2020 Election catchall.

acbytesla · 3rd November 2020, 01:01 PM

I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today.

I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily.

Resume · 3rd November 2020, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today.

I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily.

Jeff Sessions has sad.

acbytesla · 3rd November 2020, 01:18 PM

Originally Posted by Resume

Jeff Sessions has sad.

Huh? "Sessions had sad"?

What does that mean?

Silly Green Monkey · 3rd November 2020, 01:19 PM

I'm guessing from context Sessions is against legalizing cannabis.

Resume · 3rd November 2020, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

Huh? "Sessions had sad"?

What does that mean?

This.

Quote:

Marijuana advocates celebrate after Jeff Sessions is ousted

acbytesla · 3rd November 2020, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Resume

This.

Fair enough. You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired. Maybe it was a typo.

Resume · 3rd November 2020, 01:28 PM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

Fair enough. You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired. Maybe it was a typo.

Not to be too pedantic, but so does yours.
'
Sorry man, couldn't help myself.

Venom · 3rd November 2020, 01:35 PM

Looks like a dedicated 2020 election thread from half of the regulars of this subforum so far

acbytesla · 3rd November 2020, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by Resume

Not to be too pedantic, but so does yours.
'
Sorry man, couldn't help myself.

Yeah, that was wrong. Thanks for catching it.

I hate "your/you're and it's/its. I know which is correct, but I get sloppy.

Resume · 3rd November 2020, 01:38 PM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

Yeah, that was wrong. Thanks for catching it.

I hate "your/you're and it's/its. I know which is correct, but I get sloppy.

Everybody does it, even those who say they ain't.

acbytesla · 3rd November 2020, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Resume

Everybody does it, even those who say they ain't.

Also affect/ effect.

portlandatheist · 3rd November 2020, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today.

I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily.

Oregon has a psilocybin initiative and decriminalization of hard drugs.

rdwight · 3rd November 2020, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today.

I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily.

I completely forgot about it myself until I looked over my ballot. Just one of those years where so much going on there is not worry or excitement about it passing, just acceptance it will and incredulity it took so long.

alfaniner · 3rd November 2020, 01:46 PM

Their's something about Election Day that seems to bring out the typos. Wierd.

Resume · 3rd November 2020, 01:47 PM

I had a dream last night in which I forgot to sign my absentee ballot. Woke up all anxious.

Mike! · 3rd November 2020, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

Their's something about Election Day that seems to bring out the typos. Wierd.

It's not from drinking.
Positively not because of drinking.
No one drinks on election day.

Sherkeu · 3rd November 2020, 01:54 PM

I think my district (CA-39) will go to Republican Young Kim, a Korean immigrant (female) in a rematch against Gil Cisneros, a lottery winning navy veteran. They both vied for an empty seat last time. All the OC congressional seats flipped red to blue in 2018. The county is very purple and could go either way for President.

acbytesla · 3rd November 2020, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by Sherkeu

I think my district (CA-39) will go to Republican Young Kim, a Korean immigrant (female) in a rematch against Gil Cisneros, a lottery winning navy veteran. They both vied for an empty seat last time. All the OC congressional seats flipped red to blue in 2018. The county is very purple and could go either way for President.

Polling has it within the margin of error.

DevilsAdvocate · 3rd November 2020, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

Their's something about Election Day that seems to bring out the typos. Wierd.

And something that brings out the weirdo types.

gregthehammer · 3rd November 2020, 02:47 PM

I got yelled at by a pollworker this morning when i finished my ballot and put it in the machine. Apparently i wasn't supposed to use THAT machine, WHY DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A TABLE IN FRONT OF IT? uh, cuz it's 2020 and just because there's a table in front of a checkout to you know, keep the Covid at bay, doesnt mean i can walk out of a store without paying? The lady in front of me put her completed ballot in, so i didnt think anything of it, and besides, if you dont want anyone using THAT machine, why don't you turn it off, or put a sign like "do not use"? in the end, I was assured, after a heavy sigh, that our votes would be counted.

ChrisBFRPKY · 3rd November 2020, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by gregthehammer

I got yelled at by a pollworker this morning when i finished my ballot and put it in the machine. Apparently i wasn't supposed to use THAT machine, WHY DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A TABLE IN FRONT OF IT? uh, cuz it's 2020 and just because there's a table in front of a checkout to you know, keep the Covid at bay, doesnt mean i can walk out of a store without paying? The lady in front of me put her completed ballot in, so i didnt think anything of it, and besides, if you dont want anyone using THAT machine, why don't you turn it off, or put a sign like "do not use"? in the end, I was assured, after a heavy sigh, that our votes would be counted.

