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May 16, 2006

Vote!

Do what that guy on top of City Hall says! Get out there and vote!

By all means, feel free to use the comment section of this thread to let us know what you've seen or heard around your neighborhood. Is someone's favorite form of political discourse the two-by-four? Did you have to stand for hours in the rain before voting or did it take you less time to vote than it does to get money out of the MAC machine? I especially want to hear how you committee person candidates are doing. What's going on in your races?

Over at Ferrick's Poliblog, Tom is predicting statewide turnout will be less than 20%. Do you think turnout in Philly will be over or under that number?

Posted by Dan at May 16, 2006 08:14 AM
Comments

I believe I cannot vote in this primary, as I'm a registered independant. Is this only a Pennsylvania thing?

Posted by: Joe from South Philly at May 16, 2006 10:46 AM


At my polling site, things were a little confused. It was 9AM and I was only the second person to vote, which depressed the hell out of me. It was my first time voting in this location, as I'd just moved up to North Philadelphia in March.

My pollworker didn't seem quite to know what she was supposed to do, but she opened up my booth and pointed to the bottom section, under committee, and said, "be sure to vote for this person, she's your ward leader."

At least, I think that's what she said. We were both a little confused about what was going on.

Posted by: Brady Russell at May 16, 2006 11:00 AM

I've been told that both machines at the Weccacoe Playground polling place are broken.

Posted by: Atrios at May 16, 2006 11:26 AM

Hey Joe from South Philly,

Registered indepedents can vote on the ballot questions in a primary. You need to be registered with a party (Democrat or Republican)to vote for that party's primary candidates. It differs from state to state.

Posted by: Dan at May 16, 2006 02:31 PM
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