This is a long time coming and I'm pleased to announce that I, along with my wife -- a first timer as well, will be voting for the first time in my whole life. Sure, I could have voted in the last couple of elections but none of the candidates were qualified to lead America, in my opinion, which is why I didn't bother registering to vote.
For obvious reasons, I'm voting for the first time because America finally have a valid candidate in Trump to lead America into the right direction. We're pleased with how Trump have accomplished in the last 4 years and we want 4 more years out of him.
Because this is my first time voting, I have never seen a ballot up front to know what to expect. I've seen some of the posts here from people who have shown what their ballots looked like but they were either close up or showing part of the ballot.
So here are my questions:
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When people say they're voting straight Republican, does that mean when you get the ballot, there's a box saying, "Straight Republican" or something like that? Additionally, when you check/tick that box, you're done? There's nothing more to do as that option will cover every Republicans such as Trump/Pence and Republican candidates for the state I live in?
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If the above option doesn't exist, then clearly I'd be voting for Trump/Pence but I do not know much about the other Republican candidates for Senate, House, Supreme Court etc, other than the governor of this state as I'm not originally from Ohio. I'm well familiar with Gov. DeWine nothing more. So can I just vote for Trump/Pence and submit my ballot or will I have to complete the whole ballot to make it eligible to be counted?
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This is for the Ohioans - I recall back in the summertime when the China virus has "escalated" in Ohio and Gov. DeWine said that we will be doing mail-in ballots only but I'm also hearing we can vote in person at the official polling place. Is the part where we can vote in person true? I believe it is as I'm seeing some people in this town I live in, said they've voted in person but I just wanted to make sure this is true.
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Clearly there are a few days left until Election day so my wife and I are debating on whether to vote early or wait until Election day to go vote because we have a child and no one to babysit our child while we go vote. Not only that, but what's the advantage/disadvantage on voting early vs voting on Election day? We want to make sure our ballots are counted and we're fearful if we vote early, there may be some kind of "hijinks" going on like seeing our votes early then tossing them out or some kind of "oops".
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Anything we need to know as first timers that is crucial for us to do prior to voting, voting and what to do after voting?
I'd do the research online but I trust TDW more than anything I read online that doesn't come out of TDW. Of course, I trust then verify and almost 100% of the time, most of the info I've found on TDW has been true.
I'd appreciate serious responses to my questions and please number out the responses so I know which responses correlate to which.
Finally, LET'S FUCKING MAGA!!!!
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Do all Presidential elections in the past have so many voting options?
As a first time voter, its a bit overwhelming for me and my partner to have to tick so many boxes, given we know little about politics. I'd rather just have a single ballot for electing the President, and some other ballot at some other time for all the chucky cheese mayors and councilman and assistant attorney or whatever.
The Presidential election is the most important one and it gets diluted by clubbing it with elections for so many other posts.
Agreed. The beauty of the United States of America is that we are not a tyranny, the states can rule how they wish. Trump acknowledges this and does not want absolute power. That is why when there are riots in the streets, he says I will help the governors if they ask. He does not go in there on his own. All states are different. California will want drastically different laws than Alabama, etc. So we have to make sure that our local governing body is on the same page. As you have noticed the states suffering the most are Democrat run states and cities.... vote them out!
2 more things - Stopping a bad candidate from becoming Mayor or City councilor assures they never become Governor or President - stop them early! Many states (depending on your party affiliation- ie if you are 'no party' or independent) will let you choose the primary you want to vote in. So you can vote in either primary thus helping shaping what candidates
The sheriffs are little barons. They aren't accountable to higher politicians and can literally raise an army at will. They are vital for the right.
Particularly, the local sheriff is often the administrator who controls weapon carry permits. Too often, in jurisdictions where the rights of the People, as endowed by our Creator and protected by our Constitution, are regularly ignored or even attacked by those elected or appointed (by US!) to uphold and defend that very Constitution.
I'm proud to live in a state that's never issued a single gun permit.
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Definitely all this. I would also add that politicians trickle up. You have to inform yourself about your local and state politicians because they eventually move up into the national arena. If we don't vote out the crappy ones early, they can eventually become senators and presidents.
That’s exactly how Bill Deblasio won re-election for mayor of NYC
I think he got 13% of vote
Yes.
Vote R down ballot. We have to remove every single democrat from power. Look at what theyve done these last two years. Impeachment because theyre losing, lockdowns to hurt the economy to get rid of trump, etc
Vote RED Remove Every Democrat
Yeah I think this will be the first year I straight ticket republican.... I usually pick and choose based on the candidates ideologies but honestly it’s become so divided I’ll just vote red because I lean that way mostly and it’s time for the left to take a backseat.
Exactly. For many years, my local rep was what I considered the only good Democrat in the country, and I voted for her. She has become more & more of a disappointment, but even if she hadn't, I'd be voting straight R now because any vote for a Dem representative helps the D's keep hold of the house, which makes it possible for such atrocities as:
-Nadler, a man who does not believe in justice, and doesn't follow his own rules in chamber, being chair of the Judiciary Committee
-Adam Schiff, possibly the house's biggest leaker to the press, being chair of the Intelligence Committee, with Swalwell on an intel subcommittee
-Maxine Waters, one of the most financially corrupt politicians, being chair of the Financial Services Committee, and, of course,
-Nancy Pelosi, the woman who cannot speak, being speaker of the house, rather than someone like Jim Jordan.
The Democrats spend their time in the house smearing, grandstanding, launching endless media circus investigations based on nothing, and abusing every ounce of power they are given. We need so much to retake the house. Every vote matters.
You probably saved yourself time looking into the specifics. I voted according to ideology In my area, and it ended up being straight Republican.
My state is ran by Democrats, and the past issues they have supported previously are:
*A third category for gender
*Change policing as a result of George Floyd
*Create a committee to give reparations to black people
*Force companies to have diversity quotas
*Impeachment of our GEOTUS!
When I saw that, I was like NOPE, NOPE,NOPE, NOPE and FUCK NO. I didn’t even bother to look at the individual Republican platforms because anything would be better than what we have now.
The President is every four years. The House is every two years. The Senate - well, senators serve six year terms, but their election is staggered so that a third go up for election every two years.
There may be other special elections, but November is generally when everything important takes place.
And we don't just need the Presidency, we also need Congress so we can actually pass some laws. The Congress is just as important as the White House.
This. You must vote Republican for any Congressional or Senate candidate. Even a bad Republican like Lindsey Graham is preferable to any Democrat in this current climate.
Judgeship, Sheriff, and District Attorney positions are also vital. Because these are often considered as "nonpartisan" offices and don't always include the party preference of the candidates listed on the ballot, it is very important to do some research on the candidates beforehand. Don't just pick a name at random. The booklet provided is not very helpful so you may have to look online to gather more information on the candidates. Go to the candidates' websites if there are any, and look up their record online and search for any endorsements. Sometimes you may have to vote for the lesser evil and chose a candidate who's politically correct and has liberal leanings over a radical leftist.
George Soros has been able to get many of his puppet DAs through because our side hasn't shown up to vote in primaries or state and local elections.
Yes... Get a sample ballot. Some candidates in some states don't show party affiliation. I'm pretty sure you can bring in your sample ballot with names checked after you research the party lines and just use that as your guide.