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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:10 AM Original message |
How in the hell can CHURCHES be voting sites??? |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. There aren't enough buildings big enough and with enough parking that have lots of space on Tuesdays |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Very true in a lot of small/rural communities |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:41 AM Response to Reply #5 |
42. Accessibility. Think of the elderly and handicapped. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Yes, that's another reason |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:14 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. My uncle's church has street side parking only - and they're a voting center. |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
2. Nearly every voting center in my area is in a church. |
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ordinaryaveragegirl (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
133. Same here... |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:50 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. I really don't see the problem with voting at a church. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:07 PM Response to Reply #134 |
137. Here we have the wild democrat... |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #134 |
148. Yeah, but God® knows how you vote, and he'll be angry if |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. Iirc, the site where my husband votes |
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Buzz Clik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:13 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. oy. Most states frown on being registered in a different place from where you live. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Well, it's in the same town... |
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Bill McBlueState (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
7. why not? |
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rodeodance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
8. I voted at the snyogue in Madison WI |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:18 PM Response to Reply #8 |
127. What's a snyogue? A temple of the Church of Zack Snyder? |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:44 PM Response to Reply #127 |
146. An Australian singer |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #146 |
172. Best stern sheets on the planet |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
9. All the elections I've voted at has been churches and I started voting in the early '70s |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
76. same here--a church since the 70's in chicago's western suburbs |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:27 PM Response to Reply #76 |
91. I would be too |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #91 |
98. (same here--and it works--i "attend" church every couple of years) n/t |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
121. Do you vote in the worship space, or other meeting rooms? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:22 PM Response to Reply #121 |
130. I'm not sure I know what a sanctuary is so I can't say on that |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:19 PM Response to Reply #130 |
142. sanctuary as in the central worship space. |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:23 PM Response to Reply #121 |
131. I know the law in DC |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. I've voted at a church for last 20+ yrs, quite common. n/t |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
12. i used to vote at a church, there is no problem, same rules apply to all places. |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
13. Remember those 4258 votes for Bush with 658 voters voting in OH in 2004? |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. I voted in my 1st presidential race in a Church in 1980 |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
15. We have voting by mail here in WA. And, paper ballots. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
16. The church I go to is a voting site |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
17. Nothing wrong with that. |
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Beer Snob-50 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
18. voting at a church is no big deal |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
19. D'oh. They are buildings! |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
20. Almost every time I go to vote it's at a church |
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ElizabethDC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
21. I vote at a church |
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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
22. Wow...guess I just didn't realize so many polling places are churches. |
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hisownpetard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #22 |
95. You don't have to convert - just sign in, vote and leave. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
124. Not to worry. It's been debated here before and you have been reasonable. |
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liberalpress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #22 |
157. Here in Tennessee |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
23. We use 'em in a Toronto suburb... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
24. Our polling place in in a chuech here in Ga. and so was the one |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. Had no idea churches are used.Makes good case for Saturday voting. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:26 AM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Why would they change the venue depending on the day? n/t |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #30 |
46. Schools are available on saturday, as well as other public buildings. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:02 PM Response to Reply #46 |
61. There can be many more churches than schools in an area... |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:05 PM Response to Reply #61 |
63. That in some areas it would discourage non belivers from voting. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:20 PM Response to Reply #63 |
79. Apathy will stop anyone from voting... |
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progdonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:30 AM Response to Reply #25 |
35. don't you mean Sunday? n/t |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:31 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Saturday voting is a big problem for some religions. Weekend voting get around these problems. |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:49 AM Response to Reply #36 |
50. Good idea, or how about a voting holiday during the week? Use schools, |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
150. Try recruiting over 1300 polling sites in a county like we do here in OC CA. |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
26. I've voted in a church for years... it is much more convenient than any public bldg I can think of. |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #26 |
52. But you can't rely on your experience being nationwide. |
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SaveOurDemocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:28 PM Response to Reply #52 |
92. Schools are usually fully occupied on Tuesdays. n/t |
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qb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
104. True. Undoubtedly some churches try to influence voters. |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
