[UC] Absentee ballots
As a voter who was both over 65 and temporarily
disabled, I had to vote by absentee ballot last fall. Now fully ambulatory, I
was stunned by the solicitude of the Democratic party and the City Commissioners
in their efforts to enable me to vote this time around.
I had a phone call (canned, of course) from Ed
Rendell telling me to expect an application for a provisional ballot. This is a
kind of absentee ballot for those who vote at an inaccessible pooling place and
are 65 and/or disabled. The ballot duly arrived, and I was instructed to
fill it out and send it in.Since I'm no longer disabled and plan to work
at a polling place on election day, I ignored the message. A telephone reminder
followed. The other day the City Commissioners sent a postcard where not only
the polling place was listed, but also the reason for its inaccessibility
("Passenger Loading Zone").
Wonders will never cease!
Marianne Das
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Title: Re: [UC] Absentee Ballots? My cousin, who is disabled and over 65 applied for her absentee ballot very late (thinking that she already had the ballot). She received the ballot the day before the deadline, and got it out in time. Margie P. Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet? A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-workers phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks! Naomi White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com
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Title: Absentee Ballots? My roommate applied for one, knowing he'll be in London. He got his with no problem and sent it back last week. By the way, he's a Democrat. Dan PS Sorry to hear you are having trouble. - Original Message - From: Naomi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:57 PM Subject: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet?A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-workers phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks!NaomiWhite Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104http://www.blackcatshop.com
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Two kids away at college and no ballots yet. Maureen
RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? - mail delivery problems?
Just to add another possibility to the list of reasons that absentee ballots may not have arrived -- Our block has a chronic problem of mail delivered to the wrong addresses; usually just the wrong house number within the block but sometimes the wrong block (44xx Pine instead of 43xx Pine) or the right house number but the wrong street name! My husband caught up with the mail carrier one day earlier this week when the mail she left at our house was all for another address -- her response was a shrug and a smirk. We later knocked on neighbors' doors and returned the mail left at our house to the correct address, but were unable to find any of the mail that should have come to our address. Needless to say, we made a complaint to the post office but only go a we'll look into it response. So one more good reason to get to know your neighbors . . . Kathleen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruthann Auten Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? My brother, who happens to be a Republican and a Captain in the army actually received two absentee ballots. Not to jump to the conspiracy theory or anything, but things have been stolen from my mail before such as the registration stickers for my car. Also my roommate received a new social security card and the envelope had obviously been opened. I don't think it would be farfetched at all for people to do the same with absentee ballots. From: Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Naomi ' [EMAIL PROTECTED], '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' [EMAIL PROTECTED], '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:11:51 -0400 the only two people i know who tried to cast absentee ballots had problems with them. one friend in NYC never received it, and a friend in the USMC in iraq got his too late to make it back in time to be counted. that's all anticdotal though. -Original Message- From: Naomi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/28/2004 12:57 PM Subject: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet? A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot - which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-worker's phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks! Naomi White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com http://www.blackcatshop.com _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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Two kids away at college and no ballots received yet. Maureen
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If the absentee ballots are due tomorrow and the office responsible is being ir-responsible, you all might consider reporting this to one of the many organizations that were created to handle just this sort of problem: 1-800-PA-VOTE9 (728-6839) 1-866-MyVote1 1-866-our-vote (for serious problems) Also http://www.moveonpac.org supposedly has a problem for online but I couldn't find it. Good luck, Stephen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two kids away at college and no ballots yet. Maureen You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Absentee Ballots? - mail delivery problems?
