I try to vote in every one of Rainmans polls.

lol I think your sarcasm meter is broken.

Party line guy, eh?

If you don't understand that, I can't help you.

I am a patriot.

I'm with you on this. Although my Dad died when I was 6 months old I have always looked at voting as one of the ways I can honor what he did for our country. He fought in WWII and the Korean war.

Eh. I don't get it either. Were the Chinese planing to take away our rights to vote or something?

I just got through last night doing online research on the judges that were up to be retained or not, as well as some of the state level candidates I was unfamiliar with.

I too voted by mail since I am still recovering from surgery that would make it difficult for me to stand in line for a long time like I did a couple of years ago.

I honestly don't know that I would be able to put the same amount of effort into it if I didn't do mail ballot these days. I can't imagine trying to do all the research in advance and remember everything (though I suppose you could go in with a cheat sheet). Still, there always ends up being something on there that you weren't thinking of.

I just wish there were better information out there one some of the minor races. I hate just going with a party line, but there are some races where there's not much else to even go on.

That's why we send out sample ballot books 30 days before the election. You're allowed to mark the "ballot" that is in the book and bring it with you.

I only vote in the major elections, and always vote third party...usually for the Libertarian candidates but not always.

Bingo. Bango. Bongo.

Bet you'll be excited when Ellen Degeneres runs

How much effort do you put into voting?
 

The ballot will sit on my desk until the election is over. Then I'll destroy it. So some effort, but not a lot.

I vote by mail. Generally I'm aware enough to easily decide on everything but judicial retention. For that I consult a guide published that gives survey results from attorneys and also from judges on each candidate. Those with a less than 75% ratng get looked into as to why they may be contentious.