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Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs
Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Miles run year to date: 54
At this date last year: 50
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269
Comments (17)
Site tells me my ballot was received 21 October, 2010.
It also says I am eligible and active voter and a ballot will be issued for the next election.
It does not say last vote was counted.
Interesting.
Posted by Nonny Mouse | November 9, 2010 8:59 PM
Exactly. It doesn't say the vote was counted or if the signature was accepted. I mention this because it is a hot issue in my county right now -- yesterday hundreds of phone-bank calls were sent out (I got one) advising voters to call the County Clerk to find out if there was a problem with their ballot. A tight election not yet certified as to results in causing a lot of consternation.
Posted by Sally | November 9, 2010 9:11 PM
Weird. In addition to the points made above, it says it's "mine" — but how does it know it was me asking?
Posted by Allan L. | November 9, 2010 9:14 PM
Had to clear my middle name, but indeed it was received. Since it was on the right side of many local elections and measures and such, I presume it was counted more than once. Wish there was an entry for that.
Posted by Bean | November 9, 2010 9:25 PM
Thanks Jack. I agree with above comments. I'd like to add that it would be nice to know how we voted on each item so I can compare it to the copy I made. Plus, do you know how you can research all your past votes. I've been voting over 45 years, and I think for every election except one when I was in the service. It would be interesting to know if they recorded my votes correctly because I can remember about every important candidate position vote, and many measures.
Posted by Jerry | November 9, 2010 11:31 PM
OK, they got it...but now I want it back!
Posted by Bad Brad | November 9, 2010 11:53 PM
Really Jerry! Do you even remember pulling that curtain closed while you voted 45 years ago? That was so nobody could influence you, nor could they record your vote! It’s the ONE place you have complete privacy to voice your opinion. Hey, I remember voting for Jesse Jackson, (OK, it was the primary) But to expect Multnomah County to record your votes is like asking Safeway to....... Oh...never mind!
Posted by Bad Brad | November 10, 2010 1:20 AM
The website shows that my ballot, plus hubby's and daughter's, was received. I doubt they can actually track whether or not it was counted because once it's out of the Secrecy Envelope, there's no way of knowing which one is which. And like Brad said, that's the point.
Although if they're going to count any ballots more than once, I wish they'd choose mine!
Posted by Michelle | November 10, 2010 7:06 AM
Cool! But I'd also like to know who else wrote in Gert Boyle.
Posted by RickN | November 10, 2010 7:31 AM
At least you have the right to free and fair elections. Be thankful for that.
In contrast the voters of Oregon Electric Co-operatives, state sanctioned monopoly power companies, do not have the right to free and fair elections.
Nobody gets on on their boards unless those in power want them there no matter how many votes they get. And that's legal. On top of that they can use your money to sue you and send out letters defaming and impugning you. And it's all legal
For more information see http://www.reformwascoelectric.com
Posted by Britt Storkson | November 10, 2010 7:33 AM
It is best to fill out only the "required" fields on the form. Leave your middle name, county and suffix out unless you have a very common name. Less is more when dealing with databases.
Posted by John | November 10, 2010 7:35 AM
I was wondering how many write-in votes Jack got. Also I was curious about who got write-in votes on a couple of other races. When I asked Multnomah County for this information I got this response:
John,
Write ins are tallied but names are not determined unless the votes cast for write ins exceeds that for the candidates.
Eric
Multnomah County Elections
Posted by John | November 10, 2010 8:09 AM
Yep, "received" here too.
Posted by Christian | November 10, 2010 8:11 AM
Hey it says they counted mine twice.
Posted by John Benton | November 10, 2010 8:31 AM
My daughter's ballot was NOT counted. When it got here, her mom raced it to the post office and sent it to her at school -- three day delivery always. She filled it out and returned it ASAP, but the county says it is a goner.
Posted by Concordbridge | November 10, 2010 8:51 AM
I wrote in Jack.
In 2008 My GF's ballot was rejected becasue the sig on file didn't match her sig on the envelope.
Posted by Mike H | November 10, 2010 11:34 AM
Received October 20 and used to cancel out a Kitzhaber vote November 2.
Posted by Jim | November 10, 2010 2:51 PM