I put on the news this morning and the first thing I saw was voters lined up at various polling places around the country.
So how long did you have to stand on line? If you want to say who you voted for, that’s fine, but I’m more curious as to the wait time.
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Posted by Jerry Chandler at November 4, 2008 02:43 PM
Very off topic here, but has anyone else heard over the big news story of the day the news that Forrest Ackerman is on his death bed? It’s bad enough that his long time friend Ray Bradbury dropped what he was doing to go see him.
Very very hard to imagine a world withou 4E in it…
Posted by David the lawyer
Posted by Jerry Chandler at November 4, 2008 02:43 PM
Very off topic here, but has anyone else heard over the big news story of the day the news that Forrest Ackerman is on his death bed? It’s bad enough that his long time friend Ray Bradbury dropped what he was doing to go see him.
Very very hard to imagine a world withou 4E in it…
Posted by David the lawyer
Like 10 seconds. I had my neighbor in front of me, so I knew where to go. Otherwise, it took maybe 15 minutes total, with travel time. *wink*
Like 10 seconds. I had my neighbor in front of me, so I knew where to go. Otherwise, it took maybe 15 minutes total, with travel time. *wink*
When I arrived at my polling place I didn’t have to stand in line at all, nor did I have to wait for a booth. However, there was only one free one. My precinct is for the downtown area, so it doesn’t serve a lot of folks. Having only one free booth available in the afternoon is more people than I’ve ever encountered there before.
When I arrived at my polling place I didn’t have to stand in line at all, nor did I have to wait for a booth. However, there was only one free one. My precinct is for the downtown area, so it doesn’t serve a lot of folks. Having only one free booth available in the afternoon is more people than I’ve ever encountered there before.
My wife and I got up at 5am and were at the polling place by 5:30. The line was scary-long, and I was worried I would either have to be late to work or come back and fight a longer line after work.
But once the doors opened at 6, everyone went through with amazing efficiency. It was awesome!
St. Charles, MO can do it right, I guess.
I didn’t stand in line at all. I live in Oregon and mail my ballot. Just one of those conveniences I discovered after moving out of California.
I didn’t stand in line at all. I live in Oregon and mail my ballot. Just one of those conveniences I discovered after moving out of California.
I live in sayville and it took me 15 minutes at 7 am the biggest problem was the election worker probably needed better glasses to read the registration roles
I live in Ohio and I went right after work and got to the polls about an hour or so before it closed and had no wait. I walked right up to the table and got my ballot, cast my votes and went home.
I live in Ohio and I went right after work and got to the polls about an hour or so before it closed and had no wait. I walked right up to the table and got my ballot, cast my votes and went home.
I worked as an election judge during early voting and election day.
On Nov. 4 there was a line out the door at the beginning of the day (6AM), but by 8 or so and through the rest of the day there were very few lines.
During early voting in my location there were no lines until the last couple days (out of 18) in my location, but we were fairly low-turnout compared to other locations in my county.
I worked as an election judge during early voting and election day.
On Nov. 4 there was a line out the door at the beginning of the day (6AM), but by 8 or so and through the rest of the day there were very few lines.
During early voting in my location there were no lines until the last couple days (out of 18) in my location, but we were fairly low-turnout compared to other locations in my county.
Voted mid-afternoon (about 2pm). No line or wait at all. My town (Burlington, MA) is very into the civic-pride thing, and always takes elections very seriously. They’ve refined the process to an art, with 12 checkin tables and about 10 voting booths per table. Throughput is very, very efficient…
NYC / Bronx / Wakefield / District 21
Predominately minority neighborhood (Yup, this Wonder Bread white guy is a minority in a minority neighborhood)
Got in line at 6:15 AM, out by 6:30 AM. One lady in front of us had to vote on a provisional ballot.
Spent Sunday – Tuesday working at Obama NYC HQ down near Wall Street, running phone lists all over the five boroughs.
The greatest thing about this election? Years from now, everyone will recall where they were, what they were doing, and how they felt on November 4, 2008, and it will not be because of a tragedy, but from something positive.
I got to the polls at 6:40, and there were already 50 people in line (about triple the most I’ve ever seen). By 7:00 when the polls opened, there were about 100 in line, and by the time I got out (and got exit-polled) at 7:40, the line wasn’t any shorter.
Not too bad.
San Diego, CA