Comments on: Ballard ballot box overflows

By: waterworld

waterworld — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:44:33 +0000

SBG, Of course he is eligible. Many felons who commit crimes when they are young go on to lead prosperous lives much like Dog Chapman. It is a benefit to our society when we can turn troubled people into useful citizens.

By: rob3rt

rob3rt — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:18:46 +0000

Apparently those boxes were only at the library drop off stations, not any of the neighborhood stations.
Sigh.

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:40:05 +0000

I saw news clips with those today, they looked to be drive thru. But they did look pretty cool.

By: Edog

Edog — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:20:28 +0000

Gosh, I wish I had known that before I cast my vote, as least I know Sarah Palin is someone I can trust………….. bwah ha hah hahah.. a tee hee hee!

By: rob3rt

rob3rt — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:03:54 +0000

I was looking for a box like this-
http://www.kingcounty.gov/elections/voting/ball...

what happened to those? All we got was a unused night drop slot.

Now I would party around those big green and white boxes,
but sorry, not a slot in the wall with a paper sign above it.

By: Silver

Silver — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:27:20 +0000

I was dropping mine off at the post office as other neighbors were doing the same. We smiled at each other. ;-)

By: Silver

Silver — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:25:53 +0000

I had enough trouble coloring inside the lines without ale!

By: h2o_girl

h2o_girl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:56:49 +0000

Oh really – darn. I thought it might be due to complaints about vagrants defecating in the bushes outside, etc. Strange that he was inside the library then, where you cannot see the ballot drop box. Yes it would be nice to have the occasional beat cop, it certainly seems warranted around the area these days.

By: JACS

JACS — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:48:47 +0000

I believe he is a liscenced bounty hunter.

By: SPG

SPG — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:47:17 +0000

Unfortunately the cop is only there during the box emptying. It would be nice to have cops walking the beat occasionally wouldn't it?

By: JACS

JACS — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:46:38 +0000

I do miss JP, Gertrude, Boris S. Wort and the rest!

Now we have Mayor MacCheese, a Tree-Hugging City Council and Her Highness Queen Gregoire as the clowns. Half as bright and not funny at all.

Well, at least the bag tax is gonna crash and burn!!

A party at the ballot box is a great idea!!

Frankly, I think ballots should not require a stamp at all!! Why should we pay out of pocket to exercise our right to vote. I know it is just a stamp (I mailed mine - Forever stamp) but it is the principle that counts. Cost should not be an issue either; it is the county's duty to put on an election and the cost of postage should simply be factored into each ballot.

By: SPG

SPG — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:45:45 +0000

Dog the Bounty Hunter is a convicted felon. Accessory to murder/2nd degree murder. Time served, but is he eligible for office after that?
Chopper, you want a badge like his? Go ahead and make one…it will be just as official.

By: h2o_girl

h2o_girl — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:41:54 +0000

I dropped my ballot off today around 1:30 pm, and there was someone inside emptying the box as they came in. Then I went to the library and noticed a policeman behind the counter at the information desk. I haven't been to the Ballard branch in a while (live closer to the Greenwood one) so I don't know how long there's been a cop there, but there were no obvious vagrants to be seen inside, and only 1 maybe 2 outside. A definite improvement over a few months ago when I was there last.

By: don

don — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:06:09 +0000

Most likely its a slot where you can drop off your City Light payment. And the envelopes drop down into a box that could probably hold a few hundred.

If you want to get on TV, KIRO has a camera crew camping out in front of the library, hopefully waiting to catch the stuffing live. To bad they can't report on the election and the vagrants at the same time.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:32:50 +0000

Clown.
Definition.
“anyone who dresses up, for the purpose of masquerade, especially for public office, but also for any professional position which requires fakery…”
Yeah, I made that up…but it works for me.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:20:43 +0000

lol…that's one word for it ;-)

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:17:40 +0000

Actually, JP Patches would be a major improvement. And I think Nickles and Gregoire just like clowns.

By: mickey

mickey — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:05:49 +0000

That's funny, Edog. I used a Marge Simpson stamp. I figured she would be the one more likely to vote…

By: 59thandBlake

59thandBlake — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:53:10 +0000

While you were at it you should have voted for JP Patches. He already has mayoral experience and has won major endorsements by Gov. Greigorie and Nickels. (Both Patches Pals.)

By: ralphie

ralphie — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:51:55 +0000

that ballot box is pitifully tiny. It would appear full with about 10 envelopes in it.

this would be what we call poor architectural design, or inability to spec the proper fixture anyway.

By: NoraBell

NoraBell — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:36:10 +0000

Now that would be pleasant. :-)

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:58:22 +0000

Fortunately, we need a good four liters nowadays ;-)

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:57:22 +0000

You talking Dog, the bounty hunter?
I still can't believe the dude's got a badge…
Hey, we could do worse. …wait, nevermind ;-)
I'd say we have.

By: Edog

Edog — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:50:04 +0000

They've got elecction day records from the tavern frequented by George Washington before he was President. It was sort of the base of his power as young politician. Basically, everyone who voted would stop by to schmooze and booze and be advised about the ballot. Those old colonists got hammered. Seriously, they did an alcohol per vote cast comparison and figured out that there was like 3 liters of hard alcohol per vote cast.

By: Edog

Edog — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:37:39 +0000

Its ok, I wrote in Sarah Palin and Dog the Body Guard for King and Queen of Seattle, so my vote should probably not count.

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:14:05 +0000

oh, that was you??? sorry, but you forgot to sign it ;-) lol….

By: Edog

Edog — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:30:50 +0000

I mailed my ballot weeks ago. I used a Homer Simpson stamp, and made a little balloon coming from his mouth and have him shouting, “take that Seattle”

By: charles

charles — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:24:30 +0000

I put my ballot into the box at the Ballard NSC on Thursday morning and have been checking https://info.kingcounty.gov/elections/mailballo... at least once per day since then. As of last night, the website did not show that King County had received it. I was preparing to go to the neighborhood service center to inquire about its status, but at 10:30 am today, it finally displayed as received.

By: elaineinballard

elaineinballard — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:21:45 +0000

@mcginnformayor tweeted this also and linked back to myballard:

If ballot drop box overflows call Elections Office 206-296-VOTE they'll empty it. Ballard's overflowed this a.m. #totv http://tr.im/wCyu

By: datajunkie

datajunkie — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:14:24 +0000

I kept reading about the low turn in for ballots the past few days. People seem to forget what procrastinators we are.