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ok_cpu

(2,166 posts) Sun Nov 5, 2023, 02:07 PM Nov 2023

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Heavy voting on last day of early vote in Stark Co.

Plenty of machines, line moved quickly, and enough people in front of us that it still took 40 minutes.

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Heavy voting on last day of early vote in Stark Co. (Original Post) ok_cpu Nov 2023 OP

Besides issue 1, what else in stark county is pulling voters in JT45242 Nov 2023 #1

We have the usual odd-year local stuff ok_cpu Nov 2023 #2

Is the marijuana issue important there? Raven123 Nov 2023 #3

Not in my circles, but I wouldn't draw any conclusions from that. n/t ok_cpu Nov 2023 #4

JT45242

(2,993 posts)

1. Besides issue 1, what else in stark county is pulling voters in

Reply to ok_cpu (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2023, 02:19 PM

Nov 2023

Also, did it look young and female or more like a meeting of the NRA?

ok_cpu

(2,166 posts)

2. We have the usual odd-year local stuff

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 5, 2023, 02:40 PM

Nov 2023

Last edited Sun Nov 5, 2023, 03:18 PM - Edit history (1)

Mayor, council, school board, etc. I think issue 1 is driving some turnout, but not sure which way. Seems heavy for a normal local election year. Also feels like the momentum that defeated the issue in August has waned a bit. I hope not. We also have several Moms for Liberty school board candidates in our county probably bringing for and against crowds to the polls.

Looked like a representative crowd to me. Our county is purple leaning toward red, so it's hard to tell. I mean, if you saw my white, bearded, middle-aged self in line you would peg me for MAGA. I'm really just a pair of Oakley blades shy of the uniform.

Edited to add, we would have voted anyway but Issue 1 was on our minds when we decided to go today in case something unexpected happened Tuesday.

Raven123

(6,154 posts)

3. Is the marijuana issue important there?

Reply to ok_cpu (Original post)

Sun Nov 5, 2023, 03:10 PM

Nov 2023

ok_cpu

(2,166 posts)

4. Not in my circles, but I wouldn't draw any conclusions from that. n/t

Reply to Raven123 (Reply #3)

Sun Nov 5, 2023, 03:14 PM

Nov 2023

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