My ballot wasn't too terribly long, but there were definitely plenty of jobs which, as always, make me scratch my head and wonder "why do we hold elections for this?"
Saffron: I'll die. Mal: Well, as a courtesy, you might start getting busy on that, 'cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.
'Trash'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gudanov - Nov 02, 2010 9:58:00 am PDT #3322 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Burrell - Nov 02, 2010 9:59:05 am PDT #3323 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I'm voting after work, so I can bring Matilda with me. I don't think she's missed a visit to the polls yet, and I don't intend her to miss this one.
My DH is with you on that one. We're voting when he gets home from work.
And aurelia, are you in Calif? The number of judges was mind blowing. Luckily for me, DH went through and figured out who to vote for.
megan walker - Nov 02, 2010 10:00:31 am PDT #3324 of 30001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I voted. I feel slightly guilty for skipping the judges, but I didn't have time to research 82 (no joke) judges.
I also skipped the judges, who took up a whole page. I don't vote blindly.
I wasn't really happy with who I picked for the higher profile offices either, but at least I know who they are (basically).
Jesse - Nov 02, 2010 10:03:14 am PDT #3325 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Woo hoo, Theo!! I hope this leads to long-term employment for you.
Connie Neil - Nov 02, 2010 10:04:11 am PDT #3326 of 30001
brillig
There were about a dozen local council seats that were running unopposed, so I didn't bother. I should have found names to write in, but the futility is depressing. I did go through our Voter Information booklet and figure out the judges based on the ratings, and actually found two to vote against. Doubt it will actually throw out anyone--Utah is big on automatically "sustaining the leadership"--but perhaps the judges will check their numbers tomorrow and go "Oh, gosh, people actually voted to throw me out, perhaps some rethinking is in order." Or they'll just assume that a bunch of people will always vote against incumbents.
Polter-Cow - Nov 02, 2010 10:04:24 am PDT #3327 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I feel slightly guilty for skipping the judges, but I didn't have time to research 82 (no joke) judges.
I also skipped the judges, who took up a whole page. I don't vote blindly.
Yeah, there were a few judges I found endorsements for/against, but I'm going to skip all the rest.
Gudanov - Nov 02, 2010 10:06:14 am PDT #3328 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
I skip the votes I don't know anything about either, which usually includes all the judges. Some of these, like county recorder of deeds, I'd like to just be jobs, not elected positions. I figure there are probably about ten people in the county who really care who gets elected.
aurelia - Nov 02, 2010 10:08:27 am PDT #3329 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
And aurelia, are you in Calif?
Chicago
Two years ago I actually did the research on the judges. There was just no time this year.
erikaj - Nov 02, 2010 10:10:35 am PDT #3330 of 30001
Always Anti-fascist!
I'm glad I voted by mail, because things got...awfully peristaltic up in here yesterday and I'm still feeling a bit off.
beth b - Nov 02, 2010 10:19:46 am PDT #3331 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I skipped most of the judges.
and I usually vote school board based on the teachers/administrators I know that are supporting them