The "I voted" thread

[Boston Bread]

In GA, voted all democrat.
Feels like I shouldn't had bothered since I keep hearing the repubs are going to take the senate anyway.

Just make sure you vote in the runoff

[LeBron]

I'm going to mail my absentee ballot tomorrow though I might as well post who I voted for now. The races from Ohio Supreme Court and down are all non-partisan on our ballots, but for all intents and purposes, I voted for only those who are Democrats.

Governor/Lt. Governor - Ed FitzGerald (D) and Sharen Neuhardt (D)
Attorney General - David Pepper (D)
Auditor - John Patrick Carney (D) (I was contemplating voting for Yost, but his recent partisan hackery in campaigning for other top GOP officials turned me over to Carney. Yost has done a strong job as Auditor and all fighting Kasich on JobsOhio and charter schools, but I think behind all of Carney's nonstop negative attacks is someone who would be able to be an effective Auditor).
Secretary of State - Nina Turner (D)
Treasurer - Connie Pillich (D)
U.S. Representative, OH-9 - Marcy Kaptur (D)
State Senator, District 23 - Mike Skindell (D)
State Representative, District 13 - Nickie Antonio (D)
Cuyahoga County Executive - Armond Budish (D)

Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1/1/15) - Tom Letson (D)
Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1/2/15) - John P. O'Donnell (D)
Judge of Court of Appeals, District 8 (2/9/15) - Sean C. Gallagher (D)
Judge of Court of Appeals, District 8 (2/10/15) - Larry A. Jones (D)
Judge of Court of Appeals, District 8 (2/11/15) - Patricia Ann Blackmon (D)
Judge of Court of Appeals, District 8 (2/12/15) - Anita Laster Mays (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/1/15) - Michael J. Russo (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/2/15) - Nancy A. Fuerst (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/3/15) - Sherrie Miday (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/4/15) - Nancy R. McDonnell (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/5/15) - Brendan J. Sheehan (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/6/15) - Blank (Kasich Appt. Judge Robert C. McClelland (R) is running unopposed and no write-in option was given)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/7/15) - Nancy Margaret Russo (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/10/15) - Shannon M. Gallagher (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (2/9/15) - Deena R. Calabrese (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, General Division (1/11/17) - Blank (Kasich Appt. Judge Joan Synenberg (R), who btw lost this same seat back in 2012 only to be reappointed, is unopposed and no write-in option was given)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division (1/8/15) - Rosemary Grdina Gold (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division (1/9/15) - Leslie Ann Celebrezze (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division (1/12/17) - Francine Goldberg (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Probate Division (1/1/15) - Anthony J. Russo (D)
Judge of Court of Common Pleas, Probate  Division (2/9/15) - Laura J. Gallagher (D)

Issue 6, Cuyahoga County (A proposed renewal and increase of a tax levy for Cuyahoga Community College which currently lacks needed funding after Kasich's huge cuts from our schools) - For the Tax Levy
Issue 11, Cuyahoga County (Charter Amendment that requires the County Executive be a resident/registered voter of the county for 2 years prior to the declaration of their candidacy) - Yes
Issue 12, Cuyahoga County (Charter Amendment that changes the composition of the County Audit Committee by replacing the Fiscal Officer and County Executive with a Cuyahoga County Councilman appointed by the County Council President and another resident appointed by the County Exec. and confirmed by Council) - No
Issue 13, Cuyahoga County (Charter Amendment that accelerates the appointment and confirmation process of someone on the Charter Review Commission) - Yes
Issue 14, Cuyahoga County (Charter Amendment that protects the right to vote in free and open elections in the county and gives the right to County Council/County Exec. to pass measures that enforces this and promote registering and participating in the voting process) - Yes

[xavier110]

I voted! Straight party line (Hassan, Shaheen, Kuster)

[KCDem]

Voted by mail a week ago! Another vote for the Jerry Brown landslide

[Roemerista]

Voted for Landrieu.

[Miles]

My NC absentee ballot was accepted yesterday. I think I listed who I was voting for on some other thread.

Voted for Landrieu.

[homelycooking]

Governor/Lieutenant Governor: Malloy/Wyman
Congress, 1st District: Russell
Secretary of the State: Merrill
Treasurer: Herbst
Comptroller: Lembo
Attorney General: Jepsen

[Del Tachi]

Senator:  Cochran
Congressman:  Harper
Circuit Judge:  Coleman
House Res. 30:  Yes

[Del Tachi]

Voted for Landrieu.

Might I ask why? 

I enjoy speaking with other pro-Landrieu Republicans! 

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I voted. Straight DFL of course. Voter #193 and Minnesota machines have a projected turnout number now. 737 for my precinct.

[Suburbia]

I voted today for Cory Booker (D) Senate, and Frank Pallone (D) House, and none of the above for my city council.

