I voted in Fl for John Kerry today, and I'm not sure I should have.

[Fla Dem]

As I was leaving the polling place, which is in the Supervisor of Elections headquarters(who is a Repug), I began to wonder if they are able to get results for each day's voting. If so, what is to prevent them from reporting the results to the State Repug Committee so they have a head's up on the vote. I am really worried about this. Is there any law that prevents election officials from knowing the counts before election day? It was by optical scanning by the way.

[Nerdling]

1. No

The votes remain sealed and uncounted until election night.

I wouldnt put it past them though.

[Fla Dem]

17. I know that's what really bothers me.

Now they have until 11/2 to f*ck with my vote. :grr:

[XanaDUer]

2. We were told at our Dem meeting in FL

To vote early and not use the touch screen.

Don't worry-we're watching them like hawks in FL.

[porphyrian]

4. Yep.

Also, optical scanning is the method used in Leon County, one of two (I think) counties that got their vote tallies correct the first time in 2000.

[XanaDUer]

5. 1-866-our-vote

we must remember that telephone number if there are any questions about our votes or voting rights.

[greekspeak]

8. Thankful that I am in Leon County!!

I got help from Ion Sancho, who must be the best elections supervisor I have ever seen. He was out helping people, shoulder to shoulder with elections workers.

[democrat in Tallahassee]

10. Ion is great! We had a very low spoiled ballot rate in Leon Co in 2000

[greekspeak]

14. Ion Sancho is respected even outside Florida for a reason

He is clearly someone who needs to be in government for a very long time. One of the good guys, for sure!

[porphyrian]

19. Ion Sancho is great.

We were in line behind him to see F9/11 at the Miracle 5.

[Autumn]

12. I voted early in CO

We voted yesterday here in CO using the touch screen but we checked our ballot twice before pressing the vote button to make sure it registered for Kerry. Is there another problem with touch screen voting other than that?

[XanaDUer]

15. Here in FL we want a paper trail

I'm sure you can understand that. ;)

[aquart]

3. It's good of you to vote in Florida.

But I have no faith in the counting whatsoever.

[asjr]

6. I have to agree. Kerry could win by a million votes but

more than half will not be counted. I simply do not trust the Repubs. It is the 11th hour for them and they will not go down without dirty tricks. And it will even be blatant. They have no honor at all.

[TSIAS]

7. I voted early

I wanted to be sure they'd let me vote. If something were to have gone wrong, I'd have had two weeks to contact the local Democrats.

I'm not confident at all with the counting, but I doubt it matters whether you vote now or on Nov. 2.

[disneyboy]

9. My Absentee

Even though i got the absentee im afraid theyll tear it up or soemthing. What should i DO?? And can ANYONE Help me w/ the FL Absentee Ballot?? I dont know who to vote for, for the Supreme COurt Justices and District COurt of Appeals.

[Digit]

16. I found on my absentee ballot (diff state), the dems are listed first.

Do a search to make sure using things like: democrat, 2004, election, your state, etc.
I ended up finding a dem site linked to my state which told me who was who. I just happened to notice that they were the first choice under each category.
I went totally straight dem :-)

[KC21304]

11. So anyone in Fla can vote from now through election day ?

Or is it just in certain areas ? Does someone guard the machines at night ? :tinfoilhat:

[Fla Dem]

13. Yes, Fl has early voting, as does 37 other states. Not sure if

Wis. is one of them. Not all regular voting sites are open. Although I have heard in some places they have set up voting sites in shopping malls.

[KC21304]

18. No regular early voting here in Wisconsin. Only absentee..

I can see where it would be great for those who think they might be on a purged list to go early enough to fight it.