Poll: how long did it take YOU to vote?

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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.

PAD

317 comments on “Poll: how long did it take YOU to vote?”

  1. I voted early last week at a mall near my house. There were plenty of people there, but the Clark County Election Dept. has their stuff together, so I was in and out in about 10 minutes.

  2. I voted early last week at a mall near my house. There were plenty of people there, but the Clark County Election Dept. has their stuff together, so I was in and out in about 10 minutes.

  6. Oregon has full mail-ins, so technically I didn’t take much time at all. I like it much better than the “in person” voting in California.

  7. Oregon has full mail-ins, so technically I didn’t take much time at all. I like it much better than the “in person” voting in California.

  8. My daughter and I went down just a few minutes ago and the wait was less than five minutes. It seemed to be running quite smoothly.

  9. I live in a small northern Detroit suburb. Arrived at the polls about 10:35 and was out by 10:55. While talking to one of the poll workers, he said that normally they have about 100 people by that time of day; today they had over 240. It’s a beautiful day here (sunny and almost 70). Hopefully that means the large turnout continues.

  10. I live in a small northern Detroit suburb. Arrived at the polls about 10:35 and was out by 10:55. While talking to one of the poll workers, he said that normally they have about 100 people by that time of day; today they had over 240. It’s a beautiful day here (sunny and almost 70). Hopefully that means the large turnout continues.

  14. I voted in Fort Wayne, Indiana a little after 8am. I waited about 30 minutes. Hopefully it will not be too bad for my husband who won’t be able to vote until 4pm. People I know who have been voting early this past week waited one and a half to three hours.

  15. I didn’t time my wait, but I’d estimate it around half an hour. It was busy, but well-organized. I had my Kindle to keep me occupied. This was in Greenbelt, MD. We don’t have early voting yet, so I cast a Yes vote for that.

  16. I didn’t time my wait, but I’d estimate it around half an hour. It was busy, but well-organized. I had my Kindle to keep me occupied. This was in Greenbelt, MD. We don’t have early voting yet, so I cast a Yes vote for that.

  17. Colorado’s getting real big on mail/drop off ballots. I filled mine out and dropped it at the clerk’s office last week. Time=negligible.

    PAD, was the length wait time, or filling out time? (Colorado has a really long ballot this time with our overly liberal “catch a goldfish and you too can amend the constitution” policies”)

  20. It took me about about 10 minutes, but I live in a town of about 3,000 people. However, I was #541 at 9 this morning, so voter turnout looks good.

  21. It took me about about 10 minutes, but I live in a town of about 3,000 people. However, I was #541 at 9 this morning, so voter turnout looks good.

  22. I got there around 11:40. There were a few other students a head of me. It took about 2 minutes for them to check id and a minute for me to sign in. I spent about 2 minutes filling in the sheet (half of that time was me somewhat puzzled that I was voting in an open suitcase with a sharpie and not the electronic booth that I grew up watching my parents use.) I left around 11:45.

    All in all, the walk from my dorm room to the polling place took way longer than voting actually did.

    Also, I got a sticker that says “I voted today!”

    I’m really proud that I got to finally vote today.

  23. I got there around 11:40. There were a few other students a head of me. It took about 2 minutes for them to check id and a minute for me to sign in. I spent about 2 minutes filling in the sheet (half of that time was me somewhat puzzled that I was voting in an open suitcase with a sharpie and not the electronic booth that I grew up watching my parents use.) I left around 11:45.

    All in all, the walk from my dorm room to the polling place took way longer than voting actually did.

    Also, I got a sticker that says “I voted today!”

    I’m really proud that I got to finally vote today.

  24. I got there around 11:40. There were a few other students a head of me. It took about 2 minutes for them to check id and a minute for me to sign in. I spent about 2 minutes filling in the sheet (half of that time was me somewhat puzzled that I was voting in an open suitcase with a sharpie and not the electronic booth that I grew up watching my parents use.) I left around 11:45.

    All in all, the walk from my dorm room to the polling place took way longer than voting actually did.

    Also, I got a sticker that says “I voted today!”

    I’m really proud that I got to finally vote today.

  27. If any day in the year needs to be a National Holiday, it should be today… should be no excuse for not voting….

  28. If any day in the year needs to be a National Holiday, it should be today… should be no excuse for not voting….

  29. Unfortunately, if voting day was a national holiday, a lot of people would turn it into a 4 day weekend and go hundreds of miles from their voting districts.

  30. Unfortunately, if voting day was a national holiday, a lot of people would turn it into a 4 day weekend and go hundreds of miles from their voting districts.

  31. Jenn and I were in and out in 5 minutes flat. I guess we missed the “have to vote before work” crowd and beat the “vote on our lunch break” crowd.

    There are times I really love working odd shifts.

  32. Should probably also throw in that it’s in a big city, in case if that’s important to anyone.

  33. Should probably also throw in that it’s in a big city, in case if that’s important to anyone.

  34. In Iowa City, Iowa, at 8:00 this morning, it took all of about 15 minutes. I ended up actually being early to work.

  35. I voted Wednesday morning around 10 and it took maybe 15 minutes max from the time I got out of the car to the time I got back in it.

    Sometimes living in a little podunk town has advantages, tho I’m sure we caught it in between the ‘before work’ and the ‘on lunch’ crowd because someone else who voted Wednesday said it took about an hour and a half at lunch.

    -Chris

  37. I got up early to hit the polls before they opened at 7:00 a.m. At ten till, the line extended off the polling place’s property already. I opted to go to work early and try again at 10. The line was shorter, but it still took about 45 minutes from getting in line to walking out the door after voting.

  38. I got up early to hit the polls before they opened at 7:00 a.m. At ten till, the line extended off the polling place’s property already. I opted to go to work early and try again at 10. The line was shorter, but it still took about 45 minutes from getting in line to walking out the door after voting.

  39. 15 minutes @ 8am, from Northern NJ. I wished everyone a “Happy Election Day” and people looked at me strangely…

  40. Took me about 45 minutes in Wilkes Barre,PA. That’s from the time I left my house to the time I got back.

    It would have been faster: there were two lines for two tables to check in and nothing distinguishing one from the other. After standing in one for 15 minutes, they told me I was in the wrong one. Then when I got up there to check in, they had messed up their voter count and had to spend about 10 minutes figuring it out. After that, it was smooth sailing.

  41. Just came back. Waited about 30 seconds (not minutes) in Bridgewater MA. Took me about 10 minutes on the ballot. I refuse to vote for people running unopposed so I had to write my name in many times. But that’s the People’s Rebublic of Massachusetts for ya!

  42. I voted for Obama here in Norfolk, VA. It took about an hour and a half to vote. I got there at 8:30 AM. I heard those that got there at 6AM, had that backfire, as several voters decided to do the same and it created a clusterf*ck.

  43. I voted for Obama here in Norfolk, VA. It took about an hour and a half to vote. I got there at 8:30 AM. I heard those that got there at 6AM, had that backfire, as several voters decided to do the same and it created a clusterf*ck.

  44. Which time? The second or the fourth? (Just kidding!)

    Here in a bigger city in Iowa, I showed up at 9:05 AM and was done by 9:15 AM. There was no line to speak of.

    You know who I voted for.

    Iowa Jim

  47. In Greenacres/Lake Worth, Florida (between West Palm and Boca Raton and where Obama did his economic forum at Palm Beach Community College), I went in at around 7.45a and took less than 20 minutes.

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