[Brittain33]

I voted straight-ticket Dem here in Massachusetts. Voter #170 at my very Democratic + senior citizens precinct 8:00 AM, which is about half what it is in a presidential year. No line. I remember a short line in 2002. 

Propositions
Repeal gas tax indexing: No
Bottled water deposit: Yes
Repeal casino gambling: Yes
Earned sick leave: Yes

[International Brotherhood of Bernard]

Booker (D) for Senate, Frelinghuysen (R) for the House, all Dems for county offices (Morris County) and yes on all props.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Also two city props on my ballot.

Prop 1 (raises filing fee for city offices): No

Prop 2 (Loosens laws on restaurants in non-commercial areas selling alcohol): Yes

[dmmidmi]

Voted to not kill wolves in the UP (Props 1 and 2), to keep my local school district funded (local millage), and for former head football coach George Perles for MSU Trustee.

[Lambsbread]

I voted. Pennsylvania ya'll.

Governor: Tom Wolf (D)
Lt. Governor: Mike Stack (D)
13th Congressional District: Brendan Boyle (D)
State Senator: Art Haywood (D)
State Representative: Steve McCarter (D)

Nothing else on the ballot, sadly.

[Rockefeller GOP]

Straight ticket GOP, held my nose while voting for LePage.

[RedSLC]

May as well come back for a bit to post my own ballot (and give a ballot for Utah):

US House District 2: Luz Robles (D)
Attorney General: Andrew McCullough (L)
State House District 23: Sandra Hollins (D)
County Council, At-Large, Seat A: Jenny Wilson (D)
County Council, District 1: Arlyn Bradshaw (D)
County Assessor: Tyler Andrus (D)
County Auditor: Jeff Hatch (D)
County Clerk: Sherrie Swensen (D)
County District Attorney: Sim Gill (D)
County Recorder: Gary Ott (D)
County Sheriff: Jim Winder (D)
County Surveyor: Blank (Just an incumbent republican running unopposed)
County Treasurer: Mike Fife (D)
State School Board, District 5: Blank
Judicial Retentions: Yes to all (I don't like the idea of judicial retention votes anyway.)
Constitutional Amendment A (Removes limits on partisan tax commission appointments): NO
Constitutional Amendment B (L.G. serves same terms as Governor): YES
Constitutional Amendment C (Allows L.G./A.G. to appoint legal counsel): NO
County Proposal 1 (Renew tax for public parks): YES

[New_Conservative]

I can't vote (17 years old), but if I could vote this would be my ballot.

SENATOR IN CONGRESS: BRIAN J. HERR (R)
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: BAKER and POLITO (R)
ATTORNEY GENERAL: JOHN B. MILLER (R)
SECRETARY OF STATE: WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN (D)  
TREASURER:  MICHAEL JAMES HEFFERNAN (R)  
AUDITOR: PATRICIA S. SAINT AUBIN (R)  
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS Write-In: Sean Bielat
COUNCILLOR: JOSEPH C. FERREIRA (D)
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT: DEREK A. MAKSY (R)
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT: STEVEN S. HOWITT (R)
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: Blank
REGISTER OF PROBATE: Blank
COUNTY TREASURER: Blank
COUNTY COMMISSIONER: JOHN THOMAS SAUNDERS (D)


QUESTION 1: YES
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014?

SUMMARY
This proposed law would eliminate the requirement that the state’s gasoline tax, which was 24 cents per gallon as of September 2013, (1) be adjusted every year by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index over the preceding year, but (2) not be adjusted below 21.5 cents per gallon.

A YES VOTE would eliminate the requirement that the state’s gas tax be adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index.

A NO VOTE would make no change in the laws regarding the gas tax

QUESTION 2: NO
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014?

