CNN is (www.cnn.com) projecting some pretty dismal looking number for the GOP. I think I called this one in another thread. Control of the house, 3 more seats ( could be a longshot here ) for the senate. This could be good news politically for some (myself included for most issues ).

 It looks like a few more states have jumped on the "ban gay-marriage" bandwagon. Michigan looks to pass a law that says schools cannot use race or gender for application purposes, likewise for employment. Arizona looks to decide english to be it's official state language, and to require all voters to have valid ID....the "One vote will win 1million dollars" initiative looks like it's failing though.

 Dan Kimball looks to be beating Howard Thronson quite well. 920 and 933 are both failing. 937 is slightly ahead. Cantwell, Baird and Smith all appear to be winning....huge shocker I know.

So this is my up to date quarter after 10pm relayed new for y'all.

Judging by the shift in the house and the slight shift in the senate...Norm is going to be investing in firearms over the next 2 years.

Merry Election Day One and All!!!!

Skagit County. Ballots were printed without the legally required text describing initiatives. This was discovered only when a voter in Precinct 125 noticed it and reported it to the county and the Secretary of State. link.

Margaret Diane Hill: For the second time I have gone to Highland Terrace Elementary School to vote and been greeted with a broken Accu Vote Machine. The poll workers don't tell you it's busted until after you sign for your ballot. Then, after you vote you get to put it into a BROKEN machine that could have a waste basket in the bottom for all you know. HELP!!! What to do? I called the King County Voting precinct. Doesn't work. Last time they said they got 3 (THREE) broken Accu Vote MAchines in a row on the same day. Seems like a really convenient way to replace ballots with ones they like. Link.

Snoqualmie Elementary School in Snoqualmie and Mt. Si Senior Center in North Bend were closed and advised voters to go to other polling places. Link.

Atleast you're not in Texas: Former Rep. Tom DeLay, the disgraced Texas Republican, left behind a rare open congressional seat. But in that Texas district, according to the Houston Chronicle, "poll workers discovered that the wrong electronic machines had been delivered in at least four precincts, delaying dozens of voters and causing an undetermined number to vote in the wrong state Senate race."

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