Comments on: Election Day: August 2011

By: Flo Burke

Flo Burke — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 01:23:17 +0000

Yes, I was there in November, too when our team left about 2:00 a.m. Not a lot of fun!
Flo

By: Mary Morgan

Mary Morgan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:30:22 +0000

Re. “You missed the big count…”

You’re right, in part – if we had dropped by during the day, we would have been sequestered along with you. But I did come over just before 8 p.m. and was there for the final few minutes of waiting before Jeff Micale got the call to start counting absentee voter (AV) ballots. It was good that this time the AV counters at least had a view, looking out over Huron from the fourth floor. If you worked the November 2010 election, you were sequestered in the basement level of the county administration building – I remember it well, since we stayed there until 4 a.m. when the final results were tallied. I was glad it took considerably less time on Tuesday!

By: Flo Burke

Flo Burke — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:10:06 +0000

You missed the big count over at the Justice Building where a bunch of us election workers were sequestered for the day to count the citywide AV ballots. Guess it would have been hard to have a reporter there since we could have observers but once you came in you couldn’t leave until the polls closed. (sort of like the Hotel California in the song–You could come in but may not go out, eh?)The morning was pretty busy but the afternoon, not so much. One reason I mentioned this is that before the elections I heard a rumor that in past elections absentee ballots were thrown out or not counted. Believe me they were counted! In an election with such a low turnout I’m sure they were very helpful to some candidates.

By: Jim Rees

Jim Rees — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:49:38 +0000

Slauson always does a poor job of marking the entrance. This time at least there was a sign visible from the front walk, if you looked over to the left. The first time I voted there, school was in session and there were no signs, so I wandered around poking into classes. It was educational.

I was once again asked for a driver’s license and when I told them I didn’t bring one they asked me to fill out the affidavit. It turns out they will accept a passport, it’s just easier for them to say “driver’s license” than “government issued photo ID.”

By: TJ

TJ — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:53:06 +0000

I was voter #180 at Slauson, around 4:30. That seemed historically low, even for these less crowded ballots. My son (who also fed the machine) and I noticed two different 100 foot warning signs, quite far apart. Maybe one was for the ground floor entrance?

P.S. I think all the Issa signs were outside their compound on Packard…

By: cosmonıcan

cosmonıcan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:41:30 +0000

Thanks Dave. I was worried about rioting in the streets. By the way you can borrow a dog from me any time you want.

By: Dave Askins

Dave Askins — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:33:12 +0000

Re: [8] “… much higher turnout in Ward Five than the rest of town—anyone care to offer an opinion?”

Part of that is due to the number of registered voters in each ward. Ward 3 actually outperformed Ward 5 percentage-wise. In Ward 3, 8.84% of those who are registered actually voted. And in Ward 5, registered voters had a turnout of 8.71%

For Ward 3, that was 1,081 of 12,223 registered voters. For Ward 5, that was 1,652 of 18,963 registered voters.

By: cosmonıcan

cosmonıcan — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 02:46:26 +0000

The final tally shows a much higher turnout in Ward Five than the rest of town—anyone care to offer an opinion? While we’re at it, I’d sure like to see some credible names for the Mayor’s race, next year will soon be on us, it would be nice to have a real election next time.

By: Ingrid Ault

Ingrid Ault — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:17:51 +0000

There are still 40 minutes to cast your vote! If you haven’t done so, I encourage everyone to get out before it rains!

By: Dave Cahill

Dave Cahill — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:42:44 +0000

This turnout is really pathetic! Have the voters in the Second, Third, and Fifth Wards fallen under a spell of somnolence? Will they awaken in the next three hours and fifteen minutes?