Living Car Free - I'm car-free, and I vote

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Lovely day today--34°F, rain, heavy at times, winds 25-30 mph and gusting to 40mph. Maybe that was the reason the election ladies looked at me so strangely.

Does being carfree affect how you vote?

Not this year. School board, a couple of judges and the county executive was uncontested.

- voting is good... i'll be able to ride to my polling place too!

I walked to the polling place- easier than unlocking/locking the bike to go 1 and a half blocks. :)

By the look of it, a lot of other people walked, too.

If people tried to drive, they might find that the closest parking to the polling place was the spot they left to try to drive there. :)

I'm not car free but I vote and I rode my bike to vote. As usual not one person I voted for won and not one of the other provisions I voted for was accepted. :( Apparently I am not part of the majority.:rolleyes:

I'm not car free but I vote and I rode my bike to vote. As usual not one person I voted for won and not one of the other provisions I voted for was accepted. :( Apparently I am not part of the majority.:rolleyes:

I won't know if I am part of the majority for a few weeks...King County is apparently refusing to release the results of today's election until the election is certified.

East Hill

I won't know if I am part of the majority for a few weeks...King County is apparently refusing to release the results of today's election until the election is certified.

East Hill

In Louisiana that only means they are having a difficult time fixing the results.:D:D:rolleyes::mad:

Does being carfree affect how you vote?

I am not car free, but the auto culture in America sure influences my vote. Alternative transportation would be one of my top four issues , determining my vote. Elections today. Must be municipal elections? There have been elections , where I did ride my bike to the polls.

In Louisiana that only means they are having a difficult time fixing the results.:D:D:rolleyes::mad:

In King County that means that they continue to have problems running an election according to the laws of Washington state ;) .

East Hill

I rode to my polls, a library. Had a nice bike rack 10 feet from the front door.

My voting place is a fire station and I always bring my bike inside with me.

In King County that means that they continue to have problems running an election according to the laws of Washington state ;) .

East Hill

Apparently King County reconsidered this, and decided to release the (uncertified) results :p .

East Hill

Absentee voting for me. I leave my home 2 hours before the polls open and arrive back in my neighborhood a few minutes after polls close. I prefer it anyway; it lets me sit down with google and find out all the dumb things the person I almost voted for said. Especially important with local elections in Ohio as the ticket is a "partyless" ticket, meaning it is just a list of names.

For example this year I avoided voting for a judge who said, "I use my religion in every decision I make as a judge"; ummm, no thanks. Of course I think he won anyway :rolleyes:

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Car-lite/free would affect my voting if it registered on the agenda of any of the candidates. But it doesn't. Last year I did vote for a tax levy for public transit. but other than that no effect.

Have any of you noticed an increase in the number of ballot propositions? Does this mean our legislatures are becoming unnecessary adendums. This year I was voting on two issues which to me it seems like I pay some representatives to take care of for me. Democracy at work sounds alot like my money being flushed down the drain :rolleyes:

Have any of you noticed an increase in the number of ballot propositions? Does this mean our legislatures are becoming unnecessary adendums. This year I was voting on two issues which to me it seems like I pay some representatives to take care of for me. Democracy at work sounds alot like my money being flushed down the drain :rolleyes:


Be glad you don't live in a state with Tim Eyman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Eyman)...

East Hill

Have any of you noticed an increase in the number of ballot propositions?

Yes, and here in NYS, they're lunacy. One had to do with some hamlet in the Adirondacks that wanted to use an acre of forever-wild for the town well. They needed a statewide referendum for that?


Democracy at work sounds alot like my money being flushed down the drain

Sort of like Ross Perot's "giant sucking sound"? Oh wait. That was jobs moving overseas. Too bad we can't outsource legislators...

Yes, and here in NYS, they're lunacy. One had to do with some hamlet in the Adirondacks that wanted to use an acre of forever-wild for the town well. They needed a statewide referendum for that?

Exactly the type of ballot measure that annoys me. What am I paying my city councilman and state legislature for other than to decide zoning and tax laws???

Yes, and here in NYS, they're lunacy. One had to do with some hamlet in the Adirondacks that wanted to use an acre of forever-wild for the town well. They needed a statewide referendum for that?



Sort of like Ross Perot's "giant sucking sound"? Oh wait. That was jobs moving overseas. Too bad we can't outsource legislators...

Now THAT is an outsourcing I could agree with...

Aaron:)

I once heard someone quip they'd gladly double State & National legislature pay if they would cut the time in session to 4 weeks, thereby minimizing the damage which could be done!

For example this year I avoided voting for a judge who said, "I use my religion in every decision I make as a judge"; ummm, no thanks. Of course I think he won anyway

I see. You prefer the hypocrites that attend church to be seen as a "good citizen of the community", and never allow the principals taught there affect their behavior or conscience. Cool.

The millage proposal for our bus system was turned down :(
They won an award as the best transit line in the country last year. I'm afraid they won't win again!

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I see. You prefer the hypocrites that attend church to be seen as a "good citizen of the community", and never allow the principals taught there affect their behavior or conscience. Cool.

I prefer that judges comprehend the constitution, including the First Amendment.

I see. You prefer the hypocrites that attend church to be seen as a "good citizen of the community", and never allow the principals taught there affect their behavior or conscience. Cool.

Wow. I sure didn't read that into what he said. I didn't see him mention churchgoing. And many people are moral and upstanding without ever attending services.

I think that bike2math was more concerned about distinguising justice from religion.

As usual not one person I voted for won and not one of the other provisions I voted for was accepted. :( Apparently I am not part of the majority.:rolleyes:

+1

I feel ya.