27. Hi KzooDem, I´m with you |
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Obamarama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:29 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. LOL...love the McDonalds/BK idea. We could even have drive-thru voting. |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #33 |
149. San Francisco uses Starbuck's |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. How does the internal policies of a church |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #47 |
58. It´s the SYMBOLISM when using a church as a polling station: |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:07 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. "We really don´t want anything to do with you..." |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:16 PM Response to Reply #65 |
74. Try this: Start a thread at DU about "church and state". |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #74 |
82. I see what you mean... |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:23 PM Response to Reply #82 |
86. Super! ... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #86 |
96. I'm afraid I don't understand-- |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #86 |
101. Good luck! |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:14 PM Response to Reply #58 |
72. the church is taking advantage? |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:17 PM Response to Reply #72 |
75. No ... it´s the polling public taking advantage of the church |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:29 PM Response to Reply #58 |
94. So then we may safely assume... |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #94 |
108. The point was not that the church grounds were affecting |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 04:25 PM Response to Reply #108 |
156. Because the location is fundamentally meaningless. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #27 |
105. Dunno. |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
28. Unless your a vampire it shouldn't be an issue... of course then there is the sun so vote late. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. In earlier times, Chruches were the only place African Americans |
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SaveOurDemocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
31. Living in a rural community, any big open room will do. |
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Strawman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
32. I was a poll watcher at a church building. Not a big deal, imo |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
34. For years I voted in a church. I didn't have to attend services, I just |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
37. They are big, EMPTY buildings which sit UNUSED six days a week. |
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ProdigalJunkMail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:52 AM Response to Reply #37 |
51. gosh...our church is in use 7 days a week... |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:55 AM Response to Reply #51 |
54. I was about to say the same thing... |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #54 |
100. We heat and cool the offices six to seven days a week |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
38. Voting does not take place in the sanctuary but in the social hall |
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TerwilligeRedux (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
39. It's not like you kneel down to vote |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
40. what gets me is how Republicans are able to walk on "hallowed ground" |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
41. Accessibility: it really is important. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
43. Churches have been used as voting sites since at least 1984 |
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kevinmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
44. I vote in a building at a church...n/t |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
48. There's a couple church's that are polling locations near where I live. |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
49. I'm an atheist who has no problem with this |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
53. I've voted in churches |
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Bentcorner (385 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
55. There is nothing wrong with this. Think of it as the churches doing |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
56. you're clueless. our polling place in chicago was in the basement of a church. |
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tuckessee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
57. I vote in an AA building. |
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SaveOurDemocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:04 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. LOLLLL ... and many AA meetings are held in church basements!! |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:00 PM Response to Original message |
59. I vote at the Unitarian church down the street |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
60. Maybe that is a factor, although small, in voter turnout? |
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AngryOldDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:10 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Could be... |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #68 |
70. DB1 seems to think it suppresses voter turnout. |
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DB1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #70 |
80. That is what I was saying. We are not all so poltically driven as.... |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
64. Our voting place/church has that huge picture of the Chimp praying with Lincoln and Washington. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
66. yes they are |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
67. I used to vote in a Church in Suburban Chicago |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. Because they've got four walls, a roof, and usually a wheelchair ramp? |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #69 |
81. Exactly. I've found salvation in a a church's kitchen several times as a poll worker! |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
71. I vote at a church |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
73. Good voting sites can be hard to come by, I've heard. |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
77. Why The Fuck Not? |
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Angela Shelley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #77 |
84. ... my thoughts ... |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:24 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. ... |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #84 |
154. Hold on |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #77 |
153. I could think of a reason |
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #153 |
155. Not Sure What You Mean. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:10 PM Response to Reply #155 |
168. Say you were using a hard core fundie |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
78. Here in Woodstock, Georgia, I know of at least one voting |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
83. i've been voting at a church for about 15 years....and voting democrat i must say |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
85. I've a bit of a story in regards to this. |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:26 PM Response to Reply #85 |
90. In the heat of my post I forgot to mention I never got to vote. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #90 |
