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Eric Cantonese: Dec 21, 2004; You should hear my accent.

The Virginian Pilot says it's slow at the voting sites in Hampton Roads.

RBA Starblade posted:

When do they count mail-in ballots anyway? Mine said they accept them until Friday.

According to the Washington Post...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/30/virginia-election-when-expect-results/

quote:

When will I know who won?

Most election officials will begin posting the tallies for absentee ballot tallies first, most likely shortly after polls close at 7 p.m. That is largely due to a law passed by the General Assembly this year that requires election officials to begin preprocessing absentee ballots � or confirming their validity and then scanning them into a voting machine � at least seven days before Election Day.

Last year, election officials didn�t begin processing the bulk of their absentee ballots until after polls closed, resulting in long delays in reporting those results. As a result, the first ballots counted were in-person votes cast on Election Day � only 40 percent of all votes cast � which favored Trump. But this was only a feature of how ballots were counted. Once localities finished processing early ballots, Trump�s apparent lead dissipated around midnight and Biden was ahead in Virginia. Biden ultimately won the state by 10 percentage points.

This year, Virginia has changed how it will process early votes. Localities are obligated to process absentee ballots in the seven days leading up to Election Day, so when polls close, those ballots can be counted immediately.

While the partisan divide in early voting is not as pronounced as it was last year, it�s still present. As a result, McAuliffe might have a lead early in the night. Youngkin could catch-up in the vote count once localities start counting Election Day ballots because generally Republican-friendly rural localities tend to count day-of ballots faster than urban ones. Whether Youngkin is able to maintain his lead will depend on how many Election Day votes McAuliffe will have outstanding in the urban localities in the northeast of the commonwealth.

Barring any unforeseen complications, the Election Day ballot counts should be posted soon after the absentee ballot counts. Some local officials estimate � but don�t guarantee � that will be about 9 p.m.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 17:34

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CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

CommieGIR posted:

Virginia Election Thread is live: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3983727

# ? Nov 2, 2021 17:34

Dapper_Swindler: Feb 14, 2012; Im glad my instant dislike in you has been validated again and again.

Meatball posted:

This happened in the Newsom recall as well. Articles came out about "oh the Republican might win" and it spurred dem turnout.

yeah that my hope.

RBA Starblade posted:

When do they count mail-in ballots anyway? Mine said they accept them until Friday.

they should be counted soon after poll closing i believe.

Youth Decay posted:

Early voting on Saturday was packed apparently. 45-minute waits at polls in Richmond with lines out the door like it was a presidential election.

I'm going this afternoon when the rain lets up. It's a good excuse to leave work early

my state also has voting today and i will probably run out and do it before some early holiday shopping.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 17:35

VitalSigns: Sep 3, 2011

Nix Panicus posted:

Democrats spent 4 5 years whining about Jill Stein for exactly the same dubious reason, so its interesting that the GOP seems to have already let it go in favor of other, more insane theories whereas the dems kept staying mad about Stein *and* Russia

Yeah I think the GOP has figured out haranguing Libertarian voters is a waste of time. The 'Libertarians' who only care about tax cuts and deregulation and hide behind the Libertarian label to distance themselves from the fundies and bigots of the GOP mostly vote Republican already. In my experience most actual-no-poo poo Libertarian voters aren't available to the GOP because they also feel very strongly about an issue that Republicans have no interest in accommodating (legal weed/other drugs, anti-war, gold standard, pro-LGBT, whatever). It's way more effective to rile up and turn out Republican-aligned people with red meat than it is to try to 'appeal' to libertarian voters (who mostly don't like the GOP to begin with) by calling them all stupid.

Conservative Democrats don't really want to rile up and excite Democrats (at least not with promises to do things) because then they're expected to do things and get backlash if they don't (see Hillary misinterpreting Obama's and the Democrats' falling approval as a consequence of overpromising, and therefore following a strategy of 'managing expectations' in 2016 with disastrous results). So this is really all they have: find a way to rile people up that doesn't confer any obligation to do things ("butT rump!") or call Jill Stein voters stupid babies in the hopes they can depress everyone into accepting that better things aren't possible so resign yourself to voting blue to keep things from getting worse.

VitalSigns fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Nov 2, 2021

# ? Nov 2, 2021 17:38

How are u: May 19, 2005; by Azathoth

Happy election day everybody, I'll be off to the polls to vote for my Mayor and city councilors and school bonds after work. Hope y'all all engage with your civic duty wherever you may be.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 17:57

Professor Beetus: Apr 12, 2007; They can fight us
But they'll never Beetus

How are u posted:

Happy election day everybody, I'll be off to the polls to vote for my Mayor and city councilors and school bonds after work. Hope y'all all engage with your civic duty wherever you may be.

