Commuting by bike to vote
02-01-16, 04:06 PM
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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.
02-01-16, 04:24 PM
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All the time but in our county voting is either by mail or public dropboxes.
In WV we would only walk to vote.
In WV we would only walk to vote.
Small town, everyone knows everyone.
02-01-16, 04:34 PM
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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.
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.
02-01-16, 05:23 PM
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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)
...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)
02-01-16, 05:29 PM
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We vote by mail-in.
Used to ride our tandem to the polling place . . .
Used to ride our tandem to the polling place . . .
02-01-16, 11:09 PM
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My last two times voting have been by bike, stopping on the way home. Tuesdays are my regular commute days so it works out.
02-02-16, 05:57 AM
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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.
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02-02-16, 05:58 AM
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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.
02-02-16, 07:30 AM
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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.
02-02-16, 09:42 AM
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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.
02-02-16, 10:03 AM
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Yes, always. These days voting means riding about half a mile to the drop box for mail-in ballots.
02-02-16, 12:19 PM
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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.
02-02-16, 12:28 PM
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02-02-16, 01:00 PM
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02-02-16, 01:02 PM
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02-02-16, 01:07 PM
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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.
02-02-16, 01:24 PM
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I walk across the street; guess I could ride if I really wanted...
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02-02-16, 01:37 PM
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My polling place is in a school on the next block, so no real point to getting the bike out and chaining it up.
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02-02-16, 04:19 PM
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Yes.
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02-02-16, 04:25 PM
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Yes.
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