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This is not a political thread... I just thought that this was a kinda neat video put together encouraging people to go vote no matter who you like. They ask that you send it to 5 people but I don't believe in chain letters so I figured that his was a great place to post it so several people would be able to see it.
I will turn 50 near the beginning of this next year; since I turned 18, I have missed three elections, one an off-year election, the other two minor off-time elections. I keep my voting stubs on my shelf until the next election, as my write to complain about what's going on.
Folks, I don't care as much about who you vote for, but I do care that you do vote.
This country was based on people making sure their voice was going to be heard. To vote is about as patriotic as you can get.
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True that... I voted my second time via absentee ballot as I was serving overseas in the Military. Distance and a busy life style are no excuse. And if you don't vote, you don't to complain, so what other reason do you need?
"I may be unconscious, but at least I still look good!" - - Me (at the Halfling Musketeers game GenCon '06)
On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
If you take these messages to vote seriously (and I do) please verify that you are properly registered to vote; don't wait till the last minute.
In the months before the elections, I always receive a yellow card from the election office confirming my name, address, and where is my polling place.
This year, since I have moved residence, I re-registered so I can vote at the nearest polling place.
Is it safe to assume such a procedure is common in other places?
__________________ Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...
My philosophy is "you don't need me to tell you how to play -- I'll just provide some rules and ideas to use and get out of your way." --Monte Cook
In the months before the elections, I always receive a yellow card from the election office confirming my name, address, and where is my polling place.
This year, since I have moved residence, I re-registered so I can vote at the nearest polling place.
Is it safe to assume such a procedure is common in other places?
I don't know about commonplace, but it happens here in Maryland.
"I may be unconscious, but at least I still look good!" - - Me (at the Halfling Musketeers game GenCon '06)
On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
But being Canadian, we just had our federal election this past Tuesday. And on this side of the border, you get a white card with burgundy lettering telling you where to vote and when, typically about a week after the election is declared, and 3 weeks for the election. (Yeah, our election cycle takes 30 days from when Parliament is dissolved to when the ballots are cast).
I must say though that while I do like that my country has more than 2 viable parties to choose from, it does make for muddied waters. The majority of our voters voted against the Conservative party, but due to vote splitting between the Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Quebecois and Green party, we ended up electing more Conservative MP's than not.
Still, even with the known flaws in the implementations of most democratic systems, voting is something that strikes me as being worth doing.
But being Canadian, we just had our federal election this past Tuesday. And on this side of the border, you get a white card with burgundy lettering telling you where to vote and when, typically about a week after the election is declared, and 3 weeks for the election. (Yeah, our election cycle takes 30 days from when Parliament is dissolved to when the ballots are cast).
I must say though that while I do like that my country has more than 2 viable parties to choose from, it does make for muddied waters. The majority of our voters voted against the Conservative party, but due to vote splitting between the Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Quebecois and Green party, we ended up electing more Conservative MP's than not.
Still, even with the known flaws in the implementations of most democratic systems, voting is something that strikes me as being worth doing.
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I envy Canadians because at least you have options. Sure there are so many of them that things are diluted, but at least that better then the options Americans have because of how our system is set up (both on a federal and state level).
Fair point RangerReg. Though when I used the word viable, I meant that in terms of parties that are able to reliably get at least a few seats in Parliament and / or run in every part of the country. (The Greens run in every riding, but have yet to get a single MP elected. The Bloc Quebecois get plenty of MP's elected, but only run within Quebec). As far as I know, outside the Democrats and the Republicans, there really arent any political parties in the United States that I have heard of which can manage the same kind of thing.
Fair point RangerReg. Though when I used the word viable, I meant that in terms of parties that are able to reliably get at least a few seats in Parliament and / or run in every part of the country. (The Greens run in every riding, but have yet to get a single MP elected. The Bloc Quebecois get plenty of MP's elected, but only run within Quebec). As far as I know, outside the Democrats and the Republicans, there really arent any political parties in the United States that I have heard of which can manage the same kind of thing.
The others tried, though.
__________________ Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...
My philosophy is "you don't need me to tell you how to play -- I'll just provide some rules and ideas to use and get out of your way." --Monte Cook
Why do people have to register to vote in the US? Does the US not have a registration of address?
In Germany, whenever you move, you (should) register your new address with the local registration office (this is also important for taxes, and the information will be updated in your personal ID). This way, whenever an election is coming, the voters are known and are personally addressed. We get a card that explains how to register and perform for an "absentee vote", and that describes location and time frame when to vote.
I suppose this kind of address registration is uncommon in the US?
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I suppose this kind of address registration is uncommon in the US?
The US does not have a central registry for that information, no. Voting registration (and many voting rules) are handled on the state level, not the federal level. Typically, a state simply has a separate voting registration system to handle it.
To piggy-back Umbran, not only do we not have a centralized agency for registration of information, to create one would probably be looked upon in an un-flattering light here. Heck, censuses are hard enough to accurately run in the US as participation is no longer mandatory (and were often ignored when they were.)
Also, as far as election proceedings, as was discussed in a thread a few months back, we don't even have similar processes state to state and in some cases county to county within states. But, it works (mostly) and is unlikely to be replaced anytime soon. There has always been talk of switching to a 'true' democracy (everyone votes on all issues) or even straight popular election, but as far as I know (if anyone has any other info, please feel free to dispute me. ), it has never been seriously considered.
Could you imagine 300,000,000+ people voting on EVERY issue as it came up. We wouldn't getting anything done but voting.
"I may be unconscious, but at least I still look good!" - - Me (at the Halfling Musketeers game GenCon '06)
On one hand, taking away their weapons is a dead giveaway that they will need them. On the other hand, by the time conflict starts the players will already have opened the rulebooks and found the parts that deal with bare-handed combat, performing disarm moves, and using improvised weapons. Players may blunder through dialog with shocking ineptitude, forget the name of the country they are in, or get confused about which side they are on, but once it comes time to roll for initiative they all turn into Sun Tzu. - Shamus Young DM of the Rings
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