Barack Obama has asked you to vote early - will you do this for him?

[Lakerstan]

I know that some of you enjoy voting on election day. For some of you it is an event - others a tradition - something you do every four years. Well, if this election has been about nothing else, it has been about CHANGE. Will you change this one small thing about yourself and vote early, as Barack has asked?

Barack has said that in the next four years we may have to make sacrifices - can this be one small sacrifice you make?

If Barack can't convince you, then how about these thoughts:

- The campaign has lists of people who haven't voted yet. When your name is on that list, they will continue to call you.

- If the campaign is calling you, that means that volunteers aren't spending time calling others who may still be undecided - that is time, money and effort wasted.

- What if, god forbid, something happened to you or a loved one between now and election day, and you were unable to vote?

Thank you for your time.

[SeattleGirl]

1. Voted last week for Obama!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Feron]

25. Same here n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I would if I could, but we can't do it here.

[KewlKat]

3. We're voting tomorrow night

[NMDemDist2]

4. check my avatar n/t

[KathieG]

5. I voted today!

:woohoo:

[Captiosus]

6. Would if I could, but the city decided I didn't qualify under Virginia's rules.

Apparently they felt I didn't meet any of the requirements so I have to vote on Nov. 4. =/

[Frances]

7. I mailed my absentee ballot plus my husband's

one week ago today

[John Q. Citizen]

8. Word! I voted early and I'm glad I did!

[ComtesseDeSpair]

9. Done

I voted for him today. :)

[grace0418]

10. Signed, sealed, delivered! I voted on Saturday and it felt GOOOOOD!

:)

[regnaD kciN]

11. Already did...

...and the local elections board has already certified that they received my absentee, which means it will be in the "early returns" released as soon as the polls close on 11/4.

[Terran]

12. Sadly I cannot

we don't have early voting in MO (and we need it!).

[FrenchieCat]

13. Mailed in our 4 absentee ballots on Saturday.....

in California! :patriot:

[MadBadger]

14. Nope

I have changed.

Ive never voted in a Presidential Election before (21 years old), and I've voted absentee for 3 years now in NJ

Ive registered in Wisconsin this time around and will vote on Election day to if nothing else, see what its like

Sorry Barack, but this election is something so new for me and I wanna take it all in

[Lisa0825]

15. Done deal!

I couldn't wait to cast that ballot! I voted on day 1!

[RagAss]

16. I did one week ago in Florida.

[TheKentuckian]

17. I'm going to have to go on time

because our early voting is only for absentee only.

Barack can count on me to make the Commonwealth a little less red though.

[madmom]

18. already a done deal!

[Historic NY]

19. Why didn't any one vote in Denver Sunday?

50 polling stations and no voters......someone slipped up

[JimWis]

20. I am going to call our city clerk tomorrow and see how and if I

can vote early. Wisconsin allows it from what I have read. I think I would like to vote early.

[Connonym]

56. early voting only by absentee ballot in WI

My fear is that the absentee ballots have a reputation for only getting counted if the election is close. If tons of Obama supporters vote absentee who's to say that it might not skew the results and give McCain a false lead such that they won't bother to count the absentee votes. As much as I don't look forward to waiting in line on election day I'm not positive my vote will be counted if I vote absentee.

[rogerballard]

21. Colorado + 2 !

Permanent mail in ballot in Lakewood Colorado / Jefferson County !

A beautiful shade of blue !

http://carlysimon.com/news/news.shtml

[BlooInBloo]

22. Can't.

[IsItJustMe]

23. I did today. I was going to vote on election day because I know it will not matter in my state

because it is as blue as hell. But Obama said to vote early, so I did.

[tigervalentine]

24. Three hours in line today

(two hours before I even entered the building) but the deed is done.

People who had to pick up their children from school were having to leave the line before voting. But that's OK, because they, considering where I live (East Cobb county, Georgia), were probably McC voters.

Driving others to the polls tomorrow.

[rollin74]

26. I voted on October 18

first day of early voting in Nevada
:patriot:

[vixengrl]

27. Sad to say, since I'm in P-A

there's no early voting underway.

[ThatsMyBarack]

28. I did on Oct. 15!

:patriot:

[rch35]

29. no early voting in cali, and im not signed up absentee nt

[msongs]

30. we have early voting in Riverside county = voted for obama today - try looking again yer county nt

[TragedyandHope]

31. Done a couple weeks ago!

[Liberal_in_LA]

32. no. Sorry Obama. But I will vote for you on Nov 4th

[truthN08]

33. I did

My husband and I voted last Tuesday for Obama here in Nevada. My mother and my sister are voting for Obama tomorrow.

