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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 09:33 AM
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I just voted online from ABROAD!

Overseas Democrats going to polls electronically

On Super Tuesday, voters in Beijing will cast ballots for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate of their choice.

Members of Democrats Abroad in China will be eligible, along with fellow party members in other countries outside the U.S., to participate in the first-ever Democratic Global Presidential Primary, a party initiative to increase voting options for Democrats living overseas, including e-voting.

"Americans living abroad are a constituency of their own, and we should have a voice of our own. We have different issues, and different takes on issues. That at least one party has recognized that it is its own constituency is a step forward," said David Wolf, a native Californian who runs a technology consulting firm in the Chinese capital...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/95083;_ylt=AttEnzVGQ0axKok9ZJICFuys0NUE
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LiberalFighter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:01 AM
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1. I cut the internet cable so it wouldn't go thru.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:11 AM
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5. do you have something against Democracy?
:eyes:
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HughMoran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 02:41 PM
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12. lol
:P
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Pavlovs DiOgie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:04 AM
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2. wow cool I hope it works out well
Its past time we started moving towards that nation wide.
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:09 AM
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3. I voted from Mexico
GOBAMA!!

I think Hillary will take Mexico Dems Abroad, but I voted for Obama.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:10 AM
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4. Me too
I am not sure how they tabulate the votes, by country? Do you know?

I voted for a fresh face and change. :D
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Adelante Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:30 AM
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6. By country, as I understand it
:)
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MaineDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 11:33 AM
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7. I think it'll be a total for Democrats Abroad
That's how delegates are awarded. It may be that individual countries are reported separately (like a state's counties) but it will be a total combined result.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 02:29 PM
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8. Yes, we have 22 delegates
but I have seen breakout totals from Japan and Indonesia showing the totals for these countries. I am going to PM a friend in DA and find out.
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demo dutch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 02:32 PM
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9. Cool I wish they that during all the periods I lived abroad!
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 02:37 PM
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10. It was so easy and I didn't have to journey into the city
to cast a vote. :) This fall I will have to vote absentee so I can vote in local elections. :hi:
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 02:40 PM
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11. Internet voting is dangerous. Too easily manipulated.
IMCPO.
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Eurobabe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-05-08 03:14 PM
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13. I got a receipt with my ballot number on it and the name of the person I voted for...
Did you? :hi:
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