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"Mystery Science Theater Club, that odd tiny little corner of MeFi that shows bad and weird movies Thursdays every week, is doing a day-long show on Tuesday for US Election Day": JHarris in Metatalk. đŸ‡ºđŸ‡¸

11/08/22
taz

Biden projected winner

US Election Day 2020 on Metafilter

U.S. Election Day on Mefi:
- Main Election day thread on the blue
- Guidance for election threads on Metatalk
- Mefi Chat for nervous pacing
- Break Room no election talk in here
- Activism thread share your phone-banking etc
- Voting thread share your voting story
- MST3K all-day watch party hangout space
- MetaCrafts discord hangout space
- Fucking Fuck thread the place for formless screaming
- There Is Help wiki page list of crisis hotlines
- Mefi Contact Form to reach the moderators

In the US, qualified to vote? Vote.
The US Presidential election date is approaching. Trump needs to go. If you can vote, vote. Vote early if you can. Some state-by-state voting info available here.

10/20/20
by cortex

US Midterm Election Day, 2018

It's US midterm election day. Follow the main Election Day post on the blue, and the Voting check-in Metatalk. There's also Mefi Election Chat for really livebloggy moments; the regular catch-all thread for non-election US politics stuff; venting thread for primal screams; positive steps Mefites have taken; AskMe's on where to read election analysis and watch coverage online.

US Election Day

i votedi voted by debairdâ„¢ (cc by-sa)

Current US election threads:
-Presidential/national-level discussion
-State- and local- level discussion

Election Chat room is open - for your liveblogging and freaking-out needs

Election Day MetaTalk - for meta-discussion and links to other threads

Give me your voting stories

Tell me about your election volunteering stories from this year... And in general what's it like to be a poll worker on election day?

Let's hear your election predictions

JHarris is running a MST3K marathon today

Give me awesome women's history documents..... and Give me awesome stories about activists getting it done.... and How did election results in the 1800s get transmitted?

and... Secret Quonsar sign-ups, only one day left!

Can I Vote?

VoteVote by H2Woah! (cc by-nc-nd)

lampshade has been collecting voter info resources for the US elections. Handy!

08/29/16
by taz

Brief encounters

Top SecretTop Secret by Skley (cc by-nd)

I fell down the rabbit hole of reading this CIA publication ...

Peeedro digs up interesting background on classified intelligence briefings to U.S. presidential candidates.

05/16/16
by taz

Peace, Order, and Good Government

Mosaika Light Show on Parliament HillMosaika Light Show on Parliament Hill by Jamie McCaffrey (cc by)

O Canada! Come join the party in the Canadian election thread! It's been a dramatic campaign with a dramatic result (celebration starts here). For intensive Mefi coverage of the runup to the big day, see here.

Meanwhile in the baseball playoffs, the Toronto Blue Jays were involved in the bizarre play of the year (oh btw they're still in contention, and there's another thread for the NL series too).

And heck, while we're at it, let's throw in some misty watercolor memories of the late-90s happy hardcore scene in Toronto.

Puerto Rico as the 51st state?

What 51 stars could look like

You might have heard that Puerto Ricans recently voted in their elections to explore becoming the 51st state in the US. MetaFilter member verdeluz has a good overview of the somewhat confusing vote that took place that puts the possibility of statehood in a more realistic light.

11/07/12
by mathowie

Want to wager?
The return of an ancient MeFi tradition, the Election Prediction Contest.

11/05/12
by jessamyn

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