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47of74

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5. I never used that even when we had it.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 8, 2018, 09:19 PM

Oct 2018

Yeah I noticed it was gone too now. Even when we had it I always took the time to go through the ballot and take the time to review each choice on the ballot.

John Paul II said in Universi Dominici Gregis that the reason he was getting rid of electing Popes by unanimous acclamation or by committee was that those methods didn't make each Cardinal express their choice for their candidate personally. I think it should be the same in elections here - I think people actually should express their choice for each candidate instead of just saying straight party, be it either for R or D and not actually voting for an individual candidate.

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I voted this afternoon. [View all] 47of74 Oct 2018 OP

Kudos to you. Me and my hubby are #BlueWavers too underthematrix Oct 2018 #1

I go to the election annex and cast my vote. 47of74 Oct 2018 #2

In my northern CA county we are strictly mail in. underthematrix Oct 2018 #3

sure would have been nice to have that 'Democratic' oval to fill in rurallib Oct 2018 #4

I never used that even when we had it. 47of74 Oct 2018 #5