Re: [RE: Minneapolis turnout]
"Russell Wayne Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think that this and the style of our ballots warrants a new Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota. I think part of the long lines is due in part to the extra time it takes to fill in those stupid ovals in just the right way. This of course discourages voting which is generally an advantage to our conservative friends. I still believe the connecting the arrow was much faster. And it wasn't as hard as filling in the oval with those who have arthritis or are disabled and have a hard time with fine motor skills. This might not seem like much relative to the disaster in Florida, but I think we need to start demanding better balloting and more intelligent and creative methods. Russ Peterson Ward 9 Standish R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N "You can only fly if you stretch your wings." Russell W. Peterson, RA, CID Founder 3857 23rd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-724-2331 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phyllis Kahn Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:05 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Minneapolis turnout In District 59, at least 4-5 precincts ran out of ballots. There were long lines of people kept waiting for more than an hour (in some cases) with some leaving. In addition one precinct had a broken ballot reader and everything stopped until that was replaced. The results with a 91% turnout (of registered voters, not eligible voters) obviously wouldn't have changed, but this is a disgraceful situation and someone's head should role. The expense of printing more ballots than anticipated should be a necessary cost of democracy. Anyone know who makes these number decisions and were there any other places with this problem? Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B Ward 5 Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
RE: Minneapolis turnout
I think that this and the style of our ballots warrants a new Secretary of State for the State of Minnesota. I think part of the long lines is due in part to the extra time it takes to fill in those stupid ovals in just the right way. This of course discourages voting which is generally an advantage to our conservative friends. I still believe the connecting the arrow was much faster. And it wasn't as hard as filling in the oval with those who have arthritis or are disabled and have a hard time with fine motor skills. This might not seem like much relative to the disaster in Florida, but I think we need to start demanding better balloting and more intelligent and creative methods. Russ Peterson Ward 9 Standish R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N "You can only fly if you stretch your wings." Russell W. Peterson, RA, CID Founder 3857 23rd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-724-2331 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Phyllis Kahn Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 11:05 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Minneapolis turnout In District 59, at least 4-5 precincts ran out of ballots. There were long lines of people kept waiting for more than an hour (in some cases) with some leaving. In addition one precinct had a broken ballot reader and everything stopped until that was replaced. The results with a 91% turnout (of registered voters, not eligible voters) obviously wouldn't have changed, but this is a disgraceful situation and someone's head should role. The expense of printing more ballots than anticipated should be a necessary cost of democracy. Anyone know who makes these number decisions and were there any other places with this problem? Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B Ward 5
Re: Minneapolis turnout
In District 59, at least 4-5 precincts ran out of ballots. There were long lines of people kept waiting for more than an hour (in some cases) with some leaving. In addition one precinct had a broken ballot reader and everything stopped until that was replaced. The results with a 91% turnout (of registered voters, not eligible voters) obviously wouldn't have changed, but this is a disgraceful situation and someone's head should role. The expense of printing more ballots than anticipated should be a necessary cost of democracy. Anyone know who makes these number decisions and were there any other places with this problem? Phyllis Kahn State Rep 59B Ward 5
Re: Minneapolis turnout (fwd)
I am hoping Robert Anderson will win the House Seat in 61B south central Minneapolis and Sheree Breedlove will be the first African American woman MN Senator for District 58, north Minneapolis. Mary Lynch, Northrup -- Forwarded message -- Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:28:41 -0600 From: kaforbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Minneapolis turnout At about noon today I was the 340th voter in 8-5 in Central neighborhood. They said they had been busy all morning. I had to stand in line which was great! My feeling is that people are just fired up about the election. Of course in our precinct people want to vote in the first black women to the Minnesota House of Representatives Neva Walker. Karen Forbes Central Neighborhood - Original Message - From: David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Minneapolis turnout > Greg notes: > > >Anecdotally, I voted at 11 a.m. today in 13-3, and I was voter #847. > Heavy, > >heavy turnout. > > In 10-10, I voted at 9:30 a.m., and there were already 500 voters. Election > judges there were remarking it was the heaviest turnout they had ever seen > (and of course, many were old, so I imagine their personal database was > pretty good). > > It'll be interesting to see if this is because snow looms, or everyone is > just fired up by a close election. It will also be interesting to see if > Minneapolis is different than the rest of the state, as far as heightened > turnout. > > David Brauer > King Field - Ward 10 >
