flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 12, 2016 2:29:11 GMT
I commented in another thread about whether Ivanka has been involved in the campaign, and interestingly enough just saw this headline on MSN. I guess it kinda answers my question - sorta. lol
Trump kids can't vote
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Post by refugeepea on Apr 12, 2016 2:31:08 GMT
they were, you know, unaware of the rules,
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Post by mzza111 on Apr 12, 2016 2:42:26 GMT
The best part of this story is Ivanka has done PSA's for 4 or 5 different states reminding people to register to vote!
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Post by hop2 on Apr 12, 2016 2:42:35 GMT
I guarantee it's not a year. Lol
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flute4peace
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Post by flute4peace on Apr 12, 2016 2:46:38 GMT
I guarantee it's not a year. Lol From what I understood the article to say, it was March 30. Or did I read it wrong?
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PLurker
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Post by PLurker on Apr 12, 2016 2:50:19 GMT
Have they never voted before? Aren't they is their 30's?
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Post by hop2 on Apr 12, 2016 3:00:13 GMT
I guarantee it's not a year. Lol From what I understood the article to say, it was March 30. Or did I read it wrong?
that sounds about right.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 12, 2016 3:04:19 GMT
Have they never voted before? Aren't they is their 30's? maybe they needed to register as republicans NY had a closed primary.
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Post by fkawitchypea on Apr 12, 2016 3:06:27 GMT
maybe they needed to register as republicans NY had a closed primary. An example of how out of touch this family is. Primary Registration Info
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lindas
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Post by lindas on Apr 12, 2016 3:18:42 GMT
They didn't miss the March deadline, they missed the Oct 9, 2015 deadline to change party affiliation. I find it hard to believe that they've never voted before now.
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Post by scrapsuzy on Apr 12, 2016 3:24:30 GMT
This seems a pretty basic thing for them to get right.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 10:53:15 GMT
My first thought was they didn't forget.
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Olan
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Post by Olan on Apr 12, 2016 11:16:03 GMT
Mine too. My second thought was how unattractive they are.
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grinningcat
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Post by grinningcat on Apr 12, 2016 11:18:42 GMT
They didn't forget. Guaranteed. They know exactly how batshit crazy their father is and how horrible he is as a potential candidate. Likely they are being forced to be a part of the campaign and this is likely one of the few ways they can control their own autonomy.
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mvavw
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Post by mvavw on Apr 12, 2016 11:25:14 GMT
There are lots of New Yorkers who were surprised to find out that they needed to change their party affiliation by October in order to vote in the primary. The date for new voters to register is in March, and that's the prominent date everywhere you look (at least it was 2 months ago). My sil recently found out that she couldn't vote in the primary when she went to change her address. I'm sure there are many people with no party affiliation that are going to be surprised when they get to the polls. It always happens.
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peabay
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Post by peabay on Apr 12, 2016 11:30:37 GMT
I also think they didn't forget. Lifelong Democrats? They'd be voting for Hillary if they thought they wouldn't be photographed leaving the voting booth.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 12, 2016 11:57:12 GMT
I am almost willing to give her a pass-she *just* had her third baby ... maybe she had pregnant brain and forgot?
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Country Ham
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Post by Country Ham on Apr 12, 2016 11:57:17 GMT
I also think they didn't forget. Lifelong Democrats? They'd be voting for Hillary if they thought they wouldn't be photographed leaving the voting booth. and this is the one thing I dislike about voting as an American citizen. It's not a completely private vote. In Canada I came in, they checked off my name and handed me a ballot. Here in the US this primary was my first vote as a citizen. I also worked the election. You go up and the very first thing they said was "Are you voting democrat or republican?" I only voted in the general as there was a tax vote I cared a lot about. I was not ready to declare a party. But why is it anyone's business if I vote democrat/republican or independent? I know they have separate ballots for each party but sheesh. A person's vote should be 100% private including the party (yes I know you can vote differently then you declare but it's still public knowledge that you identified one way).
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 12, 2016 12:01:45 GMT
I also think they didn't forget. Lifelong Democrats? They'd be voting for Hillary if they thought they wouldn't be photographed leaving the voting booth. and this is the one thing I dislike about voting as an American citizen. It's not a completely private vote. In Canada I came in, they checked off my name and handed me a ballot. Here in the US this primary was my first vote as a citizen. I also worked the election. You go up and the very first thing they said was "Are you voting democrat or republican?" I only voted in the general as there was a tax vote I cared a lot about. I was not ready to declare a party. But why is it anyone's business if I vote democrat/republican or independent? I know they have separate ballots for each party but sheesh. A person's vote should be 100% private including the party (yes I know you can vote differently then you declare but it's still public knowledge that you identified one way). I've never had anyone ask? I hand over my driver's license, sign on the dotted line, am handed a ballot that I take to the booth, mark my choices and run it through the scantron. I chat with the person checking me in-but usually just to tell them where I am in the book (I am always on the second page) and almost always chat with a neighbor or two, but they are really careful to not say a single thing about party affiliation or candidates. Maybe that was just your place? I was kind of under the impression that they weren't allowed to say anything.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 12:10:08 GMT
A lot of that depends on your state.
Here, in the primary, you don't have to be registered with a party but you do ask for a party's ticket. In general elections, you don't ask for a certain party. You get handed a ballot that lists everyone.
