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I've voted! =)
Board: Ryan's a Total Goober
Oct 31, 2008 8:50pm
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I filled out my little absentee ballot this afternoon. Voted for a couple of democrats, a couple of republicans, a couple of yeas, a couple of nays, and against all incumbent judges because they always have it too easy. Actually, I wish judges were appointed, because what are we electing people to represent us supposed to be doing? Let them represent us, darn it!

Anyhow.... There, there was one position for Legislative District No. 34, Representative Position #2, a "short and full term partisan office." It's an uncontested position, with only Sharon K. Nelson running. (She prefers the Democratic Party, it says.) I read her little "why you should elect me" blurb in the voters guide there, and it was pathetic. But then, why should it be otherwise? It's not like she's running against anyone. I never even HEARD of this person before today, and I'm supposed to vote for her, or for a write-in candidate?

Well, shoot, I think. Screw that. I'm voting for a write-in candidate. But who?

I'm not really even sure what the job responsibilities are for this particular position, but at least I know if *I* was in the position, I'd certainly do the best I could at it! So I voted for myself.

Yes, I, Ryan Carpenter, have officially voted for myself to fill the Representative Position #2 in Legislative District No. 34. I'm not confident that I'll win, but darn it, you've got to start somewhere, right?! =)

-- Ryan, now running for Representative Position No. 2 in Legislative District No. 34 in the grand state of Washington
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Oct 31, 2008 8:55pm
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Good Luck Ryan!!!:)

TF
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Oct 31, 2008 9:39pm
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Sharon K. Nelson

That's a great name. I would have voted her in based on that alone.

Except for that K thing.
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Oct 31, 2008 10:08pm
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Ryan

You forgot to add:

"And I approve this message"

;-D
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Oct 31, 2008 11:09pm
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Actually, I wish judges were appointed...

A few years ago here in FL, governor Jeb Bush (a pretty good Guv, actually -- ten times the intellect of his brother in the Oval Office) proposed that judges in this state be appointed rather than elected, and it got on a ballot -- and was voted down. The ignorant voters in this fine state felt that Jeb was trying a power grab, to take the power of appointing judges for himself rather than leaving it to the voters. Fact was, though, that Jeb made the proposal precisely so the voters would have more say in the judges!

It's like this: With the system we had -- and still have, thanks to the ignorant voters -- judges run for election to a seat and the voters get to pick whichever one they like best. Unfortunately, more often than not there's only one judge running for the seat, which means he wins by default -- and doesn't even appear on the ballot. The voters get no say in the matter. But if judges were appointed by the Guv, then every x years the voters would get an opportunity to vote whether such-and-such judge should be retained. Hence, they could actually vote the bums out if they so chose, even if nobody else was vying for the seat.

I wish judges were appointed, too -- but for different reasons. They are prohibited by law from saying anything of substance in their campaign ads other than how many years they've been lawyers and who endorses them. It's virtually impossible to be an informed voter unless you've actually appeared in the guy's courtroom. They are charged with upholding the law, they are not supposed to make policy, so really it shouldn't matter which one becomes a judge as long as he's qualified. Just appoint them, and toss them out when they misbehave.
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 4:55am
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That is a HOOT!! You never know you may win.
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 7:07am
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Dang!!! We'd vote for you Ryan if we lived in your state! :o)

"........ more letterboxes in every District!!! Yeah!!!!!!!!"

The Merry Pranksters
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 10:20am
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Do'h! How could I have forgotten not to approve my own message?! *slapping self* In my defense, I'm still new to this thing of running for public office. =)

I guess I should set up an election night party for all my supporters now that I'm running as a write-in candidate. Hmm.... I'll need to get speechwriters to write my acceptance speech too. Not much time to get all these details worked out!

-- Ryan, and yes, I approved this message
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Reply to: #305059 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 10:33am
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I'll need to get speechwriters to write my acceptance speech too.

Oooh. ooooh!!! Pick me!!! I will write your speech!!
-wassamatta_u
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Reply to: #305059 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 11:18am
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Done forget the Event Stamp!! LOL

Wish we could vote for you in SC....is it too late to make you a write in for President??

Mama Buck of The Buck's Stopped Here...who doesn't even want to vote on Tuesday!!
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Reply to: #305076 by The Bucks Stopped Here
Nov 1, 2008 11:26am
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is it too late to make you a write in for President??

If you haven't voted yet, I assume you can always write me in as president. But it wouldn't do much good--I'm constitutionally barred from being president. =(

Stupid constitution.....

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #305082 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 11:30am
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wait a few years, ryan, and then you'll be eligible.

romana
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Reply to: #305082 by Green Tortuga
Nov 1, 2008 2:46pm
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My husband keeps saying he's going to write in SpongeBob for President. Problem is, we don't know how old he is.

I read him your post and jokingly suggested that he could write himself in for President. But he isn't eligible either - he's not American born!
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Reply to: #305127 by Sudoku Crazy
Nov 1, 2008 2:55pm
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I don't mean to pick on you, but this is a general announcement in case anyone is serious about this write-in stuff. Cue "the More You Know" music.

In all seriousness, you really should not write in a candidate unless it is someone you really want to win. There was an article in the local paper about the amount of time that is wasted in recording and reading all the write-ins and this translates into taxpayer money to pay the election workers.

Consider it paying a fee each time you write down a candidate and think again about voting for Mickey Mouse.
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Reply to: #305132 by ArchimedesScrew
Nov 1, 2008 3:04pm
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Nov 1, 2008 3:43pm
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Reply to: #305132 by ArchimedesScrew
Nov 1, 2008 3:54pm
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Oh, I don't feel like you are picking on me - I've voted already, with no write-ins!

My husband will end up voting for one of the current candidates - he's just expressing his opinion on the candidates. As a naturalized citizen, he knows how important the process is.
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Reply to: #305132 by ArchimedesScrew
Nov 1, 2008 7:01pm
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In all seriousness, you really should not write in a candidate unless it is someone you really want to win. There was an article in the local paper about the amount of time that is wasted in recording and reading all the write-ins and this translates into taxpayer money to pay the election workers.

If you are in Oregon, feel free to write-in all you want. Oregon doesn't bother to look at who the write-ins are for unless then total number of write-ins could possibly affect the race. So as long as any one candidate gets 50% + 1 or the top two finishers are not write-ins, they just report the number write-in votes received. About the only time they have to look at the actual write-in names is during a recount. But at that point they are looking manually at all the ballots anyway.
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Reply to: #305152 by Sudoku Crazy
Nov 1, 2008 9:44pm
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As a naturalized citizen, he knows how important the process is

This is the first year my husband voted

=0)
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Nov 3, 2008 10:10am
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Wish I'd known when I was filling out my ballot last night. I'd have voted for you!
=) Wild Rose
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Reply to: #304933 by Green Tortuga
Nov 3, 2008 2:59pm
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I'm not entirely certain what district I'm in, but if I see that position on my ballot, I am TOTALLY writing you in!

Mariette
(in Seattle - I want to come to the victory party and hear you give Wassa'a speech ;)