[FloridaJudy]

34. Already done it

It was no sacrifice. Standing in line for hours on November 4 would be.

And every single Democratic member of my family has done likewise. They had to: they were sick and tired of my nagging phone calls.

I didn't remind any Republicans, though. :evilgrin:

[abumbyanyothername]

35. I voted by mail.

I cajoled my wife into voting by mail.

Not that anyone was going to call me in Santa Monica anyway!

But I have been calling CO and FL.

[Patsy Stone]

36. Already done.

GOBAMA!

[WA98296]

37. We vote by mail, but are going to deliver ours to auditor this week.

[fujiyama]

38. Absentee - Sent to MI

Absentee is so much more convenient. I'm gonna try to do this next time as well. Some states have certain restrictions - I know MI requires you to vote in person the first time. But obtaining an absentee doesn't require written excuses and whatnot like some states.

I urge others to vote absentee and early, if anything to reduce the lines on the fourth. I'm really worried about some states having long lines which may discourage some from participating.

[Morning Dew]

39. No.

If was going to be gone, I could vote absentee. That's not the case so I have to vote on election day.

I had to be out of town and voted absentee for the mid-term and it wasn't very satisfying.

[kaygore]

40. Voted for Obama last week in Virginia

We do not have early voting in this state. In order to vote early, you must have a specific (and very limited reason for doing so). The lines at the "vote absentee in person" lines at the DMV nearby were exceptionally long and we are absentee voting in person in record numbers in Virginia Beach!

[Triana]

41. DONE. FIrst day and first morning of early voting. I couldn't WAIT. n/t

[donf]

42. My wife, step-daughter and I . . .

all voted last weekend for Obama! My step-daughter just turned 19, so it was her first opportunity to vote. She was really excited to vote for Barack! We all felt great after casting our votes! The voting place in Columbus, Ohio was very busy, but well-staffed, so it only took about an hour and fifteen minutes. I have never seen so many people who were so happy to stand in a line for an hour! Everyone I saw had the Democratic candidate "cheat sheet" in their hands. I don't know if there was one Republican in the whole building. It was awesome!

I also think I convinced about five people at work to vote early, so their votes are not just being cast into the abyss of the black-box voting machines. Most of them also liked the idea of not standing in line for hours. Early voting on paper is the way to go!

[Beacool]

43. I'm voting on the 4th and not one person has contacted me so far.

:shrug:

[Jersey Devil]

61. Well, since NJ does not have early voting (except by absentee)

I would suppose that the Obama campaign does not want to make a pest of itself more than a week before election day. I also live in NJ and have received only one call so far, by the AFL-CIO, urging me to vote on election day.

[Beacool]

84. I received plenty of calls from various people during the primary,

but no one has called me since then, which is fine with me.

[iamthebandfanman]

44. not allowed too. have to have valid reason in state. n/t

[satya]

45. Deposited my absentee ballot in a ballot drop box last night! nt

[NOLALady]

46. Voted early for the first time today.

We (hubby, son and his wife, daughter) were in line nearly two hours.

The crowd was so upbeat and positive, we didn't realize the time passing.

[Arugula Latte]

47. My ballot is in.

[briv1016]

48. Considering I'm 400 miles away from home at college, early absentee voting is my only option.

I just hope my ballot arrives in time. (I sent the application out today, tomorrow was the deadline in NY.)

[BlackmanX]

49. I'll do it by the end of the week

[blogslut]

50. Already done did it

Last Friday. :)

[girl gone mad]

51. I'm not in a swing state so no one ever calls me, but I will..

for Barack.

[cliffordu]

52. Got her done

[whistler162]

53. Nope...

I am voting on my birthday!

Since this is likely the first and last time I will get the chance, unless I live to be 89!

[Critters2]

54. I already have! nt

[FatDave]

55. I'm sorry, but I feel it will be harder for them to monkey with my vote on election day.

Why give them an extra week or two to monkey with the count? I understand if you live in an underequipped precinct and need to avoid the lines, but I live in the ass of nowhere. I'll be in and out in minutes. And even if not, what the fuck, at least I'll get time away from work for it.

