- The Republican running in my state assembly district is the former weatherman from Channel 4. And he's qualified, how?
- When did the Greens become such a formidable force that they can run a full slate of candidates for statewide office? Even for the US House of Representatives!
- Sensenbrenner must really not be that well-liked since there are 3 other candidates for his job (a Democrat, a Green, and an Independent).
- There's a death penalty referendum. Honestly, I thought this was done and decided and over with in Wisconsin. If we didn't kill Dahmer, we're not killing anyone...at least not on purpose.
- Ozaukee County for some bizarro reason has decided to put a referendum on the ballot that states: "Do you support the efforts of the United States and its military in waging a war on terror throughout the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan, until such time as organized terrorism is eliminated and citizens of all countries can be assured of their safety to go about their tasks of everyday life?" I dub this referendum the "pixies and unicorns referendum," because you would have to believe in them in order to actually think that any sane person would think that "organized terrorism" would ever be eliminated and that "citizens of all countries can be assured of their safety to go about their tasks of everyday life."
By the way, O wise GOP legislators of Ozaukee County, considering that the Mequon police cannot even use their Homeland Security equipment properly (and subsquently killing someone in the process), you are living in some delusional land divorced from any sort of reality to what has transpired globally in the past two years.
Then again, reality has never had much currency in Ozaukee County anyway.
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are you eligible for the absentee ballot in wisconsin? i'm not sure how these things work, but i would think it's necessary to live in a place a certain number of days per year in order to qualify to vote there.
Yes, I am. It is based on address and not on a certain number of dates one lives there (otherwise military personnel wouldn't be able to vote absentee).
Residency is based on amount of days spent living in a certain place.
yes, you're right that military personnel are a common exception. people who are living outside the u.s. may also be eligible to vote in certain states.
out of curiosity, i looked up the wisconsin absentee ballot application, which is located here:
http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=6752&locid=47
the absentee ballot application itself states (at the top):
"Voter Declaration: I certify that I am a qualified elector, a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, having resided at the below residential address for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election..."
and then the instructions for the absentee ballot application stipulates (at the bottom):
"Signature: By signing and dating this form, you certify that you are a qualified elector, a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years old, having resided at your residential address for at least 10 days immediately preceding this election..."
so, there is a requirement that you live at wisconsin address used in the absentee ballot application for at least 10 days immediately preceding the relevant election.
Courtesy of family obligations, I meet that requirement.
so, before each wisconsin election you vote in, you live somewhere in that state for at least 10 days?
I return to Wisconsin for three weeks during the fall, spring, and winter of each year, election or no election.
wow. that's a lot of wisconsin.
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