The Biden ballots go into that other machine that looks like a shredder.

gregthehammer · 3rd November 2020, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by ChrisBFRPKY

The Biden ballots go into that other machine that looks like a shredder.

Sigh, I don't think so Tim

CapelDodger · 3rd November 2020, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Mike!

It's not from drinking.
Positively not because of drinking.
No one drinks on election day.

Nor do they partake of corn-based snacks.

Needless to say, drugs are right out.

alfaniner · 3rd November 2020, 05:28 PM

I walked by my polling place today about 3pm -- virtually nobody there! I've never seen that before, even at Primaries. I guess most everybody got their votes in early!

Resume · 3rd November 2020, 05:32 PM

Originally Posted by alfaniner

I walked by my polling place today about 3pm -- virtually nobody there! I've never seen that before, even at Primaries. I guess most everybody got their votes in early!

Mine was empty at noon.

thaiboxerken · 3rd November 2020, 06:09 PM

Freaking Mitch is back in. I didn't expect him to lose, but I had a tiny bit of hope. Maybe Covid will take him and save the world.

CapelDodger · 3rd November 2020, 07:23 PM

Any news on the army of poll-watchers?

CapelDodger · 3rd November 2020, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by thaiboxerken

Freaking Mitch is back in. I didn't expect him to lose, but I had a tiny bit of hope. Maybe Covid will take him and save the world.

Father Time is surely tapping his watch about a whole bunch of people, Moscow Mitch among them.

CapelDodger · 3rd November 2020, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by gregthehammer

I got yelled at by a pollworker this morning when i finished my ballot and put it in the machine. Apparently i wasn't supposed to use THAT machine, WHY DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A TABLE IN FRONT OF IT? uh, cuz it's 2020 and just because there's a table in front of a checkout to you know, keep the Covid at bay, doesnt mean i can walk out of a store without paying? The lady in front of me put her completed ballot in, so i didnt think anything of it, and besides, if you dont want anyone using THAT machine, why don't you turn it off, or put a sign like "do not use"? in the end, I was assured, after a heavy sigh, that our votes would be counted.

I trust that, in retrospect, you have some sympathy for the clearly stressed-out poll-worker, what with Covid and all the other crap going on.

KDLarsen · 4th November 2020, 02:03 AM

Looks like the big money spent by Lyft, Uber etc. out in California paid off, as Proposition 22 was passed. This allows gig companies to continue classifying employees as contractors, excempting them from California labour laws.

The campaign has been the by far most expensive in Californian history, with more than $200 million being spent by those in favour: https://ballotpedia.org/What_were_th..._in_California

KDLarsen · 4th November 2020, 02:58 AM

Voters in Mississippi has voted in favour of the New Magnolia flag as the new state flag, replacing the old that was scrapped over the summer due to it containing the confederate battle flag.

However, it contains the phrase 'In God we trust', which the Satanic Temple has vowed to sue over.

Squeegee Beckenheim · 4th November 2020, 03:43 AM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired.

You're right. It should be "has a sad".

KDLarsen · 4th November 2020, 05:16 AM

A roundup from CNN on some of the state-wide issues on the ballot:
Louisiana voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting abortion protections. In case Roe v Wade is struck down, the amendment would prevent the state courts from declaring abortion restrictions unconstitutional at the state level.

Colorado voters rejected a ban on abortion beginning at 22 weeks of pregnancy. The state one of seven that doesn't have a specific time bar on abortions.

Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota have voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Result is still out in Montana and Mississippi.

Myriad · 4th November 2020, 06:50 AM

There was an expensive (high spending on both sides) right-to-repair initiative in MA, requiring automotive digital systems to not be closed or encrypted (which would mean only dealer repair shops could work with them). The automakers ran a huge scare ad campaign claiming, among other things, that right-to-repair compliance would allow hackers to remotely take control of your car. The measure passed overwhelmingly anyhow.

gregthehammer · 4th November 2020, 07:30 AM

Originally Posted by CapelDodger

I trust that, in retrospect, you have some sympathy for the clearly stressed-out poll-worker, what with Covid and all the other crap going on.

