LUCK!!!!" And I hope that no one is trying to use Marion County as an exaple of a big county being able to have one site open (frankly I don't know what the hell they are doing down there; seeing as we are in the Chicago media market). With Unigov, their public transportation is light years ahead of ours. And if we have a repeat of the May primary...I just might get wasted that night.... I don’t think I like the idea of early voting centers; especially after this controversy. The biggest problem here is that the majority of the people south of the Borman can easily get to Crown Point if they want to and vote early. (For example, I drove by the Government Center going between two different meetings and gave a fleeting thought to stopping and voting. But then I remembered that I like the feeling of going to the American Legion on the day of the election and then waiting up that night for the results-so I kept on driving.) For the residents of Gary, and East Chicago (and to a lesser extent, Hammond) transportation is a real issue. Lake County isn’t teeming with public transportation options that take you to Crown Point easily. In fact I really don’t know how one makes it from downtown Gary to the Government Center for a court case if one does not have a car. And yet I also know that north Lake county has been the hot-bed for voter fraud in the past; especially East Chicago. Even the dead vote there!

My personal view is that if we are going to be dumb enough to allow early voting, we have to make it to where it is available for all citizens of a county in a reasonable manner. I wonder about the constitutionality of NOT having the satillite sites; not to mention the racial implications. It is up to the county election board to then make sure that the vote is fair and untainted. And with Lake county-with or without early voting-I say, “GOOD LUCK!!!!”

And I hope that no one is trying to use Marion County as an exaple of a big county being able to have one site open (frankly I don’t know what the hell they are doing down there; seeing as we are in the Chicago media market). With Unigov, their public transportation is light years ahead of ours.

And if we have a repeat of the May primary…I just might get wasted that night….

]]> By: Scowly at The Masson Family Blog http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750570 Scowly at The Masson Family Blog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:42:03 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750570 [...] this morning, I was composing a blog post across the island from Harper who was eating breakfast. She pipes up, “why does your face [...] [...] this morning, I was composing a blog post across the island from Harper who was eating breakfast. She pipes up, “why does your face [...]

]]> By: Daltonsbriefs http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750519 Daltonsbriefs Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:06:53 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750519 If Indiana code was breached in allowing offices to be opened without a unanimous vote, then those votes should be set aside and dealt with by the election board one vote at a time. Still can be counted, but with more attention to the specifics of each ballot. If Indiana code was breached in allowing offices to be opened without a unanimous vote, then those votes should be set aside and dealt with by the election board one vote at a time.

Still can be counted, but with more attention to the specifics of each ballot.

]]> By: Tom http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750463 Tom Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:02:54 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750463 Vote early. Vote often. I just hope the northwest Indiana votes get counted in time for the satisfaction of the TV news network pundits to call the winners by the 6:02 commercial break. Vote early. Vote often. I just hope the northwest Indiana votes get counted in time for the satisfaction of the TV news network pundits to call the winners by the 6:02 commercial break.

]]> By: Doug http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750392 Doug Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:35:18 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750392 Ah, the Indiana Code is a work of artful simplicity compared to, say, the United States Code. (Title 3 of the Indiana Code regarding elections might be one of the exceptions, however.) Ah, the Indiana Code is a work of artful simplicity compared to, say, the United States Code. (Title 3 of the Indiana Code regarding elections might be one of the exceptions, however.)

]]> By: Parker http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044&cpage=1#comment-750386 Parker Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:29:53 +0000 http://www.masson.us/blog/?p=4044#comment-750386 Regardless of your politics, anyone who needs to derive meaning from the <a href="http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/" rel="nofollow">Indiana Code (IC)</a> has my most profound sympathy. Regardless of your politics, anyone who needs to derive meaning from the Indiana Code (IC) has my most profound sympathy.

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