99. You don't know that there was anything wierd going on... |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:46 PM Response to Reply #99 |
109. Damn your a trusting soul. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:49 PM Response to Reply #109 |
112. Did you call your county elections office to find out what precinct you needed? |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #112 |
117. As I posted it's Brunswick Georgia. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:07 PM Response to Reply #117 |
122. Your story still makes no sense. |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:12 PM Response to Reply #122 |
138. I will concede one thing to ya there. They were Crown Victoria's |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:14 PM Response to Reply #138 |
140. As far as black helicopter shit. I know what I saw. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:15 PM Response to Reply #140 |
152. Yes it is. n/t |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. I was just wondering if it ever crossed your mind... |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #114 |
119. Well I'm just the opposite I don't trust the government. |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:06 PM Response to Reply #119 |
120. Does it not also occur to religious folks that are alright with this |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:52 PM Response to Reply #120 |
135. I don't know if the church needs the government... |
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doc03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
88. I live in a rural area and we have always |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
89. In many areas, those are the only large, open, publicly accessable buildings. |
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NOLALady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
93. We voted in the Church Hall before Katrina. |
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iamthebandfanman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
97. i vote in the rec room of the nearby baptist church :P |
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Kucinich4America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
102. I live in a caucus state, and my precinct meets at a church. |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
103. My polling place (Oklahoma) has been in a Baptist church for years... |
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wildbilln864 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
106. I voted at a local church here... |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
107. This is nothing new. It's been going on for decades. |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
110. I been voting in a rural church going on 30 years. Out in the country |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
111. Before my precinct was merged with another, we voted at a church |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
113. I vote at the local UCC |
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CottonBear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
115. Lots of churches. schools and fire stations are voting sites in my Southern city. |
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peaches2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
116. Not in the sanctuary |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
118. Our polling place was a church in Lincoln, NE |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
123. Most places do not have dedicated voting sites |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
125. I vote at a Catholic Shrine |
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opihimoimoi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
126. Our Polling Place is at Keoki's Luau at Kalamakahiki Bay. After Voting, drink all night |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
128. The OP has apologized and explained above and I think s/he is to be commended for it. |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:27 PM Response to Reply #128 |
144. The OP never apologized. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
129. Depends on the state and county |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
132. This can be a problem |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #132 |
161. Well that's clearly illegal |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #132 |
166. was that church used for voting? |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #166 |
169. Yes it was. n/t |
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Thothmes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #132 |
173. If it was anything like our voting precint at a local school |
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countingbluecars (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:28 PM Response to Reply #173 |
175. This was one of those |
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Solon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
136. Never had to vote in a church before, it was always the public elementary school... |
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goodgd_yall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
139. Think of it this way |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
141. Can't use schools, because they are full of students |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
143. Who the hell gives a shit? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
145. I've often voted in churches |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
147. Polling place may affect voting |
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go west young man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:04 PM Response to Reply #147 |
174. It's amazing reading this thread how many "lefties" feel voting in a church is fine. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
151. This has been going on for a long time - well before the past 7 years |
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RoadRage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
158. My voting sight is a Church.. |
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RamboLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
159. When I first started voting it was in a school basement |
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VotesForWomen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
160. standard operating procedure, but wrong none-the-less. nt |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
162. my voting place is a church, used to be in the high school, but they said it was to disruptive . |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
163. I don't see why not. What's the problem? NT |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
164. I have never voted at a church... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
165. as long as they don't ask you to take communion or accept Jesus as your savior... |
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Mz Pip (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
167. Churches are buildings. |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
170. This atheist has happily voted in a number of churches. I don't see the problem. |
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Redneck Socialist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
171. My polling place is a church. |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
176. You are right... |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
177. As Long As It's After Happy Hour |
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ileus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
178. In BFE there's no municipal/school/fire stations...Churches are the only places in some areas. |
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