Well sure. And other than asking why the machine was even on if they didn't want people using it, i kept my other thoughts to myself. I may have given her a confused look, which would be about as harsh as i got, so i hope i didn't stress her out anymore than she was.

Bikewer · 4th November 2020, 07:37 AM

Our now thoroughly-red Missouri has also passed “Amendment 3”, which delivers a tiny, tiny little slap on the hand of lobbyists, while allowing the Republicans to gerrymander to their heart’s content.
There was massive advertising against this bill, which apparently fell on deaf ears.

Upchurch · 4th November 2020, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by Bikewer

Our now thoroughly-red Missouri has also passed “Amendment 3”, which delivers a tiny, tiny little slap on the hand of lobbyists, while allowing the Republicans to gerrymander to their heart’s content.
There was massive advertising against this bill, which apparently fell on deaf ears.

The description on the ballot was so deceptively written.

SuburbanTurkey · 4th November 2020, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by Myriad

There was an expensive (high spending on both sides) right-to-repair initiative in MA, requiring automotive digital systems to not be closed or encrypted (which would mean only dealer repair shops could work with them). The automakers ran a huge scare ad campaign claiming, among other things, that right-to-repair compliance would allow hackers to remotely take control of your car. The measure passed overwhelmingly anyhow.

My wife received multiple mailers saying that right to repair would make it easier for people to stalk her. No such mailers for me.

75% yes, right to repair is winning handily. Huzzah all around.

Unfortunately ballot initiative 2, which would have implemented rank choice voting, seems to be failing.

JoeMorgue · 4th November 2020, 08:39 AM

- Florida's passed a 15 dollar an hour minimum wage, which is good.
- An amendment to change Florida from a Closed Primary to Open Primary state failed to pass, which I was rather ambivalent on.
- An incredibly stupid amendment that would make it so all future amendments had approved two election in a row failed to pass.

Ziggurat · 4th November 2020, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by acbytesla

Fair enough. You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired. Maybe it was a typo.

Probably a reference.

3rd November 2020, 01:01 PM	#1
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27,957	2020 Election catchall. I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today. I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily.
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3rd November 2020, 01:18 PM	#3
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27,957	Originally Posted by Resume Jeff Sessions has sad. Huh? "Sessions had sad"? What does that mean?
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3rd November 2020, 01:19 PM	#4
Silly Green Monkey Cowardly Lurking in the Shadows of Greatness Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,189	I'm guessing from context Sessions is against legalizing cannabis.
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3rd November 2020, 01:25 PM	#6
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27,957	Originally Posted by Resume This. Fair enough. You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired. Maybe it was a typo.
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3rd November 2020, 01:37 PM	#9
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27,957	Originally Posted by Resume Not to be too pedantic, but so does yours. ' Sorry man, couldn't help myself. Yeah, that was wrong. Thanks for catching it. I hate "your/you're and it's/its. I know which is correct, but I get sloppy.
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3rd November 2020, 01:05 PM	#2
Resume Troublesome Passenger Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18,661	Originally Posted by acbytesla I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today. I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily. Jeff Sessions has sad.

3rd November 2020, 01:20 PM	#5
Resume Troublesome Passenger Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18,661	Originally Posted by acbytesla Huh? "Sessions had sad"? What does that mean? This. Quote: Marijuana advocates celebrate after Jeff Sessions is ousted

3rd November 2020, 01:28 PM	#7
Resume Troublesome Passenger Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18,661	Originally Posted by acbytesla Fair enough. You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired. Maybe it was a typo. Not to be too pedantic, but so does yours. ' Sorry man, couldn't help myself.

3rd November 2020, 01:35 PM	#8
Venom Illuminator Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United States Posts: 4,856	Looks like a dedicated 2020 election thread from half of the regulars of this subforum so far

3rd November 2020, 01:38 PM	#10
Resume Troublesome Passenger Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18,661	Originally Posted by acbytesla Yeah, that was wrong. Thanks for catching it. I hate "your/you're and it's/its. I know which is correct, but I get sloppy. Everybody does it, even those who say they ain't.

3rd November 2020, 01:41 PM	#11
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27,957	Originally Posted by Resume Everybody does it, even those who say they ain't. Also affect/ effect.
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3rd November 2020, 01:44 PM	#12
portlandatheist Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,580	Originally Posted by acbytesla I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today. I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily. Oregon has a psilocybin initiative and decriminalization of hard drugs.

