Comments on Advance Indiana™: Thoughts About Today's Election

"had in error moved entire blocks of voters in the...

2007-11-06T19:46:00.000-05:00

"had in error moved entire blocks of voters in the Meridian-Kessler area to a different polling place"

This is one of the SLEAZIEST things. I guess if the Dems are scared they will do anything to win. Pitiful.

God willing and the river don't rise.

2007-11-06T17:41:00.000-05:00

God willing and the river don't rise.

A.I., I also live in District 15 but vote at the G...

2007-11-06T10:58:00.000-05:00

A.I., I also live in District 15 but vote at the Goodwill plaza at Michigan and White River Parkway. There were no Republican signs anywhere, but a ton of Peterson/Council stuff.

I arrived a little after 8am so the polls had already been open a couple hours. I was the 7th vote. My wife was there about an hour earlier and she was the 2nd vote.

I voted in Pike 41.The scanner didn't work and the...

2007-11-06T10:17:00.000-05:00

I voted in Pike 41.

The scanner didn't work and the poll worker watched me like an eagle as I slid the ballot in the slot. She was def. checking to see how I voted.

David C., Ryan Vaughn said this morning the clerk'...

2007-11-06T09:20:00.000-05:00

David C., Ryan Vaughn said this morning the clerk's office had in error moved entire blocks of voters in the Meridian-Kessler area to a different polling place. As a consequence, voters were being turned away from the polling place, even being refused to cast a provisional ballot. It is his understanding the clerk's office is now instructing people to complete a certificate of error and cast their ballot at their normal polling place in light of the clerk's office error. Not sure how widespread this problem is, but it is extremely frustrating for the folks who have always voted in one precinct to arrive and be told they are no longer listed in the polling book and can't cast a vote.

I was at the Methodist Church @ 54th and Meridian ...

2007-11-06T09:01:00.000-05:00

I was at the Methodist Church @ 54th and Meridian STreet at 6:00 am this morning and left a 1/2 later at 6:30 and I am not sure if my vote counted. I was one of three people at the time (including a judge) that were not listed in the book. We have all voted in past elections and have not moved. In addition, many of the poll workers were slow and clueless about how to help us. We finally left in frustration @ 6:30 am--they wanted us to sign another piece of paper that they couldn't locate!

Lots of voting machines are not working. Paper bal...

2007-11-06T08:53:00.000-05:00

Lots of voting machines are not working. Paper ballots are being used and placed in slots.
Could someone please followup on this.
It's one thing to open the polling place but it IS important that these machines work. They've have months to get this right but all of a sudden the machines don't work???
If this thing's close there's going to be some serious accusations comming down.

AI,I know for a fact @ 500 signs went out for Ball...

2007-11-06T08:48:00.000-05:00

AI,

I know for a fact @ 500 signs went out for Ballard last night/this AM to polling sites.

Where they are now is anybody's guess. It was not a lack of effort on Ballard's part.

Someone told me that the IPS school at Capitol and...

2007-11-06T08:43:00.000-05:00

Someone told me that the IPS school at Capitol and 40th Street had Peterson and Gray signs posted. Is that a little shady?

If Ballard, with almost no resources, can overcome...

2007-11-06T08:40:00.000-05:00

If Ballard, with almost no resources, can overcome Peterson's jaugernaut of cash and mud, it will be the most amazing thing I've observed in 40 years of watching politics. I'm not optimistic that he will.

The Republican Party conceed this election right u...

2007-11-06T08:16:00.000-05:00

The Republican Party conceed this election right up to this morning. Mitch Daniels will never receive another vote from me. The Libertarians are looking better all the time.

I justed voted at my precinct polling place at the...

2007-11-06T07:57:00.000-05:00

I justed voted at my precinct polling place at the elementary school at Walnut & New Jersey downtown. About 50 people had cast votes at that point. The Republicans furnished no poll workers for the precinct. There was a sign up at the entrance for the Peterson team, but not a single Republican sign. Hopefully, this is not typical of other Center Township precincts. It's not a good idea for the Republicans to completely ignore these precincts on election day.

I sense that Ballard will carry more votes in Cent...

2007-11-06T07:41:00.000-05:00

I sense that Ballard will carry more votes in Center Township than he expected. The African American vote in heavily Dem pockets will be about the same as in the past but new votes will offset that in Ballard's favor.
You are correct Gary, this battle will be one or lost in the outlying townships where I believe Peterson is in the most serious trouble.
Everything hinges on the mindset of those that do cast ballots today. Are voters angry enough? We shall see. Unfortunately in America, the people who tend to bitch the most never go and cast a ballot.
Any way you look at it, the outcome of this election will determine the direction of this city for the next two decades.

wow. a very thoughtful article that really captur...

2007-11-06T07:34:00.000-05:00

wow. a very thoughtful article that really captures this very odd campaign.

if the mayor goes down, it was because of his arrogance and distance from real people.

he could have been a hero by halting his 65% COIT increase in the environment of the crushing property taxes. he didn't and looked condescending saying it's the right thing to do and that everything would be ok on property taxes.

thank god the people in this city woke up and paid attention to the bunch of losers that run the city council -- and i am specifically talking about those in control, not everyone. however one does have to consider sanders, a decent person, as a loser to due to her association with gray (attended his fundraiser; enough said).

i hope it is good riddance to this lot.

anon 5:50, I live in an uncontested council race--...

2007-11-06T07:16:00.000-05:00

anon 5:50, I live in an uncontested council race--District 15 where Andre Carson is on the ballot. The push in my area would have been for Ballard and the at-large candidates. This is the first election I have never received a single mailing from the Republican Party or one of its candidates. I should add that I also didn't receive anything from the Democrats either.

Some Ballard signs delivered to polls have disappe...

2007-11-06T07:05:00.000-05:00

Some Ballard signs delivered to polls have disappeared already.

If you have any extra, take them with you when you vote. It'll be harder to get rid of them as daylight nears and voters are present.

I was up bright and early. At Pike 12 there were a...

2007-11-06T06:47:00.000-05:00

I was up bright and early. At Pike 12 there were about 20 people already in line at 6:00 AM. A few poll workers arrived late any my voting machine was not working so we had to put them in the manual slot to be counted later on ( I hope ).

When I pulled up I saw 3 news trucks there. It turns out the Ballards vote in Pike 17. I was able to get a picture of me with him after we all voted. I hope it is a picture of me with the future Mayor.

I am schocked at your claim that you have received...

2007-11-06T05:50:00.000-05:00

I am schocked at your claim that you have received nothing from the GOP re: the election. I am a Dem and for two weeks, I have received 1 to 3 mailings every day and several phone calls and even someone was here when I wasn't home and left a door knocker message on my front door. If the Dems lose, it is not because of hard work. I personally believe Peterson will win.

I hope your right Gary.

2007-11-06T05:08:00.000-05:00

I hope your right Gary.

We believed in Greg Ballard when hardly anyone els...

2007-11-06T03:21:00.000-05:00

We believed in Greg Ballard when hardly anyone else did. Wow. It's seemed like forever since Greg was slated at the Wayne Twp. Fire Academy building.

The Ryerson Rag will go down swinging, still with its collective head up Bart's you-know-what. It will be interesting to see what the bias of the Rag will be once Greg Ballard is in office. And what has Bart done? Quoted the Rag over and over and over again.

Even better would be the Ballard Administration blowing off the Star in favor of, say, the IBJ. Or even more "independent" media - like us.