I Voted!

[blackjohn]

My polling place opened at 7. I left the house at 6:30, decided to get a cup of coffee, then headed over about 6:50. There was a line! I've never stood in a line to vote before. I did a head count, and there were about 70 people in front of me. By the time the doors opened there were at least 100 people in line. All told, it took me about a half an hour to get in and vote. On the way out the line was still long. It had dropped to about 60.

[Mission]

I early registered and voted via USPS. My actual voting experience was a pleasant one of tranquility and thoughtful deliberation.

[Ransom]

In Oregon they mail the ballots to your house. You can either mail them back in before Nov. 4th, or drop them off at different boxes around town, to be collected before the 4th. Chain Shot and I dropped ours off on Saturday morning at the court house. There were quite a few cars pulling up to the curb near the box, and people quickly dropping their ballots in, despite the fact that it was raining pretty hard.

[Rev.Sam]

I voted last week during early voting. But yeah Count me in on the having voted train

[RedJessi]

I also voted early. I stood in line for 2.5 hours to do so, and it was worth it to me. I couldn't wait or risk that I wouldn't get it done today.

[Christine]

I really need to consider voting early by mailing it in. Although, I'm kind of lucky this year since the polling is at my work. I'll just get over there a little bit earlier than my shift, vote and then clock in for work. I helped the lady set up last night since she was all by herself so I'm sure it'll be pretty simple when I go in later on today.

[blackjohn]

I voted to amend Maryland's constitution to allow for early voting. If I hadn't just stood in line, I'm not sure if I would have voted yes.

The building next door is a polling place. There has to be at least 300 people waiting in line.

[Silkie McDonough]

Went in around 11:00 AM. No line and I work with the volunteer who took my signature. She gets paid $200.00 to do the work ...work that she would likely do anyway.

[RedJessi]

My dad went to vote this morning - got there when the poll opened at 7am and waited in line over an hour. My mom rolled out of bed after 9, went to the poll and walked right in - no one was there. She was back home in under 20 minutes.

See? IT PAYS TO SLEEP IN!

Edited November 4, 2008 by RedJessi

[Rev.Sam]

hearing everyone's votin woes with lines, leaves me lucky, that I can early vote. Though our polling places are weird. Hard to find and all.

*grumbles*

and then there is the creeper pole worker who watches ye vote. I told him t' back off twice.

[BriarRose Kildare]

My voting experience was painless. I walked in, waited with the wee lad for about 5 minutes, went over and got to vote. Oh, and the wee lad charmed all the ladies that were working the polls.

[Hawk the QM]

Yaaar, I'm voting after work but I keep hearing about 2 hour long lines here in Los Angeles. Here's to a painless experience.

[hurricane]

If god had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates. Voting only encourages them.

-- Hurricane

[MadL]

Leave'n in ten minutes t' set course fer me own vote'n poll, 'n this year I be vote'n fer More Festivals 'n More Rum Booths per festival.....oh, and fer th' right t' bear arms as well.

[silas thatcher]

10 minutes.... painless, in and out.... at 430 this afternoon, i was number 1548 for the day...

[Capt Grey]

A lot of people in San Diego County voted early at the Registrar's office.

I did my usual drop-off-the-cabin-boys-at-school-then-over-to-my-polling-place. No line, in and out in 5 minutes. :)

I know long lines sound daunting but I hope you scurvy dogs show your pirate spirit and stay the course. It's actually exciting to see so many people coming out to vote.

And Starbucks is giving a free, regular coffee if you show them your proof of voting.

[Morgan Dreadlocke]

Bout 10 people in line, 5 min wait at 5pm. This mornin' different story, freekin' madhouse wi' cars lined up out inta the street.

[Kate Souris]

Voted absentee about 3 weeks ago. Am sitting here watching CNN and anxiously awaiting the results. :)

[Capt. Bo of the WTF co.]

Voted at 7 a.m., no wait but people were filiing in all the boothes, I followed into one as soon as it emptied when I got there, and when I left someone took my spot. That's good for around here.

Bo

[BlackSwanRogue]

It was a breeze. Went in and came back out in a matter of moments.

[Salty]

aye,

callenish and meself went early this morn to cast our votes.......tracking the results online tonight with fingers crossed

[Capt. Sterling]

Voted this morning, in and out... Took Josh with me so he could see how the machine works and he wanted to be a part of the voting process in some form. Bean went with the spouse, so both got to be a part of it all.

[Lily Alexander]

Edward and I voted this evening. No waiting. In and out in 5 min. Woohoo.

[MadL]

So now that we have all voted; were are we supposed to report to drop off all our guns to be melted down in the 'coal free' smelter?? (gosh, I wish electricity didn't cost so much, this solar powered flashlight just don't cut it!)

[Captain Jim]

I live out in the country and I drive past my polling place to take the kids to school. There was a line of about 20 at 8 AM so I went home, had coffee and went back at 10. One person in line. Of course we have only one optical scanner, just to give you an idea of how thinly populated the area is. Now if they allowed cows to vote the lines would have been endless.

Hurricane, if you didn't vote you don't get to complain, either about the one you voted against or for. You didn't participate. Personally I think that America changed tonight, speaking as someone who grew up in the Jim Crow south.

President-elect Barack believes in the second amendment right as an individual right to keep and bear arms. My guns and yours are safe, MadL. Also, at least 30% of registered Dems are gun owners and the organisation of Dem gun owners is growing in opposition to the far left wing of the party. Thirty-eight states (last I looked) allow concealed weapons carry and have reciprocol recognition with other states. The old NRA bugaboo of sweeping weapons confiscation by the Dems is, if not dead, severely injured. Still I will agree that vigilance is needed.