SUMMARY
This proposed law would expand the state’s beverage container deposit law, also known as the Bottle Bill, to require deposits on containers for all non-alcoholic non-carbonated drinks in liquid form intended for human consumption, except beverages primarily derived from dairy products, infant formula, and FDA approved medicines. The proposed law would not cover containers made of paper-based biodegradable material and aseptic multi-material packages such as juice boxes or pouches. The proposed law would require the state Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) to adjust the container deposit amount every five years to reflect (to the nearest whole cent) changes in the consumer price index, but the value could not be set below five cents. The proposed law would increase the minimum handling fee that beverage distributors must pay dealers for each properly returned empty beverage container, which was 2¼ cents as of September 2013, to 3½ cents. It would also increase the minimum handling fee that bottlers must pay distributors and dealers for each properly returned empty reusable beverage container, which was 1 cent as of September 2013, to 3½ cents. The Secretary of EEA would review the fee amounts every five years and make appropriate adjustments to reflect changes in the consumer price index as well as changes in the costs incurred by redemption centers. The proposed law defines a redemption center as any business whose primary purpose is the redemption of beverage containers and that is not ancillary to any other business. The proposed law would direct the Secretary of EEA to issue regulations allowing small dealers to seek exemptions from accepting empty deposit containers. The proposed law would define small dealer as any person or business, including the operator of a vending machine, who sells beverages in beverage containers to consumers, with a contiguous retail space of 3,000 square feet or less, excluding office and stock room space; and fewer than four locations under the same ownership in the Commonwealth. The proposed law would require that the regulations consider at least the health, safety, and convenience of the public, including the distribution of dealers and redemption centers by population or by distance or both. The proposed law would set up a state Clean Environment Fund to receive certain unclaimed container deposits. The Fund would be used, subject to appropriation by the state Legislature, to support programs such as the proper management of solid waste, water resource protection, parkland, urban forestry, air quality and climate protection. The proposed law would allow a dealer, distributor, redemption center or bottler to refuse to accept any beverage container that is not marked as being refundable in Massachusetts. The proposed law would take effect on April 22, 2015.

A YES VOTE would expand the state’s beverage container deposit law to require deposits on containers for all non-alcoholic, non-carbonated drinks with certain exceptions, increase the associated handling fees, and make other changes to the law.

A NO VOTE would make no change in the laws regarding beverage container deposits.

QUESTION 3: NO
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014?
SUMMARY
This proposed law would (1) prohibit the Massachusetts Gaming Commission from issuing any license for a casino or other gaming establishment with table games and slot machines, or any license for a gaming establishment with slot machines; (2) prohibit any such casino or slots gaming under any such licenses that the Commission might have issued before the proposed law took effect; and (3) prohibit wagering on the simulcasting of live greyhound races. The proposed law would change the definition of “illegal gaming” under Massachusetts law to include wagering on the simulcasting of live greyhound races, as well as table games and slot machines at Commission-licensed casinos, and slot machines at other Commission-licensed gaming establishments. This would make those types of gaming subject to existing state laws providing criminal penalties for, or otherwise regulating or prohibiting, activities involving illegal gaming. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

A YES VOTE would prohibit casinos, any gaming establishment with slot machines, and wagering on simulcast greyhound races.

A NO VOTE would make no change in the current laws regarding gaming.

QUESTION 4: NO
Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 6, 2014?

SUMMARY
This proposed law would entitle employees in Massachusetts to earn and use sick time according to certain conditions. Employees who work for employers having eleven or more employees could earn and use up to 40 hours of paid sick time per calendar year, while employees working for smaller employers could earn and use up to 40 hours of unpaid sick time per calendar year. An employee could use earned sick time if required to miss work in order (1) to care for a physical or mental illness, injury or medical condition affecting the employee or the employee’s child, spouse, parent, or parent of a spouse; (2) to attend routine medical appointments of the employee or the employee’s child, spouse, parent, or parent of a spouse; or (3) to address the effects of domestic violence on the employee or the employee’s dependent child. Employees would earn one hour of sick time for every 30 hours worked, and would begin accruing those hours on the date of hire or on July 1, 2015, whichever is later. Employees could begin to use earned sick time on the 90th day after hire. The proposed law would cover both private and public employers, except that employees of a particular city or town would be covered only if, as required by the state constitution, the proposed law were made applicable by local or state legislative vote or by appropriation of sufficient funds to pay for the benefit. Earned paid sick time would be compensated at the same hourly rate paid to the employee when the sick time is used. Employees could carry over up to 40 hours of unused sick time to the next calendar year, but could not use more than 40 hours in a calendar year. Employers would not have to pay employees for unused sick time at the end of their employment. If an employee missed work for a reason eligible for earned sick time, but agreed with the employer to work the same number of hours or shifts in the same or next pay period, the employee would not have to use earned sick time for the missed time, and the employer would not have to pay for that missed time. Employers would be prohibited from requiring such an employee to work additional hours to make up for missed time, or to find a replacement employee. Employers could require certification of the need for sick time if an employee used sick time for more than 24 consecutively scheduled work hours. Employers could not delay the taking of or payment for earned sick time because they have not received the certification. Employees would have to make a good faith effort to notify the employer in advance if the need for earned sick time is foreseeable. Employers would be prohibited from interfering with or retaliating based on an employee’s exercise of earned sick time rights, and from retaliating based on an employee’s support of another employee’s exercise of such rights. The proposed law would not override employers’ obligations under any contract or benefit plan with more generous provisions than those in the proposed law. Employers that have their own policies providing as much paid time off, usable for the same purposes and under the same conditions, as the proposed law would not be required to provide additional paid sick time. The Attorney General would enforce the proposed law, using the same enforcement procedures applicable to other state wage laws, and employees could file suits in court to enforce their earned sick time rights. The Attorney General would have to prepare a multilingual notice regarding the right to earned sick time, and employers would be required to post the notice in a conspicuous location and to provide a copy to employees. The state Executive Office of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney General, would develop a multilingual outreach program to inform the public of the availability of earned sick time. The proposed law would take effect on July 1, 2015, and states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

A YES VOTE would entitle employees in Massachusetts to earn and use sick time according to certain conditions.

