This Had Me Laughing For Hours

From Minnesota Public Radio:

Ballot #5: Lizard People

This Beltrami County voter cast their ballot for Al Franken, but also put "Lizard People" as a write-in candidate, not only in the U.S. Senate race, but for several others. The county auditor/treasurer ruled that the vote should not be counted because it's considered an overvote. Representatives for Franken challenged that decision. (MPR Photo/Tom Robertson)

Personally, I don't see what the big deal is. Obviously, the voter intended to vote for Franken for Senator, but for the Lizard People for President.

Sometimes, It Is Worth The Effort

Me: Hello, my name is Joel, and I'm calling on behalf of the Obama campaign. May I please speak with Jane Doe?

Voter in Indiana: Yeah, that's me. Look, I wanna vote for Obama, but I've gotta work tomorrow, so I just can't vote. I just can't.

Me: Well, did you know that the polls in Indiana are open from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm tomorrow?

Lady Who's Vote Just Might Matter: Oh... they're open until six? I thought they closed at five. I guess I can do that...

Me: Your nearest polling location is Lincoln Elementary School at 10 Main St. Do you know where that is?

Undecided Voter Who Has Been Leaning Obama For Awhile: Yeah... yeah, that's near here. I can get there after work. OK, I'll do that.

Me: Great. If you have any more questions, you can call the Obama Voter Hotline at 1-877-235-6226. (Real number).

One More Voter: OK, thanks very much. I'll do that. (click)

my.barackobama.com/call

I Just Voted!

Phew... that was exciting. I just have a few things to say:

- Can we get a ballot initiative started to bar Bill Sizemore from ever putting up another ballot initiative ever again? Seriously. That guy has wasted more of my time than YouTube.

- County Commissioner Mike Daly has a pet monkey named Andy??

- As an absentee voter, I didn't get one of those big pamphlets to tell me about each ballot measure. But I did find this website, ballotpedia.org, which provided me with lots of information and links. If anyone else is in the same boat as me, or just wants a paper-free voter guide, I recommend it.

Have You Voted Yet?

Well, have you?

Election ballot drop-off sites:

Bend:

Deschutes Service Center
1300 NW Wall St.

Deschutes County Road Department
61150 SE 27th St.

Drive-By Drop Box
Corner of Wall St. and Lafayette Ave.


Eugene:

Lane County Annex Bldg.
Corner of Oak St. and 6th Ave.

Eugene City Hall
Pearl St. and 8th Ave.

Elections Office
Lincoln St. and 10th Ave.


Ballots are due by 8 pm! Stop procrastinating!