By GottaLaff
UPDATE (read more here):
Georgia gives green light to racial targeting at pollsPaddy and I were chatting away on the phone, and simultaneously, our mouths dropped open as we caught sight of our Tee Vee Machines airing shots of the unbelievably long lines for early voting in Atlanta.In a bold move this week, Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel (R) announced she was sending letters to 4,770 registered voters that they may have to cast "challenge" ballots that won't be counted on election day.
In a striking announcement, she also declared that regular citizens would be able to contest the citizenship of fellow voters at the polls -- forcing them to also cast challenged ballots that won't be included in election day tallies.
The photos below don't even begin to capture the immensity of the turnout. If you've been to Disneyland, imagine the longest, snakiest lines on the most crowded day ever, cubed. Here's a sample of what's going on (click on images to enlarge). I hope I figured out the chronology, but if not, you get the idea:
3:45 a.m. Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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Grrr, I couldn't prevent the photos from ending up in one long columnn. They were grouped in my little edit window.
Oh well.
was reading on another site that the early voting numbers are breaking almost 59-39 for Obama.
Bucky I really hope so
wow
wow
I'm crying.
You'll cry more after you read the update at the top of the post.
Only for a different reason.
Seventeen percent now say they’ve already voted, favoring Obama over John McCain by 59-40 percent. An additional 18 percent say they’ll do so before Tuesday, for a possible total of 35 percent voting early or by absentee ballot. That would be a record by far, well above its levels in 2004 and 2000 alike, 22 and 15 percent, respectively.
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenumbers/2008/10/new-direction-v.html
HOLY SHIT!! Like, that's great and everything...but in this country, why the hell do people have to stand in line for a WHOLE WORK DAY to vote? Seriously.
I've been so excited. So many stories and moments during this election have moved me so much.
But these pictures really started me weeping. Before Obama I could only hope this might happen in my lifetime.
And I did just see the update. Very upsetting. Very, very stupid. Does that ass want riots as everyone in those long lines start challenging each other? Or for EVERY ballot to end up being challenged. I think Obama's legions of lawyers will get this taken care of.
I can't believe that they are letting anyone contest another voters right to vote.
That's a recipe for disaster given the GOP hate machine.
It could get very ugly, I suspect.
Citzens Arrest...Citizens Arrest...that guy there shouldn't be voting!
so, what happens if someone challenges your right to vote. Can you, say, wait and turn around and challenge their vote? we haven't heard of any physical altercations, but this surely smells of intimidation tactics on some pretty major scales...
I smell the rich aroma of an ACLU lawsuit....breathe deep....smells good, eh? :)
I have lived in GA all of my life. I doubt very seriously if anyone will be challenging anyone in the voting line. If it does happen, it will surprise me.
Thank you for voting - I am totally grateful to you. I live and vote in Oregon with ALL mail-in ballots. We had a great voting party with Jon Stewart videos, BBQ ribs and local Oregon beer. We took as long as we wanted, talked over the ballot measures and obscure nonpartisan positions and didn't have to wait at all. That's the way we all should be able to vote.
Thank you for voting - I am totally grateful to you. I live and vote in Oregon with ALL mail-in ballots. We had a great voting party with Jon Stewart videos, BBQ ribs and local Oregon beer. We took as long as we wanted, talked over the ballot measures and obscure nonpartisan positions and didn't have to wait at all. That's the way we all should be able to vote.
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