[Demi_Babe]

actually it's just the opposite

[FatDave]

96. In what respect, Charlie?

Er...I mean Demi_Babe. I can be sold on the prospect, but I've got somebody's gotta sell me.

[stray cat]

57. Since it is not legal in NY - probably not

[TornadoTN]

58. Voted October 23rd for Obama !!!

Awesome moment too!

[Demi_Babe]

59. voted early yesterday in NC...waited in line for well over an hour

[sweetpotato]

60. They won't let me

I don't qualify for absentee status in my state. I'll stand in line all day if I have to.

[peace frog]

62. Voted the first week of early voting in FL

PROUDLY cast my vote for for Obama/Biden.

[paparush]

63. Voted in NC on 10/18/2008!

[Arkansas Granny]

64. I'll be going one day this week after work.

[Marrah_G]

65. We don't have early voting here :(

[Caretha]

66. Daughter & I are voting tomorrow

Sister, BIL, their children, Mother, Cousin & his wife & children have already voted. That's 10 so far + 2 more tomorrow will make 12. :)

[democrattotheend]

67. One other reason to vote early

By being in line on Election Day, you are making the line longer for someone who might not wait it out. Now, if you live in a Republican-leaning area that might not be such a bad thing, but if you live in an urban area PLEASE vote early.

[scheming daemons]

68. Can't. Live in PA.

[bunnies]

69. Not everyone CAN vote early. Some states (like mine) dont allow it. nt

[bullwinkle428]

70. Done last week! First time ever that I early-voted!

:patriot:

[gauguin57]

71. No early voting in Pennsylvania. And it's gonna be a zoo on Nov. 4.

So, I'm voting mid-afternoon next Tuesday, between my greeting/pollwatching and making the reminder calls to Dems. Hope the line is 2 hours or less.

[alison]

72. +2 in NC this past Saturday.

[workinclasszero]

73. I would if I could

Can't do it in Missouri as far as I know.

Hell I can't even check a box for a straight party vote in this rethug controlled state.

There are a large number of ballot measures and then each and every office must be voted on separately.

There will be hella long waits at the precincts in Missouri on Nov 4.

I'm not sure everyone realizes this.

[City Lights]

74. I voted for Obama last week! nt

[freestyle]

75. I will vote, on election day, to allow early voting in Maryland.

We don't have early voting now. What we do have is lots of people volunteering in PA and VA.

[Ikonoklast]

76. Ummm...

[RubyDuby in GA]

77. I voted Septembe 26th - the first week available to vote in Georgia

And so has everyone in my family. It was the least we could do :)

[NightHawk63]

78. I proudly voted this past weekend!

:kick:

[Hepburn]

79. Been there and done that! (SoCal) n/t

[Alter Ego]

80. Nope.

I live in MA, so we're safe blue anyway--and my precinct uses paper ballots. No electronic fuckery. Plus, my town has about 500 RVs total, so there aren't exactly lines to vote.

Plus, voting on Election Day is a family affair now.

[faithfulcitizen]

81. Yes I will, and yes I did!

[polichick]

82. I only wish we could vote early in PA!

[Upton]

83. Already have...WA state for Obama!

[Nydari]

85. I voted this weekend

Stopped by 7-11 and got my Obama coffee on the way to the polling place too. There were 3 others getting Obama coffee at the 7-11 while I was there.

This is in North Texas.

[a la izquierda]

86. Done by absentee at the beginning of October. N/t

[HughMoran]

87. I would if I could

No early voting for us, but we'll bring home the bacon anyway :D

[luvs2sing]

88. DH and I voted...

the first week in October. It's what I wanted to do for my birthday.

[Ganja Ninja]

89. Took care of it yesterday. n/t

[Deep13]

90. Sorry, I did it for me.

:7

[skooooo]

91. Already did that!! Whoooo!!!!!

[NoPasaran]

92. Done, 10/20, 7 AM!

Mine was the first ballot cast at my early voting location.

[bushisanidiot]

93. I'm in IL and we've never had long lines when I usually vote

which is early in the morning before work. But I'm actually thinking about voting early this year.. like today or tomorrow. Barack makes a good point about just going ahead and doing it.. get it out of the way so it's done.

[SeaLyons]

94. I voted yesterday for Barack.....

YEAH!!!!!! Very exciting.

[gblady]

95. in the mail....

the day after I got the ballot....
got 'er done, O!