DCist: Voter Registration Open Until Midnight

RJ

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:12:28 -0500

HA!!!!....I voted today (VA)...and the worker there said it has been crazy busy with huge lines....On a side note. I have notice the Obama campaign outside my metro stop everyday for a month registering voters; usually 5 or 6 strong. On the other hand I notice the McCain campaign twice, with 1 or 2 underwhelm workers.

jaime

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:27:05 -0500

imgoph - of course. we should live-tweet it, too, huh? and, true, i could call my new council member, but i guess the point is that i shouldn't have to...and throwing a temper tantrum in public sounds like more fun.

IMGoph

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:32 -0500

jaime: please, please, please let me be there to get pictures of that. and call your council member and tell him that, as a constituent, you demand satisfaction!

jaime

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:30:28 -0500

smperk - yep, happened to me last week, too...i mailed in a change of address a couple of weeks ago. checked the website, and it says there are duplicate entries for me at my new ZIP and nothing at my old ZIP, so i called just to confirm and see if they could delete the dupe. dude on the phone tells me the website's not as up-to-date as his computer, and that i'm still registered at my old address. i say, "no, yours can't be more up-to-date if the website says i don't exist at my old address." he says yes, i say no and this continues for about 5 minutes. then he tells me to call back friday and then hangs up on me. dcboee super-FAIL. not only do i want to be able to vote in the presidential election, it's REALLY important that i get to vote for my ANC-2C candidate. needless to say, i am beyond pissed and am gearing up to throw a huge, public, and possibly arrestable stink about this on election day if i can't vote in my new precinct (not to mention my fear of not being able to vote AT ALL in dc).

smperk

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:58:29 -0500

yeah, I'm registered to vote but changed addresses. I've been calling the BOEE for over a month now to confirm receipt of my signed paperwork. Now when you call today to speak to a rep-- you get hung-up on.