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alan s 02-01-16 04:06 PM

Commuting by bike to vote
 
Does anyone commute or ride their bike to vote? I never have, because the beginning and end of my commute is by car, not by bike, so I would have to go home and hop on my bike, rather than stopping on the way home. If my regular commute involved riding all the way home, I was thinking how great it would be to zip past all the last minute campaign workers on my bike.

HardyWeinberg 02-01-16 04:24 PM

All the time but in our county voting is either by mail or public dropboxes.

In WV we would only walk to vote.

hyegeek 02-01-16 04:25 PM

Yep. In fact, if I don't show up in my bike cloths, the ladies give me a hard time for not riding. :) Small town, everyone knows everyone.

fietsbob 02-01-16 04:34 PM

Oregon, is a Vote By Mail state, the ballots are in my Mail Box . It is delivered well in advance of the election day.

once I make my Choices , I drop it off in the repainted mail Box in front of the County elections Office ..

Basically Everyone gets an absentee ballot , & registration is automatic with your ODOT licences .

LBS has Voter Registration cards Too ..

Yes I Use My Bicycle , I Live in the County seat, , so I don't have to add a Postage stamp, to return it for the tally.

RubeRad 02-01-16 05:23 PM

My polling station is on my regular route, I pass it every day, so yes. Come voting day I just drop in on the way home...

...to drop off my mail ballot that I was too lazy to fill in early and pay for postage.

Probably mail-in votes are not even opened (except in case of candidates/issues that come down to where mail-in votes might make a difference, statistically speaking)

zonatandem 02-01-16 05:29 PM

We vote by mail-in.
Used to ride our tandem to the polling place . . .

downwinded 02-01-16 05:55 PM

Absolutely. It only adds about 3 blocks to my normal "long" route.

PatrickGSR94 02-01-16 11:09 PM

My last two times voting have been by bike, stopping on the way home. Tuesdays are my regular commute days so it works out.

rhm 02-02-16 05:57 AM

Yes, on election day I stay in bed for an extra hour, stop at the voting station on my way to the station. It's a fire station, so plenty of room, I just bring my bike inside.

mr geeker 02-02-16 05:58 AM

I was gonna go cauccus, but last night got crazy busy and well, it didn't happen. Guess I'll have to wait an election cycle.

locolobo13 02-02-16 07:30 AM

Nowadays I vote via the mail. In the 'good ole days' sometimes it made sense for me to go to the polls on the way to work. If I was riding I would ride.

bmthom.gis 02-02-16 09:42 AM

I've thought about it, and will probably do it for at least the primaries. My voting location isn't off of a very good road to be on a bike, but primaries will likely have less people.

lasauge 02-02-16 10:03 AM

Yes, always. These days voting means riding about half a mile to the drop box for mail-in ballots.

alan s 02-02-16 12:19 PM

Maryland only allows absentee ballots, not statewide voting by mail. Didn't realize that many can vote by mail now. I like the idea of requiring at least a minimal effort to get off your duff and cast a ballot at a polling place on election day. Some day, you'll probably be able to vote online like ordering a pizza.

AlmostTrick 02-02-16 12:28 PM


Originally Posted by alan s (Post 18504259)
Does anyone commute or ride their bike to vote?

Yes. I rode my Specialized TrumpStumper.

no motor? 02-02-16 12:36 PM

I walk about 2 blocks to vote.

alan s 02-02-16 01:00 PM


Originally Posted by AlmostTrick (Post 18506456)
Yes. I rode my Specialized TrumpStumper.

Interesting. Couldn't make up my mind, so I rode my Blue bicycle equipped with SRAM Red. 2015 Blue 54cm Gravel Cyclocross Bike SRAM Red 22 Groupo New Build Never Used | eBay

BobbyG 02-02-16 01:02 PM


GovernorSilver 02-02-16 01:07 PM

Unfortunately, there is no bike friendly way to get to my polling place from my house. It's kind of the opposite direction from my routes to work.

wilfried 02-02-16 01:09 PM

I walk three blocks.

rmfnla 02-02-16 01:24 PM

I walk across the street; guess I could ride if I really wanted...

lostarchitect 02-02-16 01:37 PM

My polling place is in a school on the next block, so no real point to getting the bike out and chaining it up.

noglider 02-02-16 04:19 PM

Yes.

caloso 02-02-16 04:25 PM

Yes.

Hypno Toad 02-02-16 04:31 PM

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