What Good Is Voting Alone in Your Room?

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It is so legal that the US Embassy here in Santiago is doing the same thing - minus the candidates. They are having a "Bring in the Vote" Happy Hour: bring your ballot and they will mail it back to the US- diplomatic style for you.

SantiagoFan on October 9, 2012 at 10:59 AM

As Tom Waits once said (almost) "There's nothing wrong with a lady voting alone in her room."

dwightmoodyforgetsthings on October 9, 2012 at 11:00 AM

"Inviting people to being their ballots" I know I'm being picky, but shouldn't that BEING be BRING?

In any case, would it be weird if I came by myself? It always feels strange to go into a bar by myself, not knowing anyone (in person).

SeattleKim on October 9, 2012 at 11:06 AM

I LOVE this idea! You lose all the energy and anticipation and, yes, thrills of casting a vote when you do it from home. This is a GREAT idea!

mitten on October 9, 2012 at 11:06 AM

Too bad Texas doesn't have mail-in only ballots. I need any excuse I can get to have a party.

ash557 on October 9, 2012 at 11:23 AM

Can there be makeout/voting booths?

MacCrocodile on October 9, 2012 at 11:26 AM

@SeattleKim: BE the ballot you wish to vote into the world.

LMcGuff on October 9, 2012 at 12:01 PM

I'm skipping it: a secret ballot is one of the last rights we have in this dying republic that hasn't been totally fucked over.

Cato the Younger Younger on October 9, 2012 at 12:13 PM

I'm sure churches have equivalent events.

Tor on October 9, 2012 at 12:32 PM

@10, at Q...more than likely but perhaps not.

It's a great club so you should check it out Sargon. But it's gotta get past the 12 to 18 month trial period of "Will this gay bar survive?" before it becomes one of the establishment clubs.

Cato the Younger Younger on October 9, 2012 at 12:35 PM

why isn't it co-starring terry?

martarose on October 9, 2012 at 1:01 PM

Holy crumbs, EVERYTHING'S legal on the west coast. Egad!

DRF on October 9, 2012 at 2:29 PM

@13- AND....we don't have any Rethug "voter registration purge" laws happening out here, either. I doubt things like that could fly here. I love the western US and its independent-minded states, excepting AZ and UT of course.

OutInBumF on October 9, 2012 at 3:48 PM

Quadrennial? If you believe in the vote, have the party *every* year--heck, every time there is an election pending. The system is more than the President. It is Congress and the SC and governors and mayors and propositions and initiatives and...all will affect you.

on October 9, 2012 at 7:26 PM

Yes citizen, bring your ballot, we'll make sure it's filled out properly.

Fucking fascists.

delbert on October 9, 2012 at 10:07 PM

Remember kiddies, Vote blue donkey Democrat all across the ballot. THEN we'll get trashed and stoned. Like that drunken but strangely cute Jennifer Granholm yelled: D for Drive, R is for Reverse!!!

Occupy Seattle on October 9, 2012 at 10:18 PM

I'm not a US citizen... am I still allowed to come to the party?

on October 10, 2012 at 12:30 PM

I wish I lived in Seattle!

peace 2 you on October 10, 2012 at 8:33 PM

To people asking... It's free. Guessing that alcohol isn't, but no cover. I got here by clicking the Stranger Presents email link...and wouldn't have clicked were it NOT free... Good chance to have folks talk about the marijuana initiative since it's pretty confusing and a lot of misinformation is going around-even Steve Scher was pretty awful tonight at the Kane Hall debate.

on October 11, 2012 at 3:47 AM

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