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Post by lisae on Apr 12, 2016 12:17:33 GMT
If the issue is that they didn't change party affliation in time, then it isn't that they can't vote. If they are registered Democrats they can choose Clinton or Sanders and make a choice for state offices. They just don't want to admit they are Democrats.
They should have known the rules or Trump should have known or someone in his camp should have known and advised them to take action on time. This is just another example of how out of touch these people are about how government and politics really work.
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mvavw
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Post by mvavw on Apr 12, 2016 12:29:46 GMT
If the issue is that they didn't change party affliation in time, then it isn't that they can't vote. If they are registered Dimocrats they can choose Clinton or Sanders and make a choice for state offices. They just don't want to admit they are Democrats. They should have known the rules or Trump should have known or someone in his camp should have known and advised them to take action on time. This is just another example of how out of touch these people are about how government and politics really work. Maybe they are registered as democrats, but they also may be registered as a third party or unaffiliated with any party. Maybe they chose which party to register with in order to have more influence over local politics. I can't remember NY ever having a presidential primary that actually mattered in my lifetime (at least not a republican primary). Local politics in NY are a world unto their own.
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tincin
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Post by tincin on Apr 12, 2016 12:32:02 GMT
and this is the one thing I dislike about voting as an American citizen. It's not a completely private vote. In Canada I came in, they checked off my name and handed me a ballot. Here in the US this primary was my first vote as a citizen. I also worked the election. You go up and the very first thing they said was "Are you voting democrat or republican?" I only voted in the general as there was a tax vote I cared a lot about. I was not ready to declare a party. But why is it anyone's business if I vote democrat/republican or independent? I know they have separate ballots for each party but sheesh. A person's vote should be 100% private including the party (yes I know you can vote differently then you declare but it's still public knowledge that you identified one way). I've never had anyone ask? I hand over my driver's license, sign on the dotted line, am handed a ballot that I take to the booth, mark my choices and run it through the scantron. I chat with the person checking me in-but usually just to tell them where I am in the book (I am always on the second page) and almost always chat with a neighbor or two, but they are really careful to not say a single thing about party affiliation or candidates. Maybe that was just your place? I was kind of under the impression that they weren't allowed to say anything. They ask your party affiliation during primaries only to determine which ballot to give you because they print up one for each party.
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tincin
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Post by tincin on Apr 12, 2016 12:34:19 GMT
If the issue is that they didn't change party affliation in time, then it isn't that they can't vote. If they are registered Democrats they can choose Clinton or Sanders and make a choice for state offices. They just don't want to admit they are Democrats. They should have known the rules or Trump should have known or someone in his camp should have known and advised them to take action on time. This is just another example of how out of touch these people are about how government and politics really work. On the plus side Trump says he is getting rid of the Department of Environmental if he's elected. That should be easy since it doesn't exist.
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Post by debmast on Apr 12, 2016 12:39:38 GMT
I am almost willing to give her a pass-she *just* had her third baby ... maybe she had pregnant brain and forgot? And what's Eric's excuse?
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 12, 2016 12:40:27 GMT
I've never had anyone ask? I hand over my driver's license, sign on the dotted line, am handed a ballot that I take to the booth, mark my choices and run it through the scantron. I chat with the person checking me in-but usually just to tell them where I am in the book (I am always on the second page) and almost always chat with a neighbor or two, but they are really careful to not say a single thing about party affiliation or candidates. Maybe that was just your place? I was kind of under the impression that they weren't allowed to say anything. They ask your party affiliation during primaries only to determine which ballot to give you because they print up one for each party. At least here, your affiliation is noted in their records and they provide the ballot that matches their records. They don't ask. Or I should say that I have never heard anyone ask. They have a book with your name/address/affiliation that they match against either your voter id card or driver's license. I fill in a scantron bubble and sign my name under the information to verify it and they hand over the ballot. I assumed that it was similar in most other polling places. To be fair, I live in a smaller town where I have been voting in the same location for at least 20 years and generally know at least one of the observers or polling workers. But I can't remember a time where the information has been verified out loud.
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Post by anxiousmom on Apr 12, 2016 12:41:07 GMT
I am almost willing to give her a pass-she *just* had her third baby ... maybe she had pregnant brain and forgot? And what's Eric's excuse? His admin assistant forgot?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2016 12:45:19 GMT
I also think they didn't forget. Lifelong Democrats? They'd be voting for Hillary if they thought they wouldn't be photographed leaving the voting booth. and this is the one thing I dislike about voting as an American citizen. It's not a completely private vote. In Canada I came in, they checked off my name and handed me a ballot. Here in the US this primary was my first vote as a citizen. I also worked the election. You go up and the very first thing they said was "Are you voting democrat or republican?" I only voted in the general as there was a tax vote I cared a lot about. I was not ready to declare a party. But why is it anyone's business if I vote democrat/republican or independent? I know they have separate ballots for each party but sheesh. A person's vote should be 100% private including the party (yes I know you can vote differently then you declare but it's still public knowledge that you identified one way). This is one of the many reasons I love that Oregon does vote-by-mail.
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amom23
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Post by amom23 on Apr 12, 2016 13:08:07 GMT
Slightly off topic, but I really don't understand why voting needs to be so complicated and why each state sets different rules.
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Post by annabella on Apr 12, 2016 14:01:49 GMT
Trump has 3 grown kids, so the one boy did register to vote, funny the article didn't mention him.
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