A NO VOTE would make no change in the laws regarding earned sick time.

[njwes]

Booker (D) for Senate, Frelinghuysen (R) for the House, all Dems for county offices (Morris County) and yes on all props.

That Morris County ballot question caught me off guard, don't recall ever seeing a county-level question like that. Nice to see a pro-Frelinghuysen Dem!

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Using Brandon's post as a template, I hope he doesn't mind!

SENATOR IN CONGRESS: ED MARKEY (D)
GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: COAKLEY and KERRIGAN (D)
ATTORNEY GENERAL: MAURA HEALEY (D)
SECRETARY OF STATE: WILLIAM FRANCIS GALVIN (D)  
TREASURER:  DEBORAH GOLDBERG (D)  
AUDITOR: MARY Z. CONNAUGHTON (R) (write-in)
REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS JIM MCGOVERN (D)
COUNCILLOR: MICHAEL J. ALBANO (D)
SENATOR IN GENERAL COURT: STANLEY ROSENBERG (D)
REPRESENTATIVE IN GENERAL COURT: PAUL W. MARK (D)
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: DAVID E. SULLIVAN (D)
REGISTER OF PROBATE: JOHN F. MERRIGAN (D)
FRANKLIN REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS MEMBER: BILL PERLMAN (D)


QUESTION 1: NO

QUESTION 2: YES

QUESTION 3: YES

QUESTION 4: YES

QUESTION 5 (NON-BINDING) YES
Shall the state senator for this district be instructed to vote for legislation that would prohibit candidates for state or local office from taking campaign contributions from industries regulated by such offices; regulate campaign spending by corporations; require increased disclosure of contributions to, and spending by, groups unaffiliated with candidates or political parties; provide voters with a tax rebate to make contributions to their preferred candidates; prohibit elected officials and their senior staff from negotiating a future job while in office and engaging in any lobbying activity for five years once they leave office; and increase penalties for candidates and groups that violate campaign finance laws?

[RI]

I voted last week.

US House: Joe Pakootas (D) (protest vote knowing Rogers will win)
I-591: No (conspiratorial drivel)
I-594: Yes
I-1351: No (unfunded mandate)
AV 8: Maintained
AV 9: Maintained

[Oak Hills]

Voted on Thursday afternoon, literally in the last half-hour of early voting.

Governor of TN: Isa Infante (G)

TN Constitutional Amendment 1 (Would give TN General Assembly authority to regulate abortion): NO
TN Constitutional Amendment 2 (Would give TGA confirmation powers over state appellate court appointment): NO
TN Constitutional Amendment 3 (Would prohibit state income tax, excluding the one tax already in effect): NO
TN Constitutional Amendment 4 (Would allow veterans' groups to hold lotteries for fundraisers): YES

US Senator from TN: Martin Pleasant (G)
US Representative from TN-3 Congressional District: Mary Headrick (D)
TN Representative from HD-32: Joe Kneiser (D)

Oak Ridge City Council (non-partisan; vote for four): Kelly Callison
                                                                               Warren Gooch
                                                                               Aditya "Doc" Savara
                                                                               Ellen D. Smith
Oak Ridge School Board (non-partisan; vote for three): Bob Eby
                                                                                  Jean Hiser
                                                                                  Mike Mahathy
For allowing wine sales in Oak Ridge supermarkets.

[CatoMinor]

Governor: Kathy Glass (L)
Lt. Governor: Robert Butler (L)
Attorney General: Sam Houston (D)
Comptroller: Ben Sanders (L)
Commissioner of Public Land Office: Justin Knight (L)
Commissioner of Agriculture: Rocky Palmquist (L)
Rail Road Commissioner: Mark Miller (L)

Senator: I wrote in Dallasfan

Various county offices: All GOP (No write in options)

[MadmanMotley]

I voted early a little over a week ago, but I voted:

Secretary of State: Karl Tatgenhorst (L)
Auditor of State: John Schick (L)
Treasurer of State: Mike Jasper (L)
US Representative District 3: Marlin Stutzman (R)
State Senator: Dennis Kruse (R)*'
State Representative: Casey Cox (R)*
Rest of Ballot (County People) Republican

Single County Executive Ballot Measure: "Shall the county government of Allen County be reorganized to place all executive powers in a single county executive and to place all legislative and fiscal powers in the county council?" No.

*Unopposed