Title: Re: [UC] Absentee Ballots? - mail delivery problems? For a few weeks we had our mailman dropping the mail in our unlocked vestibule instead of unlocking the mailboxes for the 3 apartments and putting the mail in the respective boxes. We called the post office and spoke to the manager of our route and the situation was immediately fixed. (I was really surprised.) Other problems (our mail was not forwarded correctly) was also met with the same prompt and sincere attention. (Again, I was surprised.) I dont know who my husband spoke to but I do know that it took a while to get to a person who would take responsibility. If her remembers, Ill pass it on. Naomi on 10/28/04 1:57 PM, Turner,Kathleen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just to add another possibility to the list of reasons that absentee ballots may not have arrived -- Our block has a chronic problem of mail delivered to the wrong addresses; usually just the wrong house number within the block but sometimes the wrong block (44xx Pine instead of 43xx Pine) or the right house number but the wrong street name! My husband caught up with the mail carrier one day earlier this week when the mail she left at our house was all for another address -- her response was a shrug and a smirk. We later knocked on neighbors' doors and returned the mail left at our house to the correct address, but were unable to find any of the mail that should have come to our address. Needless to say, we made a complaint to the post office but only go a we'll look into it response. So one more good reason to get to know your neighbors . . . Kathleen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ruthann Auten Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 1:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? My brother, who happens to be a Republican and a Captain in the army actually received two absentee ballots. Not to jump to the conspiracy theory or anything, but things have been stolen from my mail before such as the registration stickers for my car. Also my roommate received a new social security card and the envelope had obviously been opened. I don't think it would be farfetched at all for people to do the same with absentee ballots. From: Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Naomi ' [EMAIL PROTECTED], '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' [EMAIL PROTECTED], '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 13:11:51 -0400 the only two people i know who tried to cast absentee ballots had problems with them. one friend in NYC never received it, and a friend in the USMC in iraq got his too late to make it back in time to be counted. that's all anticdotal though. -Original Message- From: Naomi To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/28/2004 12:57 PM Subject: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet? A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot - which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-worker's phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks! Naomi White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com http://www.blackcatshop.com _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com
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Title: Absentee Ballots? I have been hearing the same things about absentee ballot problems. Five people (four Republicans and one Democrat) have contacted me with information that they applied for absentee ballots weeks ago and had still not received them. I checked with the Commissioner's office and was told that they had no record of an application from one and that the other four had been sent out, but possibly not until last weekend. Two of them arrived two days ago and were returned. The other two had not been received as of last night. As much as I would like to have said that this was a conspiracy by the two Democratic Commissioners to suppress the Republican vote, I suspect that it is simply overwork and incompetence. If we ever elect a majority of Republicans to the City Commission, we could expect a step up in competence. You should let your friends know that due to the large number of new registrations, the state Bureau of Elections has made some important changes in the election day procedures to make things flow more smoothly and to accomodate the large numbers of people who want to vote. For this election, only Republicans will vote on November 2nd, only Democrats will vote on November 3rd and on November 4th non-partisans and anyone who had not voted before will vote. I think it will hurt the Republican chances of taking Pennsylvania as we have to vote first and the Democrats will then have a pretty good idea of how many votes they will need to overcome the Repulican vote. We'll see how it works. Remember to remind your non-Republican friends that they will vote on either November 3rd or November 4th. Sincerely, Matt Wolfe -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of NaomiSent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:57 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [UC] Absentee Ballots?Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet?A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot - which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-worker's phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks!NaomiWhite Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104http://www.blackcatshop.com
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Actually Matt, you are ill-informed and thus spreading bad information. TO CLARIFY: If you are voting Dem then you can vote on Nov 2. If you are voting Rep then you can vote on Nov 3. Your party doesn't matter, that would be illegal. The reason for the split in voting days is because the new Diabold electronic voting machines are still having problems, so this simplifies the counting. Since Diabold couldn't seem to get their machines to register the Dem votes (it a partisan run company), now anyone showing up on Nov 2 will be assumed to be voting for Kerry and on Nov 3, the other guy (can't remember his name). At your service and always ready to spread dis-information, Stephen J. Matthew Wolfe wrote: I have been hearing the same things about absentee ballot problems. Five people (four Republicans and one Democrat) have contacted me with information that they applied for absentee ballots weeks ago and had still not received them. I checked with the Commissioner's office and was told that they had no record of an application from one and that the other four had been sent out, but possibly not until last weekend. Two of them arrived two days ago and were returned. The other two had not been received as of last night. As much as I would like to have said that this was a conspiracy by the two Democratic Commissioners to suppress the Republican vote, I suspect that