3rd November 2020, 01:44 PM	#13
rdwight Muse Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 752	Originally Posted by acbytesla I thought it woud be great to have an election thread for posts that don't precisely fit into the others. This is more a free for all for anything that might have to do with the US Elections today. I think it's interesting that almost no one has mentioned there are 5 more states with cannabis legalisation ballot initiatives. This has gone from controversial to almost the mundane. All 5 are expected to pass easily. I completely forgot about it myself until I looked over my ballot. Just one of those years where so much going on there is not worry or excitement about it passing, just acceptance it will and incredulity it took so long.
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3rd November 2020, 01:46 PM	#14
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 24,609	Their's something about Election Day that seems to bring out the typos. Wierd.
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3rd November 2020, 01:47 PM	#15
Resume Troublesome Passenger Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18,661	I had a dream last night in which I forgot to sign my absentee ballot. Woke up all anxious.

3rd November 2020, 01:50 PM	#16
Mike! Official Ponylandistanian National Treasure. Respect it! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ponylandistan! Where the bacon grows on trees! Can it get any better than that? I submit it can not! Posts: 39,698	Originally Posted by alfaniner Their's something about Election Day that seems to bring out the typos. Wierd. It's not from drinking. Positively not because of drinking. No one drinks on election day.
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3rd November 2020, 01:54 PM	#17
Sherkeu Master Poster Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Disneyland Posts: 2,014	I think my district (CA-39) will go to Republican Young Kim, a Korean immigrant (female) in a rematch against Gil Cisneros, a lottery winning navy veteran. They both vied for an empty seat last time. All the OC congressional seats flipped red to blue in 2018. The county is very purple and could go either way for President.

3rd November 2020, 02:01 PM	#18
acbytesla Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 27,957	Originally Posted by Sherkeu I think my district (CA-39) will go to Republican Young Kim, a Korean immigrant (female) in a rematch against Gil Cisneros, a lottery winning navy veteran. They both vied for an empty seat last time. All the OC congressional seats flipped red to blue in 2018. The county is very purple and could go either way for President. Polling has it within the margin of error.
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3rd November 2020, 02:45 PM	#19
DevilsAdvocate Philosopher Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,301	Originally Posted by alfaniner Their's something about Election Day that seems to bring out the typos. Wierd. And something that brings out the weirdo types.
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3rd November 2020, 02:47 PM	#20
gregthehammer Muse Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 709	I got yelled at by a pollworker this morning when i finished my ballot and put it in the machine. Apparently i wasn't supposed to use THAT machine, WHY DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A TABLE IN FRONT OF IT? uh, cuz it's 2020 and just because there's a table in front of a checkout to you know, keep the Covid at bay, doesnt mean i can walk out of a store without paying? The lady in front of me put her completed ballot in, so i didnt think anything of it, and besides, if you dont want anyone using THAT machine, why don't you turn it off, or put a sign like "do not use"? in the end, I was assured, after a heavy sigh, that our votes would be counted.
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3rd November 2020, 03:13 PM	#21
ChrisBFRPKY Illuminator Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 3,583	Originally Posted by gregthehammer I got yelled at by a pollworker this morning when i finished my ballot and put it in the machine. Apparently i wasn't supposed to use THAT machine, WHY DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A TABLE IN FRONT OF IT? uh, cuz it's 2020 and just because there's a table in front of a checkout to you know, keep the Covid at bay, doesnt mean i can walk out of a store without paying? The lady in front of me put her completed ballot in, so i didnt think anything of it, and besides, if you dont want anyone using THAT machine, why don't you turn it off, or put a sign like "do not use"? in the end, I was assured, after a heavy sigh, that our votes would be counted. The Biden ballots go into that other machine that looks like a shredder.
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3rd November 2020, 03:15 PM	#22
gregthehammer Muse Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 709	Originally Posted by ChrisBFRPKY The Biden ballots go into that other machine that looks like a shredder. Sigh, I don't think so Tim
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3rd November 2020, 05:23 PM	#23
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 24,961	Originally Posted by Mike! It's not from drinking. Positively not because of drinking. No one drinks on election day. Nor do they partake of corn-based snacks. Needless to say, drugs are right out.
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3rd November 2020, 05:28 PM	#24
alfaniner Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 24,609	I walked by my polling place today about 3pm -- virtually nobody there! I've never seen that before, even at Primaries. I guess most everybody got their votes in early!
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3rd November 2020, 05:32 PM	#25
Resume Troublesome Passenger Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 18,661	Originally Posted by alfaniner I walked by my polling place today about 3pm -- virtually nobody there! I've never seen that before, even at Primaries. I guess most everybody got their votes in early! Mine was empty at noon.