Personally voting today to keep the human embodiment of the Kelly "America when we do/don't talk about race" cartoon out of mayoral office in my city, and also to maintain a statewide capital gains tax.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 18:01

Nix Panicus: Feb 25, 2007

I'm voting against a guy who literally lives in my building and has bombarded me, personally, with leaflets and literature because none of his literature actually says what he supports and the time I tried to talk with him in person he gave a bunch of rehearsed non-answers. Plus he skipped out on a candidate forum I pay attention to while his opponent showed up and gave answers I really liked.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 18:10

PIZZA.BAT: Nov 12, 2016

It looks like the FEC just ruled that ballot initiatives are technically "not elections" and as such aren't covered by bans on foreign money buying influence in campaigns.

Document here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21096628-fec-ballot-measure-ruling

Someone please tell me I'm misreading this

# ? Nov 2, 2021 18:16

Rust Martialis: May 8, 2007; At night, Bavovnyatko quietly comes to the occupiers’ bases, depots, airfields, oil refineries and other places full of flammable items and starts playing with fire there

PIZZA.BAT posted:

It looks like the FEC just ruled that ballot initiatives are technically "not elections" and as such aren't covered by bans on foreign money buying influence in campaigns.

Document here: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21096628-fec-ballot-measure-ruling

Someone please tell me I'm misreading this

It seems to be a long-standing rule that ballot initiatives or referenda are not elections. This isn't new.

Your complaint is affirmed in part, and denied in part.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 18:25

fool of sound: Oct 10, 2012

New thread for discussing social critique in fiction

# ? Nov 2, 2021 18:53

Thom12255: Feb 23, 2013; WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MONEY

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1455599234741329923

It's like the Democrats are all in a marriage counseling session.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:18

Furnaceface: Oct 21, 2004

How are u posted:

Happy election day everybody, I'll be off to the polls to vote for my Mayor and city councilors and school bonds after work. Hope y'all all engage with your civic duty wherever you may be.

Just how many things do you guys vote for during these elections? Does it vary by state?

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:21

Ogmius815: Aug 25, 2005; centrism is a hell of a drug

Furnaceface posted:

Just how many things do you guys vote for during these elections? Does it vary by state?

It does vary by state. There are no federal elections. The only significant statewide elections are in New Jersey and Virginia. There are, however, numerous local elections occurring in many states, the most notable being elections in New York City for the mayor, council, and other city-wide officers.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:24

Deteriorata: Feb 6, 2005

Furnaceface posted:

Just how many things do you guys vote for during these elections? Does it vary by state?

Also county/city. They tend to consolidate local elections to coincide with state/national elections to minimize the number of them. "Election Day" just means you go to the polls and vote for all the stuff on the ballot, from Dog Catcher to President

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:24

camoseven: Dec 30, 2005; RODOLPHONE RINGIN'

Furnaceface posted:

Just how many things do you guys vote for during these elections? Does it vary by state?

Not only does it vary by state, it varies by locality within each state!

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:24

Morrow: Oct 31, 2010

Furnaceface posted:

Just how many things do you guys vote for during these elections? Does it vary by state?

There's no party ticket, so every position is voted for individually. And every state and city has a different mix of positions.

There's also huge variation about when elections occur: generally they happen on the first Tuesday in November, because that's when federal elections need to happen and a lot of states and municipalities piggy back off the infrastructure. What we're seeing now are off-year elections, so called because they happen in-between the biennial federal elections.

Because it's the off-year, not everywhere has an election. Often the off-year elections are advantageous to the party in power, since they can rely on an existing electoral machine, so you see them in places like New York City (dem stronghold) or Virginia (former rep bastion).

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:29

VitalSigns: Sep 3, 2011

These off year elections are when they slip horrible poo poo onto the ballot while most people aren't paying attention.

I went out to vote against an initiative to force Austin to spend a third of the whole city budget on the loving cops, and I'm not optimistic about it after another initiative to make being homeless practically illegal passed last spring.

On the other hand there has been an active campaign against it because unlike the homelessness ban, this initiative threatens stuff affluent liberals care about like funding for parks, libraries, etc, the city fire department has even been placing a ton of ads against it so who knows.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:32

Thom12255: Feb 23, 2013; WHERE THE FUCK IS MY MONEY

https://twitter.com/RepJoshG/status/1455590875116023815

I don't see anything about SALT changes so maybe he is just saying he still wants it in the final bill?

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:32

abelwingnut: Dec 23, 2002

https://twitter.com/igorbobic/status/1455603390717825026

https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1455603890406281218

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:32

TheDisreputableDog: Oct 13, 2005

NJ early voting was a snap on Sunday, got some cool voting machines too - digital screens and a window with a paper ticket that prints your choices. You can confirm the screen matches paper, then they store the paper ticket away. Cool stuff.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:35

rscott: Dec 10, 2009

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1455591829198577668?t=c5qdZaXvUNcFjGTt-dH33w&s=19

Justice for Gizmo

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:35

Eric Cantonese: Dec 21, 2004; You should hear my accent.

rscott posted:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1455591829198577668?t=c5qdZaXvUNcFjGTt-dH33w&s=19

Justice for Gizmo

Didn't Obama promise to shut down Gizmo? Sad!

