He doesn't have a car. He usually votes absentee in Wisconsin but now that he's registered in VA I don't know if that's possible. That's another reason early voting would probably be a good call though. I think he comes back from Russia on Monday so that would leave him a little time to regroup if need be.

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Hee. Going after the hockey mom demographic, boy band style: [link]

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Here's some VA voting registration information. If I'm reading it right, he can go in and fill out the absentee voting form in an office, though it's not clear on what ID you need.

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He won't be absentee if he votes in VA, but from that link, I think this is the key bit:

Special Federal ID Requirements for Certain First Time Voters

For persons who registered to vote in Virginia by mail, federal law requires them to show identification (ID) when voting for the first time in a federal election if they did not send a copy of one of these IDs with their voter registration applications. Voters subject to this special ID requirement will have the phrase "First-time Federal" after the “ID Required” item in their on-line voter registration record. Any of the following types of ID are acceptable:

1. A current and valid photo ID (for example a driver’s license);

2. or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck that shows name and address;

3. or another government document that shows name and address (for example a voter card).

He registered through a voting drive, not at a state office or by mail, which is why some of the confusion I think - it's not directly addressed in any of the stuff I've seen. This seems to suggest that his IRS check (or bank statement if it comes in) should be sufficient.

I think what he's really trying to find out is kind of unknowable - with all the shenanigans going on right now with trying to block eligible people from voting, which is certainly going on in VA, it's a matter of how obstructive the poll workers are likely to be, or how likely they are to challenge him. And again, I suspect that's much more likely to be an issue on Nov 4 than in early voting, so I'm going to strongly encourage him to go in ASAP when he gets back to the States.

Thanks all! I'll be sure and let you all know if anything eventful happens.

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I am waiting for my steak and eggs at a new-ish place on Clark. They have wifi, obviously.

In recent years I've been having this weird thing where my eyes tear up upon walking out into cold air. (Not because cold air makes me sad). So I was sitting down in this cafe and wiping tears from my eyes. Weird.

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Why DO (eta: see?!!) colds make you so unbelievably stupid? I have spent half the morning getting up to do something and forgetting what that is halfway across the room.

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I usually blame the meds

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I'm not on anything! The only bottle of robitussin is in the office, I've discovered. I need to go out and get some, but I've got laundry going.

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hmmm.

Snot is blocking your synapses?

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For Hec: Monster band tiki-mugs

Vern sez, "I've been a fan of both the Polynesian tiki scene, and the bubblegum music scene, which often featured studio musicians providing the music for a cartoon band. Those two worlds intersect with a new set of mugs from Tiki Farm - Rigor Morty and the Dirt Nappers. I just received my set, in time for Halloween, and they are sweet. The tallest mug is 9 inches tall. As the Tiki Farm website says - pour yourself a zombie .... in a zombie!"

Hec, do you know Vern? From The Tiki Farm: [link]

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