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    AA,

    Isn't Chicago the first place to offer voting rights for the deceased?

    "Being dead is no reason not to vote!"



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    Quote Originally Posted by auld argonian View Post
    Most well run bars in this fair city will shoot ya' a free beer when you show your voting receipt. Sort of a time honored tradition going back to the day when Bathouse John Coughlin and Hinky-Dink Kenna used to trade a brewski for a vote...of course NOW WE KNOW THAT"S WRONG and it's purely a gesture rather than a transaction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Panache View Post
    AA,

    Isn't Chicago the first place to offer voting rights for the deceased?

    "Being dead is no reason not to vote!"



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    Well, there has been some talk about the fact that the deceased or, more politically correctly, the group that precinct captains refer to as "Previously-Living-Americans" have lobbied strenuously to retain their voting rights. Of course the fact that Election Day follows close on the heels of Halloween has done a lot to popularize this notion.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fudgeman View Post
    I voted about 8:45. NO line what-so-ever. Walked right in and did my thing. When you vote here (Charlotte, NC), they give you an "I voted" sticker. With that sticker you can get free stuff--free coffee at Starbucks, free donuts at Dunkin Donuts, free ice cream at Ben & Jerrys and free chicken filet sandwich at Chic Filet. Do they do that in other areas?
    I am surprised to hear that. Reimbursement for voting is illegal here and several other places that I know of.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gilmore View Post
    I am surprised to hear that. Reimbursement for voting is illegal here and several other places that I know of.
    Say what?
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    Quote Originally Posted by hospitaller View Post
    Say what?
    In many places in the US it is illegal to give a person anything of value in return for voting, regardless of how the person voted.

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    My wife and I did our civic duty yesterday morning.
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    Hey guys, I'm having a BIG election-coverage party tonight. There'll be a keg of New Glarus (Wisconsin's finest brew) and lots of food.

    You're all welcome to show up!

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    Quote Originally Posted by beloitpiper View Post
    Hey guys, I'm having a BIG election-coverage party tonight. There'll be a keg of New Glarus (Wisconsin's finest brew) and lots of food.

    You're all welcome to show up!
    Thanks for the invite! I'm almost wishing I were 20 again, and living 1/2 block from the El. There appears to be a major party developing in Grant Park ...
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    On my way- just as soon as I finish work, feed animals and kids, talk to wifee and can get to the airport.

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    I'm voting for a rum & coke!

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