On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:30:17 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:49:34 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:19:06 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:15:37 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 10/23/2014 12:05 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I vote but I'm not registered, never registered.
>>>>
>>>>If you're not registered, you can't vote.
>>>>I assume you mean that you haven't registered _as a member of a
>>>>particular political party_. Many people register as unaffiliated or
>>>>independent.
>>>
>>>I'm assuming that's what he means.
>>>Janet US
>>
>>Nope. I don't need to register to any party to vote in the general
>>election, only to vote in the primaries. Primaries are only like
>>taking a poll, those votes don't count so why should I bother.
>
>Around here you don't have to register (sign up, declare your
>intention to vote) but once. You give your name and address. If you
>change precincts, then you must sign up again. You will not be
>allowed to vote unless your name is on the list. You do not have to
>affiliate with any party to do so. I registered once a very, very
>long time ago when I moved here.
>Janet US

I registered to vote when I moved here but I don't need to pledge a
party. Each election I receive a mailing from the Board Of Elections
telling me the date and polling place. This last mailing told me the
primaries would be 9/9/14, but since I didn't pledge a party I can't
vote in the primary... even says I must be enrolled in a party to vote
in the primary. But it says the General Election will be 11/04/14, I
can vote without pledging a party; from 6 AM - 9 PM.

On 10/23/2014 2:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> S Viemeister wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>
>>> I vote but I'm not registered, never registered.
>>
>> If you're not registered, you can't vote.
>> I assume you mean that you haven't registered _as a member of a
>> particular political party_. Many people register as unaffiliated or
>> independent.
>
> You probably never vote or you'd know that one needs to register only
> to vote in the primaries, don't need to register to vote in the
> general election.
>

I was a member of the local Board of Elections for years. I, unlike you,
know what is "registering to vote" means.

On 10/23/2014 7:18 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:30:17 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:49:34 -0400, Brooklyn1
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:19:06 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:15:37 -0400, S Viemeister
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/23/2014 12:05 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I vote but I'm not registered, never registered.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you're not registered, you can't vote.
>>>>> I assume you mean that you haven't registered _as a member of a
>>>>> particular political party_. Many people register as unaffiliated or
>>>>> independent.
>>>>
>>>> I'm assuming that's what he means.
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> Nope. I don't need to register to any party to vote in the general
>>> election, only to vote in the primaries. Primaries are only like
>>> taking a poll, those votes don't count so why should I bother.
>>
>> Around here you don't have to register (sign up, declare your
>> intention to vote) but once. You give your name and address. If you
>> change precincts, then you must sign up again. You will not be
>> allowed to vote unless your name is on the list. You do not have to
>> affiliate with any party to do so. I registered once a very, very
>> long time ago when I moved here.
>> Janet US
>
> I registered to vote when I moved here but I don't need to pledge a
> party.

HELLO. That's what everyone has been trying to explain to you at some
length. You're registered to VOTE. You're not, nor do you have to be,
affiliated with a particular political party.

Jill

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:30:17 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 14:49:34 -0400, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 10:19:06 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> > wrote:
> >
> >>On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:15:37 -0400, S Viemeister
> > wrote:
> >>
> >>>On 10/23/2014 12:05 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I vote but I'm not registered, never registered.
> >>>
> >>>If you're not registered, you can't vote.
> >>>I assume you mean that you haven't registered _as a member of a
> >>>particular political party_. Many people register as unaffiliated or
> >>>independent.
> >>
> >>I'm assuming that's what he means.
> >>Janet US
> >
> >Nope. I don't need to register to any party to vote in the general
> >election, only to vote in the primaries. Primaries are only like
> >taking a poll, those votes don't count so why should I bother.
>
> Around here you don't have to register (sign up, declare your
> intention to vote) but once. You give your name and address. If you
> change precincts, then you must sign up again. You will not be
> allowed to vote unless your name is on the list. You do not have to
> affiliate with any party to do so. I registered once a very, very
> long time ago when I moved here.
> Janet US

He certainly declared where he stands, which is he doesn't give cr*p
unless he is part of a larger pool of voters so he can cover his fat
ass.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 21:00:13 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> HELLO. That's what everyone has been trying to explain to you at some
> length. You're registered to VOTE. You're not, nor do you have to be,
> affiliated with a particular political party.


aka: Independent.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Thu, 23 Oct 2014 20:45:05 -0400, S Viemeister
> wrote:

> On 10/23/2014 2:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> > S Viemeister wrote:
> >> Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >>
> >>> I vote but I'm not registered, never registered.
> >>
> >> If you're not registered, you can't vote.
> >> I assume you mean that you haven't registered _as a member of a
> >> particular political party_. Many people register as unaffiliated or
> >> independent.
> >
> > You probably never vote or you'd know that one needs to register only
> > to vote in the primaries, don't need to register to vote in the
> > general election.
> >
>
> I was a member of the local Board of Elections for years. I, unlike you,
> know what is "registering to vote" means.