it is simply overwork and incompetence. If we ever elect a majority of Republicans to the City Commission, we could expect a step up in competence. You should let your friends know that due to the large number of new registrations, the state Bureau of Elections has made some important changes in the election day procedures to make things flow more smoothly and to accomodate the large numbers of people who want to vote. For this election, only Republicans will vote on November 2nd, only Democrats will vote on November 3rd and on November 4th non-partisans and anyone who had not voted before will vote. I think it will hurt the Republican chances of taking Pennsylvania as we have to vote first and the Democrats will then have a pretty good idea of how many votes they will need to overcome the Repulican vote. We'll see how it works. Remember to remind your non-Republican friends that they will vote on either November 3rd or November 4th. Sincerely, Matt Wolfe -Original Message- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of *Naomi *Sent:* Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:57 PM *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* [UC] Absentee Ballots? Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet? A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot - which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-worker's phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks! Naomi White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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Title: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? This is really low, even for you, Matt. What I had heard is that, in order to shorten the lines at all the local polling places for the hoards of Democrats expected to vote, that all Republicans in University City are required to vote at the intersection of 44th and Regent Streets. Kathleen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Naomi'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/28/2004 3:06 PM Subject: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? I have been hearing the same things about absentee ballot problems. Five people (four Republicans and one Democrat) have contacted me with information that they applied for absentee ballots weeks ago and had still not received them. I checked with the Commissioner's office and was told that they had no record of an application from one and that the other four had been sent out, but possibly not until last weekend. Two of them arrived two days ago and were returned. The other two had not been received as of last night. As much as I would like to have said that this was a conspiracy by the two Democratic Commissioners to suppress the Republican vote, I suspect that it is simply overwork and incompetence. If we ever elect a majority of Republicans to the City Commission, we could expect a step up in competence. You should let your friends know that due to the large number of new registrations, the state Bureau of Elections has made some important changes in the election day procedures to make things flow more smoothly and to accomodate the large numbers of people who want to vote. For this election, only Republicans will vote on November 2nd, only Democrats will vote on November 3rd and on November 4th non-partisans and anyone who had not voted before will vote. I think it will hurt the Republican chances of taking Pennsylvania as we have to vote first and the Democrats will then have a pretty good idea of how many votes they will need to overcome the Repulican vote. We'll see how it works. Remember to remind your non-Republican friends that they will vote on either November 3rd or November 4th. Sincerely, Matt Wolfe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Naomi Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet? A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot - which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-worker's phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks! Naomi White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com http://www.blackcatshop.com
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Isn't that the voting place of soccer moms and dog owners? In a message dated 10/28/2004 3:09:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Turner,Kathleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is really low, even for you, Matt. What I had heard is that, in order to shorten the lines at all the local polling places for the hoards of Democrats expected to vote, that all Republicans in University City are required to vote at the intersection of 44th and Regent Streets. Kathleen -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Naomi'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10/28/2004 3:06 PM Subject: RE: [UC] Absentee Ballots? I have been hearing the same things about absentee ballot problems. Five people (four Republicans and one Democrat) have contacted me with information that they applied for absentee ballots weeks ago and had still not received them. I checked with the Commissioner's office and was told that they had no record of an application from one and that the other four had been sent out, but possibly not until last weekend. Two of them arrived two days ago and were returned. The other two had not been received as of last night. As much as I would like to have said that this was a conspiracy by the two Democratic Commissioners to suppress the Republican vote, I suspect that it is simply overwork and incompetence. If we ever elect a majority of Republicans to the City Commission, we could expect a step up in competence. You should let your friends know that due to the large number of new registrations, the state Bureau of Elections has made some important changes in the election day procedures to make things flow more smoothly and to accomodate the large numbers of people who want to vote. For this election, only Republicans will vote on November 2nd, only Democrats will vote on November 3rd and on November 4th non-partisans and anyone who had not voted before will vote. I think it will hurt the Republican chances of taking Pennsylvania as we have to vote first and the Democrats will then have a pretty good idea of how many votes they will need to overcome the Repulican vote. We'll see how it works. Remember to remind your non-Republican friends that they will vote on either November 3rd or November 4th. Sincerely, Matt Wolfe -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Naomi Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Absentee Ballots? Has anyone else applied for an absentee ballot? If so, have you received it yet? A co-worker filed for one close to a month ago (well with in the time frame) and has yet to receive her ballot - which is due back tomorrow. I have heard this story from a number of other people - all registered democrats in Philadelphia. My co-worker's phone calls have resulted in a lot of run-around. One person at the office handling the absentee ballots did tell her that her ballot was sent out Wednesday a week ago and must have been lost in the mail. But would not send out another. The other missing absentee ballots are unexplained. Before we get to far into the conspiracy theory, I wanted to know if anyone else is experiencing any difficulty in getting their absentee ballots? Or has anyone applied for an absentee ballot and received it with no problems? Thanks! Naomi White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.whitedog.com http://www.whitedog.com (215) 386-9224 x105 The Black Cat Gift Shop 3426 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 http://www.blackcatshop.com http://www.blackcatshop.com You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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On 28 Oct, 2004, at 14:17, Stephen Fisher wrote: If the absentee ballots are due tomorrow and the office responsible is being ir-responsible, you all might consider reporting this to one of the many organizations that were created to handle just this sort of problem: 1-800-PA-VOTE9 (728-6839) 1-866-MyVote1 1-866-our-vote (for serious problems) The Philadelphia City Commissioners, Voter Registration Office is too busy sending out their Official Election mail, Authorized by the US Postal Service to worry about their legal responsibilities to send out Absentee ballots. For the first and only time in recorded history (and probably in all future history as well), the City is telling each individual voter where their polling place is located. They are also requesting the Post Office to forward this mail if the addressee has moved, not requesting that they be informed that the individual no longer lives there. On the surface, this is a wonderful and very civic thing to do -- except for the fact that it has never been done before and will never be done again! Of course, if our City Commissioners fail to send out similar post cards for next Spring's primary, we can haul their buts before Commonwealth court and get them impeached for failing to follow the same election law they followed in 2004. Their web site is: http://www.phillyelection.com/ Interestingly, they have the results for the 2004 General (Unofficial) Election Results available, if you have a password. ... of course, whoever did their web pages simply has no clue what they are doing. None of the images load because they didn't bother to specify the URLs correctly. One has to wonder why the City Commissioners have this bootleg website instead of using their official City website: http://www.phila.gov/commissioners/ Inquiring minds want to know. T.T.F.N. William H. Magill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
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http://www.phillyelection.com/ an interesting site. In addition to the missing pictures, I found it odd that the login page isn't encrypted (httpS:// versus http://), allowing for hackers a better chance at finding a valid password. I hope it's just a page of results but if so, then why require password access to begin with? After some quick digging I learned more about Philly's voting machines: Philly's purchase decision was a nightmare--it was long and controversial. Many people pointed out that they were buying yesterday's technology and that they should wait for newer DREs. They didn't. Quoted from: http://www.votingindustry.com/TabulationVendors/Other/danaher/danaher.htm Apparently the same company that makes Craftsman tools made our voting machines (Danaher). I wonder if the voting machines are equiped with the same laser guides as the Craftsman circular saws...if so, FOLKS PLEASE DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY INTO THE LASER! I'd hate to see any election day injuries (even if you're planning to vote for that Cheney guy). From the software manufacturer's site: After the polls close, the Guardian software controls the collection of election results, then produces reports in flexible, custom formats. I wonder how much flexibility and customizations there are in the report formats...I'd be willing to offer my computing assisting in customizing their final report...I'd be plenty objective...on a more serious note I'm curious about this: Minimizes under-voting and Eliminates over-voting. I assume they mean you can't vote for two candidates (over-voting) and that there will be fewer hanging-chads... http://guardianvoting.com/gvs/vs.html Lastly I wonder if Paco Carrillo, a software engineer at Danaher, and technical contact for phillyelection.com is the same PACO CARRILLO, age 29, of Denver, was arrested for possession with intent to distribute heroinhe's not but it's a funny coincidence... Party on my good voting citizens, your election is in good hands with Danaher. Good night and vote well, Mr Rogers William H. Magill wrote: On 28 Oct, 2004, at 14:17, Stephen Fisher wrote: If the absentee ballots are due tomorrow and the office responsible is being ir-responsible, you all might consider reporting this to one of the many organizations that were created to handle just this sort of problem: 1-800-PA-VOTE9 (728-6839) 1-866-MyVote1 1-866-our-vote (for serious problems) The Philadelphia City Commissioners, Voter Registration Office is too busy sending out their Official Election mail, Authorized by the US Postal Service to worry about their legal responsibilities to send out Absentee ballots. For the first and only time in recorded history (and probably in all future history as well), the City is telling each individual voter where their polling place is located. They are also requesting the Post Office to forward this mail if the addressee has moved, not requesting that they be informed that the individual no longer lives there. On the surface, this is a wonderful and very civic thing to do -- except for the fact that it has never been done before and will never be done again! Of course, if our City Commissioners fail to send out similar post cards for next Spring's primary, we can haul their buts before Commonwealth court and get them impeached for failing to follow the same election law they followed in 2004. Their web site is: http://www.phillyelection.com/ Interestingly, they have the results for the 2004 General (Unofficial) Election Results available, if you have a password. ... of course, whoever did their web pages simply has no clue what they are doing. None of the images load because they didn't bother to specify the URLs correctly. One has to wonder why the City Commissioners have this bootleg website instead of using their official City website: http://www.phila.gov/commissioners/ Inquiring minds want to know. T.T.F.N. William H. Magill [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