Re: Minneapolis turnout
I voted in 13-3 at 1:00 p.m. and was number 1164. That's about half the entire precinct. Up to 1:00 p.m. they had registered only about 100 new voters. Based on those figures, half the precinct had voted by 1:00 p.m. That's heavy, but not unusually so. The precinct usual has about 2000 people voting during major elections. Karen Collier Linden Hills
RE: Minneapolis turnout
In 9 at 1:15 pm the turnout was still heavy and I was the #814 voter. I understand this morning's line was out the door, down the stairs, and into the lower level. Wow! This turnout is even bigger than when my district helped elect Jesse governor. I got a recorded call from the gov asking me to support Mary Mellon - oops she's in 62A and I live in 62B. My neighbor got the same call. Russell W. Peterson Ward 9 Standish R U S S E L L P E T E R S O N D E S I G N "You can only fly if you stretch your wings." Russell W. Peterson, RA, CID Founder 3857 23rd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55407 612-724-2331 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minneapolis turnout
My pct in Rogers is experiencing massive turnout. Lots of new residents though. The city issued 10-30 certificates of occupancy a week all spring, summer and fall. Friend of mine reports from WhiteBearLake that turn out was heavy. Very mature, static neighborhood. Don't now the effect, but interesting to speculate. Craig Miller Formerly 13-5 ( the 2 biggest pct in the whole city) -Original Message- From: David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:27 PM Subject: Minneapolis turnout >Greg notes: > >>Anecdotally, I voted at 11 a.m. today in 13-3, and I was voter #847. >Heavy, >>heavy turnout. > >In 10-10, I voted at 9:30 a.m., and there were already 500 voters. Election >judges there were remarking it was the heaviest turnout they had ever seen >(and of course, many were old, so I imagine their personal database was >pretty good). > >It'll be interesting to see if this is because snow looms, or everyone is >just fired up by a close election. It will also be interesting to see if >Minneapolis is different than the rest of the state, as far as heightened >turnout. > >David Brauer >King Field - Ward 10 > >
Re: Minneapolis turnout
In 12-9 ( I'm sure of the 12 Ward, but not as certain about the 9th) I was voter 561. The election judges commented that turnout so far was very strong. I voted around noon. When I drove by around 10 a.m. there were so many cars parked, I decided to come back when things were slower. David Brauer wrote: > > Greg notes: > > >Anecdotally, I voted at 11 a.m. today in 13-3, and I was voter #847. > Heavy, > >heavy turnout. > > In 10-10, I voted at 9:30 a.m., and there were already 500 voters. Election > judges there were remarking it was the heaviest turnout they had ever seen > (and of course, many were old, so I imagine their personal database was > pretty good). > > It'll be interesting to see if this is because snow looms, or everyone is > just fired up by a close election. It will also be interesting to see if > Minneapolis is different than the rest of the state, as far as heightened > turnout. > > David Brauer > King Field - Ward 10 -- Dean Lindberg 5335 39th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55417 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Minneapolis turnout
At about noon today I was the 340th voter in 8-5 in Central neighborhood. They said they had been busy all morning. I had to stand in line which was great! My feeling is that people are just fired up about the election. Of course in our precinct people want to vote in the first black women to the Minnesota House of Representatives Neva Walker. Karen Forbes Central Neighborhood - Original Message - From: David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Multiple recipients of list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 12:18 PM Subject: Minneapolis turnout > Greg notes: > > >Anecdotally, I voted at 11 a.m. today in 13-3, and I was voter #847. > Heavy, > >heavy turnout. > > In 10-10, I voted at 9:30 a.m., and there were already 500 voters. Election > judges there were remarking it was the heaviest turnout they had ever seen > (and of course, many were old, so I imagine their personal database was > pretty good). > > It'll be interesting to see if this is because snow looms, or everyone is > just fired up by a close election. It will also be interesting to see if > Minneapolis is different than the rest of the state, as far as heightened > turnout. > > David Brauer > King Field - Ward 10 >