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:37

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

rscott posted:

https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1455591829198577668?t=c5qdZaXvUNcFjGTt-dH33w&s=19

Justice for Gizmo

drat guess I'm a Republican now

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:38

Ogmius815: Aug 25, 2005; centrism is a hell of a drug

I like that the Republican candidate for NYC mayor has become a harmless figure of fun. Now if we could just get Dem primary voters to pick better candidates.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:38

Epic High Five: Jun 5, 2004

A common enough mix-up, they should really stop using c-stores as polling stations. There are cultural expectations of them there that run afoul of actual election law

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:39

abelwingnut: Dec 23, 2002

https://twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/1455606480497954816

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:43

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

Certainly a better cat policy than the second most recent GOP mayoral candidate

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:43

Sanguinia: Jan 1, 2012; ~Everybody wants to be a cat~
~Because a cat's the only cat~
~Who knows where its at~

A responder in Raju's thread led me to this article, which goes into deep detail on what this deal most likely is. Subject to any changes made in the actual negotiating room of course. It seems like it could make a big difference, especially because its design to impose hard price ceilings on drugs and punitively punish any company that just totally avoids negotiating, not to mention the inclusion of all insulin products.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/02/new-drug-pricing-outline-limited-medicare-negotiation-carveout-small-biotechs/

Its obviously not nearly as good as blanket drug negotiating or pegging our prices to international prices, but it does seem like it'll make a big difference in real-world medical costs, especially for older people, which is good what with our aging population.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:44

Epic High Five: Jun 5, 2004

didn't Sliwa also get run over after saying he'd get rid of all bicycle infrastructure because he believed there was a war on cars going on

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:45

JT Jag: Aug 30, 2009; #1 Jaguars Sunk Cost Fallacy-Haver

https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1455606659074727938 Watch out, they might turn the BBB Plan half-decently after all

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:50

Toaster Beef: Jan 23, 2007; that's not nature's way

TheDisreputableDog posted:

NJ early voting was a snap on Sunday, got some cool voting machines too - digital screens and a window with a paper ticket that prints your choices. You can confirm the screen matches paper, then they store the paper ticket away. Cool stuff.

Can confirm; just voted in southern NJ and these machines are really nifty.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:51

Bread Set Jettison: Jan 8, 2009

JT Jag posted:

https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1455606659074727938 Watch out, they might turn the BBB Plan half-decently after all

Nothing would be funnier if manchin and sinema fight to put stuff back in the bill they took out.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:52

Herstory Begins Now: Aug 5, 2003; SOME REALLY TEDIOUS DUMB SHIT THAT SUCKS ASS TO READ ->>

lol the gop is really trying to build an entire comeback narrative off of something that hasn't even happened yet and that is, as far as anyone can tell, currently still pie-in-the-sky dreaming

early voting in va is 600% what it was in 2017 and has massively, hugely favored dems so far

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:53

How are u: May 19, 2005; by Azathoth

Herstory Begins Now posted:

lol the gop is really trying to build an entire comeback narrative off of something that hasn't even happened yet and that is, as far as anyone can tell, currently still pie-in-the-sky dreaming

early voting in va is 600% what it was in 2017 and has massively, hugely favored dems so far

Politico is all in:

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:54

virtualboyCOLOR: Dec 22, 2004

JT Jag posted:

https://twitter.com/ThePlumLineGS/status/1455606659074727938 Watch out, they might turn the BBB Plan half-decently after all

I hope the progressives in the house continue to promise and deliver tanking both bills if the moderates gently caress things up. This poo poo is too important to play games.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:56

Solkanar512: Dec 28, 2006; by the sex ghost

Sanguinia posted:

A responder in Raju's thread led me to this article, which goes into deep detail on what this deal most likely is. Subject to any changes made in the actual negotiating room of course. It seems like it could make a big difference, especially because its design to impose hard price ceilings on drugs and punitively punish any company that just totally avoids negotiating, not to mention the inclusion of all insulin products.

https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/02/new-drug-pricing-outline-limited-medicare-negotiation-carveout-small-biotechs/

Its obviously not nearly as good as blanket drug negotiating or pegging our prices to international prices, but it does seem like it'll make a big difference in real-world medical costs, especially for older people, which is good what with our aging population.

Yeah, this is going to help real people, but the gall of Sinema to talk about �protecting innovation� when these parasites spend more on advertising than research. Have DARPA start dumping some of that endless MIC money into drug discovery at our medical colleges and see who�s doing the real innovation.

# ? Nov 2, 2021 19:56

rscott: Dec 10, 2009

https://twitter.com/JakeSherman/status/1455595743545286658?t=nYyg841Y0qa7crEIONfllw&s=19

Democrats correcting the biggest injustice of the TJCA lol

# ? Nov 2, 2021 20:00

Grouchio: Aug 31, 2014

Herstory Begins Now posted:

lol the gop is really trying to build an entire comeback narrative off of something that hasn't even happened yet and that is, as far as anyone can tell, currently still pie-in-the-sky dreaming

early voting in va is 600% what it was in 2017 and has massively, hugely favored dems so far

What

# ? Nov 2, 2021 20:01