BIKE: Questionable Voting Practices

[David Dobbs]

Fred,

Looking at the voting registration list, your residence is in 
Manchaca which is outside the taxing authority of Capital Metro.  San 
Leanna near you is inside the Capital Metro jurisdiction, but other 
than Special Transit Services, I cannot determine that there is any 
other bus service.  The agent at the Capital Metro help line 
(474-1200) says that the closest service to your residence is the 
intersection of Slaughter and Manchaca, but it may be that your 
voting precinct (310) covers part of the city and has service through 
it at another point that I am not aware of.

Where specifically were you referring to vis-a-vis Cap Met service 
through or into Precinct 310?

Just curious.  Thanks.

Dave Dobbs
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Texas Association for Public Transportation
9702 Swansons Ranch Road
Austin, Texas 78748
Ph 512.282.1149

Visit our website at  http://www.lightrailnow.org
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At 16:22 -0600 11/2/04, Fred Meredith wrote:
>I live out in Manchaca and the Capital Metro bus service comes into 
>my voting precinct, but we did not get to vote on the commuter rail 
>proposal either.
>
>Fred Meredith
>
>At 5:08 PM -0500 11/2/04, Kevin Corry wrote:
>>On Tuesday 02 November 2004 2:13 pm, Michael Bluejay wrote:
>>>For what it's worth, I pass this along without comment.
>>>
>>>-MBJ-
>>>
>>>Begin forwarded message:
>>> > From: "Almaraz, Francisco" <francisco.almaraz>
>>> > Date: November 2, 2004 10:32:55 AM CST
>>> > To: "'BicycleMail'" <BicycleMail>
>>> > Subject: Questionable Voting Practices
>>> >
>>> > My girlfriend voted for the light rail.  She lives in 
>>>Pflugerville. > When her Mom tried to vote (she lives in the same 
>>>house); she could
>>> > not navigate the voting machine to vote for the light rail.  The
>>> > person assisting voters told her that since she lived in Pflugerville;
>>> > she could not vote for the light rail.  But her daughter did vote, and
>>> > they have the same address.
>>
>>Interesting. I live in Pflugerville and I voted the first day of early voting
>>(about two weeks ago). I did not see the commuter rail initiative on my
>>ballot at all, and I went through the whole thing at least twice. I just
>>assumed that since I live in Pflugerville, that it wasn't a choice for us,
>>since Pflugerville doesn't participate in CapMetro. I'm actually very
>>suprised to hear that someone from Pflugerville *was* allowed to vote for it.
>>
>>--
>>Kevin Corry
>>kevincorry
>>
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>
>
>--
>When in doubt ... ride your bike (or at least write about it).
>
>Fred Meredith
>P.O. Box 100 (12702 Lowden Ln for UPS/FedEx)
>Manchaca, TX 78652
>512/282-1987 (office/home)
>512/282-7413 (fax)
>512/636-7480 (wireless)
>More than you want to know at: http://2merediths.com
>
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