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Rich Miller — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:06:23 -0000

Let's close this one down and move here instead.

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Split Ticket Guy — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:02:19 -0000

To: "Jake From Elwood"

I've got a third, which I just called in to the Kane County Elections Division of the Kane County Clerk's office. Really not impressed.

I know they're under the gun, butI'm not impressed. I got a explanation which I know is just flat out wrong, and I'm supposed to have some higher up "suit" call me back.

Oh well, looks like it's going to be time to 'replace' another Elections Supervisor for Kane County.

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Springfield Precinct — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:01:31 -0000

My Springfield precinct is at 50% turnout at approximately 1 pm. I had an active democrat tell me he voted for all republicans because he was so discusted by Blago's blown promise. Judy will do great in Sangamon...but we need a lot more help up north.

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Six Degrees of Separation — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 14:00:20 -0000

Bluedog - Election day has long been a holiday for state workers, but not for feds. I agree it is silly and should be abolished.

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Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:59:23 -0000

No judges had problems accessing donuts at my polling place in Arlington Heights - there were six or seven boxes. -stop - No need to bring more. - stop - Please bring more of those 'special black pens.' - stop - (End of dispatch.)

At noon, I was voter number 200 or so, very high turnout at a precinct of largely q-tips (blue hairs, oldsters, geezers, whathaveyou) who live in the condos around the precinct location ...

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Anon — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:56:05 -0000

ps. I voted for Topinka, McSweeney, Ruth Munson, Billie Roth, Lisa Madigan, and Jesse White

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Anon — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:54:06 -0000

I voted at Lords Park School in Elgin, Hanover Township, Cook County at 11:00 am. It was quiet. There were ten or more stations and there were only two or three voters there. The judges said it's been a steady flow like that all morning. This isn't really different from previous elections, however, for this polling place. I don't remember it ever being very busy.

Go Topinka!

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Lovie's Leather — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:53:40 -0000

For you democrats that don't feel like voting today, that is fine. Republicans vote on Tuesday. And then the democrats can go vote on Wednesday. It will cut down on long lines and confusion....

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anon — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:52:04 -0000

Demos not out of bed until afternoon

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Six Degrees of Separation — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:50:55 -0000

11th Congressional district, inan area that is probably 50/50 politically. Poll workers said this morning's turnout was heavy, like a Presidential year. Lots of candidates from both sides of the aisle to vote for (and against), so I made out an almost perfectly split ballot.

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Lovie's Leather — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:45:09 -0000

Um... Silverback, most state workers still are republicans. So, day off still equals more GOP votes.

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Mr. Mann — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:43:08 -0000

At my west side Springfield polling place, the line was long. It appeared to be heavier turnout than usual, though the fact that many of those voting were elderly and had a difficult time with the electronic voting machine was a factor.

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Jake from Elwood — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:38:56 -0000

The Kane County Elections Dept. has already made two fairly notable errors today. I am not willing to share the details today. (perhaps tomorrow--does this sound like Rich?) I am hoping that the impact on the election is minimal.

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SilverBackDemocrat — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:33:08 -0000

Election officials asked voters if they wanted to vote with the new electronic voting machine or a paper ballot (felt pin to color bubles) in Monmouth precinct #10. There are 2 precincts in that polling station.

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ISU REP — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:31:41 -0000

Just reported on WGN news...all polling places in Kane County will be open until 10pm due to the problems that were occuring.

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Kiyoshi Martinez — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:27:29 -0000

Just got done voting at the 34th precinct in Springfield (245 Amos). Went in at about 11:45 a.m., didn't have any troubles. Touch screen worked just fine. Took longer to get lunch afterward. Election judges said turnout was higher than the past two elections. I was #98 to vote (is that high for about noon?)

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Bill Baar — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:20:40 -0000

I voted in Kane Campton 5 with the Hart Machines. I was #233 at 11am. There are two other pricincts here and I thought the lot looked pretty full compared to past elections. The judge had no comment on whether he thought this was a higher than usual turn out, but it felt that way to me.

I have to stare at those Hart dial machines a min before I can figure out what to do, and then stare again at the end to cast the ballot.

This was were voters gave up at the end last time around when these machines ran out of paper.

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curious — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:14:14 -0000

I have this bizarre theory that Republicans vote in the morning, Dems in the afternoon/evening. Anyone agree?

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Wumpus — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:09:28 -0000

Signs are being stolen/destroyed in the eight, primarily McSweeney Signs along w/other GOP candidates

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Split Ticket Guy — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:05:37 -0000

Kane County with those Hart InterCivic eSlate dial machines.

Campton 7, had 4 regular voting stations & 1 handicapped station, total of 5 voting stations.

Heavy turnout all day - much heavier than primary. Republican area of Kane County.

Got there to vote at a little after 10 AM & ended up standing in line for 35 minutes. When I got there, I was #26 standing in line. When I left, there were 27 people waiting. It had been like that steady from 6 AM forward.

Going to be a real mess tonight, based on what I experienced. When the line is out the door at 10 AM, it's going to be curling down the sidewalk to the street tonight. Parking will be even worse.

In an off hand comment, overheard somebody mention that they were close to having more voters by 10:30 AM or so than they had in the entire primary election.

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ISU REP — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:05:14 -0000

Orland Township Precinct 32 had a steady voter turnout well over 200 votes cast...Toddler could be in trouble thanks to the burbs..

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SilverBackDemocrat — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:03:27 -0000

Precint #10 in Monmouth: Turnout is decent so far. I was voter #153 at 10:30a.m. And yes to Blue dog, state employees do get election day off as a "state holiday." It don't make sense to me, but what the heck, I'll take a day off to go get as many good Democrats to the poll as I can. Chalk the state holiday on election up to our good friends on the Republican side of the isle.

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Bobby Franks — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:56:42 -0000

Heavy turnout in my majority black precinct in the 19th Ward this morning. Judging by the signs, a late Tom Dart/Todd Stroger joint push seems to be in place here.

I talked to a couple of Palos Heights voters who reported heavy turnout (Peraica Republicans?)and mass confusion at their polling place at about 9 a.m. The judges don't know how to work the equipment and appeared overwhelmed by the high turnout.

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Squideshi — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:46:40 -0000

Here's my prediction for the most common election irregularity in the NEXT primary election:

Election judges will only ask primary voters if they want a Democrat or Republican ballot, when they should instead be asking if voters want a Democrat, Green, Republican, or nonpartisan ballot. We won't even get into the whole issue of "hybrid ballots" which do exist in Illinois. They allow a voter to participate in the Green primary at the top of the ticket, where Green candidates are on the ballot, and in another party's primary for all others, further down the ticket.

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Anon — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:42:21 -0000

Linda Holmes has a number of hired hucksters in Plainfield today. They are passing out an endorsement from Obama.

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