3rd November 2020, 06:09 PM	#26
thaiboxerken Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 31,690	Freaking Mitch is back in. I didn't expect him to lose, but I had a tiny bit of hope. Maybe Covid will take him and save the world.
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3rd November 2020, 07:23 PM	#27
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 24,961	Any news on the army of poll-watchers?
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3rd November 2020, 07:25 PM	#28
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 24,961	Originally Posted by thaiboxerken Freaking Mitch is back in. I didn't expect him to lose, but I had a tiny bit of hope. Maybe Covid will take him and save the world. Father Time is surely tapping his watch about a whole bunch of people, Moscow Mitch among them.
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3rd November 2020, 07:32 PM	#29
CapelDodger Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Cardiff, South Wales Posts: 24,961	Originally Posted by gregthehammer I got yelled at by a pollworker this morning when i finished my ballot and put it in the machine. Apparently i wasn't supposed to use THAT machine, WHY DO YOU THINK THERE WAS A TABLE IN FRONT OF IT? uh, cuz it's 2020 and just because there's a table in front of a checkout to you know, keep the Covid at bay, doesnt mean i can walk out of a store without paying? The lady in front of me put her completed ballot in, so i didnt think anything of it, and besides, if you dont want anyone using THAT machine, why don't you turn it off, or put a sign like "do not use"? in the end, I was assured, after a heavy sigh, that our votes would be counted. I trust that, in retrospect, you have some sympathy for the clearly stressed-out poll-worker, what with Covid and all the other crap going on.
	__________________ It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward - Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) God can make a cow out of a tree, but has He ever done so? Therefore show some reason why a thing is so, or cease to hold that it is so - William of Conches, c1150

4th November 2020, 02:03 AM	#30
KDLarsen Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,353	Looks like the big money spent by Lyft, Uber etc. out in California paid off, as Proposition 22 was passed. This allows gig companies to continue classifying employees as contractors, excempting them from California labour laws. The campaign has been the by far most expensive in Californian history, with more than $200 million being spent by those in favour: https://ballotpedia.org/What_were_th..._in_California
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4th November 2020, 02:58 AM	#31
KDLarsen Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,353	Voters in Mississippi has voted in favour of the New Magnolia flag as the new state flag, replacing the old that was scrapped over the summer due to it containing the confederate battle flag. However, it contains the phrase 'In God we trust', which the Satanic Temple has vowed to sue over.
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4th November 2020, 03:43 AM	#32
Squeegee Beckenheim Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 30,995	Originally Posted by acbytesla You're sentence structure had a lot to be desired. You're right. It should be "has a sad".
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4th November 2020, 05:16 AM	#33
KDLarsen Illuminator Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,353	A roundup from CNN on some of the state-wide issues on the ballot: Louisiana voters approved a constitutional amendment limiting abortion protections. In case Roe v Wade is struck down, the amendment would prevent the state courts from declaring abortion restrictions unconstitutional at the state level. Colorado voters rejected a ban on abortion beginning at 22 weeks of pregnancy. The state one of seven that doesn't have a specific time bar on abortions. Arizona, New Jersey, South Dakota have voted to legalize recreational marijuana. Result is still out in Montana and Mississippi.
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4th November 2020, 06:50 AM	#34
Myriad The Clarity Is Devastating Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Betwixt Posts: 17,276	There was an expensive (high spending on both sides) right-to-repair initiative in MA, requiring automotive digital systems to not be closed or encrypted (which would mean only dealer repair shops could work with them). The automakers ran a huge scare ad campaign claiming, among other things, that right-to-repair compliance would allow hackers to remotely take control of your car. The measure passed overwhelmingly anyhow.
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4th November 2020, 07:30 AM	#35
gregthehammer Muse Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 709	Originally Posted by CapelDodger I trust that, in retrospect, you have some sympathy for the clearly stressed-out poll-worker, what with Covid and all the other crap going on. Well sure. And other than asking why the machine was even on if they didn't want people using it, i kept my other thoughts to myself. I may have given her a confused look, which would be about as harsh as i got, so i hope i didn't stress her out anymore than she was.
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