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(A major victory - promoted by Hopeful)
It appears sanity won out. This time. We arrived early to pass out homemade posters to our fellow CC members, and we stood in the cold till our feet and hands froze, then we went in and voted NO on the bylaws and then went back outside to implore our fellow committee members to Vote NO, and asked them not to dilute our votes.
We chanted "Say NO to Joe" and gave detailed interviews to the press who, thankfully were present and trying to get exit interviews with the folks coming out of the building.
Inside, it was the first time I saw the Chairman not smiling broadly at an election. His attorney Dennis Oury stepped outside later only to try to shoo us CC members away from the door with the excuse that in another hour some children would be leaving the school to be picked up by their parents.
When the children finally left the building at 6 they seemed thoroughly thrilled by the whole affair and asked lots of questions about what was going on. I told them we were all Democrats and that they were witnessing democracy. One little girl of 11 told me that Hillary is her hero. Some of them asked if they could hold up our signs for us. Michael Wildes poked his head out the door, sensing a photo op, then quickly ducked back inside when he saw what our signs said. It was rather funny.....
We didn't need too many protesters there, the CC members themselves wound up taking up signs after voting and standing on the steps to plead with those entering to Vote NO. We had big stickers that simply said NO on them. Although the sign holding went on outside in the cold, many CC members proudly wore their NO stickers into the voting room.
Apparently Ferriero's friends needed to do the kind of arm-twisting the Republican Congress used to do when they would hold a vote open for hours while pressuring the last few fence sitters that it would in their best interest to vote with the party.
The next bylaws vote will probably try to change the notice to about an hour, because giving us a week was clearly enough time to rally the grassroots.
So, thank you for helping us spread the word. An informed electorate is the only way to go.
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Wed Sep 20, 2006 at 05:27:58 PM EDT
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(UPDATE: My absentee ballot arrived in the mail yesterday. The instructions are very clear, and the ballot is actually easier to follow than the one in the voting machine. If you're registered to vote this November - the deadline to register is this coming Tuesday, 10/17) - you should seriously consider voting absentee. - promoted by noweeman)
UPDATE #2: If you need it, the NJ Elections Home Page's "NJ Voter Bulletin Board" provides a full list of all the 2006 deadlines for registrations, absentee ballot applications, voting, etc.
I love voting. I love walking into the polling place, greeting the poll workers, signing the book, walking into the booth, and casting my ballot. But, this year, not to be outdone by a certain former governor, I'm embarking on my own journey of self-discovery - I'm voting absentee.
I was intimidated at first, but it actually seems quite easy! All you have to do is print this out (it's also available en espanol), fill it out, and mail it to your County Clerk at least 7 days before the election (that means mail by October 30th this year to be safe). Your ballot will then be mailed directly to you with instructions.
Don't trust the mail? That's okay too! You can bring your application in person to the County Clerk any time from right this moment until 3:00 p.m. the day before the election.
I'm literally filling out my application today. I'll keep you posted on how it goes, but in the meantime, join me!
In New Jersey, ANY voter can vote by absentee ballot for ANY election. Unlike the old days, YOU DO NOT NEED A REASON to vote by absentee ballot. (Though on the flip - I'll give you some great reasons for doing it!)
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Thu Aug 03, 2006 at 11:55:41 AM EDT
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(GO VOTE NOW!
Go Linda!
go team! - promoted by jay lassiter)
Senator John Edwards' PAC, One America, is holding a vote right now at their website to select two candidates from the DCCC's Red to Blue list for the Senator to headline a fundraiser for.
Of course, Linda Stender is on that list, and BlueJersey should go out in force to support the only NJ candidate on that list.
Voting ends tomorrow, so act quickly. The poll is found at http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/action/vote/form. And while you're at it, throw a little change her way and get them closer to the $1 million mark.
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