It certainly sounds like he never votes. All talk and no do, as
usual. What a bunch of hot air.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Thursday, October 23, 2014 11:20:23 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> They are exempt from the do not call registry, so you cannot stop them. All you can do is ignore them.
> Just be glad you don't live in Iowa. Or, I am sure, New Hampshire. LOL.
>
> N.

You got that right. Iowa here, 10+ calls a day. Knocks on the door. All go unanswered. The earliest call has come in at 9 a.m., the latest was at a couple of minutes to 10 p.m. I haven't answered my phone in a month.

Tracy, I believe they are restricted to the hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. You should call the late caller
and threaten to report them to the national committee, whichever they are. Use the phrase,
"Cease and desist," and they will usually believe you have some legal punch behind you.

N.

Nancy2 > wrote in
:

> They are exempt from the do not call registry, so you cannot
> stop them. All you can do is ignore them.

Or speak to them in Zulu. I'm sure you can find stock phrases.
Just say them in a loud and angry voice :-)

Around here, I can respond in French if they speak English and most
likely they will not be able to speak French. That was surely the
case in Alberta and it would keep them from coming back.

Oh, and you could try putting a Communist Party sign on your lawn
:-)

--

Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

I almost always have the television on, showing the tennis channel. And
we have Verizon FIOS, so incoming telephone call information displays in
the bottom left corner of the TV screen.

So I leave all the telephone ringers off, and when a call pops up on the
TV, I ignore it unless it's someone I know and want to speak with.

No noise, little aggravation.

-- Larry

pltrgyst > wrote in
:

> I almost always have the television on, showing the tennis
> channel. And we have Verizon FIOS, so incoming telephone call
> information displays in the bottom left corner of the TV
> screen.
>
> So I leave all the telephone ringers off, and when a call pops
> up on the TV, I ignore it unless it's someone I know and want
> to speak with.
>
> No noise, little aggravation.

I can do that too with our cable service as long as it's the land
line.

--
Socialism never took root in America because the
poor there see themselves not as an exploited
proletariat but as temporarily embarassed
millionaires. - John Steinbeck

On Thursday, October 23, 2014 4:22:29 PM UTC-4, The Other Guy wrote:

> Life is TOO SHORT to be used for sniping at people because
> you dislike them or what they do or say.
>
> If you DON'T like someone, IGNORE them,
> AND just shut the **** up otherwise.

Do as I say, not as I do?

Cindy Hamilton

On Thursday, October 23, 2014 2:46:55 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> S Viemeister wrote:
> >Brooklyn1 wrote:
> >
> >> I vote but I'm not registered, never registered.
> >
> >If you're not registered, you can't vote.
> >I assume you mean that you haven't registered _as a member of a
> >particular political party_. Many people register as unaffiliated or
> >independent.
>
> You probably never vote or you'd know that one needs to register only
> to vote in the primaries, don't need to register to vote in the
> general election.

Leaving aside for the moment the difference between voter registration
and party affiliation, you don't seem to know that not every state has
closed primaries. It's up to the party leadership in each state.

Over the years, Michigan seems to have had a mix of open and closed
primaries. In an open primary, you may participate only in one party's
voting, but you don't need to be a member of the party to vote. When
that is the case, I try to figure out where my vote will do the most good,
and vote in that party's primary.

Shoot, some states don't even have primaries--they have caucuses.

Cindy Hamilton

On 10/24/2014 11:53 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Leaving aside for the moment the difference between voter registration
> and party affiliation, you don't seem to know that not every state has
> closed primaries. It's up to the party leadership in each state.
>
> Over the years, Michigan seems to have had a mix of open and closed
> primaries. In an open primary, you may participate only in one party's
> voting, but you don't need to be a member of the party to vote. When
> that is the case, I try to figure out where my vote will do the most good,
> and vote in that party's primary.
>
> Shoot, some states don't even have primaries--they have caucuses.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Texas has open primaries. I am pretty far from being a Democrat, but
our area is heavily Democrat and if I want to vote for someone on the
local level, the only way I can do that is to vote in the Democrat
primary. With few exceptions those who win the Democrat primary for
local and county positions, run unopposed in the general election.

I voted today via absentee ballot. I needed one last year and since I'm
over 65, it's no problem getting one, but they automatically sent me one
this year, too, so I used it.




--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> Tracy, I believe they are restricted to the hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. You should call the late caller
> and threaten to report them to the national committee, whichever they are. Use the phrase,
> "Cease and desist," and they will usually believe you have some legal punch behind you.
>
> N.

No...just ignore the calls (via answering machine) and eventually they
will all go away. I used to get many but rarely anymore.

G.

Cindy, and some states have both....

N.

On Friday, October 24, 2014 7:42:56 AM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
> Tracy, I believe they are restricted to the hours of 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. You should call the late caller
> and threaten to report them to the national committee, whichever they are. Use the phrase,
> "Cease and desist," and they will usually believe you have some legal punch behind you.
>
> N.

You are correct, ma'am. And I have done as you suggested. This has been going on for years. This year is particularly bad. The problem is the robo-calls, and I have read in the thread above about some ways to deal with them, which are helpful.