Reasons the United States does not vote by mail in elections? [more inside]
posted by jca on Nov 4, 2008 - 32 answers

Is there any hope for my vote? [more inside]
posted by InsanePenguin on Nov 3, 2008 - 13 answers

Mr. sfkiddo voted by mail and didn't sign the envelope. Help us make his vote count. [more inside]
posted by sfkiddo on Oct 29, 2008 - 10 answers

What's the scoop on early voting in New York? [more inside]
posted by andromache on Oct 20, 2008 - 5 answers

I got my Absentee Ballot in the mail. It says to use the special writing implement. There isn't one. Help me get this un-fucked. [more inside]
posted by mr_book on Oct 20, 2008 - 17 answers

What's the policy for opening absentee ballots? Are all ballots opened, or are they only opened when they are expected to be statistically significant? [more inside]
posted by mccarty.tim on Oct 20, 2008 - 10 answers

I can leave parts of my absentee ballot for the US election blank, right? [more inside]
posted by transient on Oct 14, 2008 - 8 answers

How can I verify my voter registration in California? [more inside]
posted by fishmasta on Sep 7, 2008 - 7 answers

How to tally votes in Excel? There is an Excel spreadsheet with many categories, with many votes per category. How do I get Excel to tally up the individual votes in a singe category? Each category is column, with the various votes per category listed as rows.
posted by jmitchell on May 4, 2008 - 21 answers

My absentee ballot hasn't arrived yet, and the election is on Tuesday. What do I do? [more inside]
posted by number9dream on Nov 5, 2006 - 10 answers

How should I vote at the bottom of the ballot? [more inside]
posted by climalene on Nov 5, 2006 - 17 answers

I am philosophically opposed to the concept of voter initiatives and ballot questions. There are three questions on my ballot on Tuesday. Should I leave them blank, or vote no? [more inside]
posted by Saucy Intruder on Nov 5, 2006 - 21 answers

Could I possibly get in trouble for snapping a picture of my ballot/voting screen with my phonecam? [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Oct 25, 2006 - 9 answers

What's a good and free software solution for counting up hand written ballots? [more inside]
posted by Brandon Blatcher on May 4, 2006 - 13 answers

Domestic absentee voting predicament: So I sent away for an absentee ballot, from a county elections office 8 hours away. They goofed, mistakenly thought it was a registration to vote at the local polls -- and mailed me a sample ballot instead. Now it's too late to get an absentee ballot. Am I pwned, or is there some (federal?) backup form I can use? I live in California.
posted by inksyndicate on Oct 27, 2004 - 4 answers

Election season special. Just to make sure I'm not missing anything: when a ballot measure says it will "issue $30 million in bonds" to pay for a highway or school retrofit, that means "go into debt" or "borrow the money," right?

Secondarily, let's say such a measure passes - what's to stop a legislature from canceling it thereafter, in order to balance a state/federal/municipal budget? Is that bond money somehow "separate" from the general fund?
posted by scarabic on Oct 21, 2004 - 7 answers

When I filed my absentee ballot yesterday, the clerk insisted that my father and I vote in pencil... (more inside) [more inside]
posted by nelleish on Oct 14, 2004 - 14 answers