Election Day Stories- Any Problems/Issues?

[Scoobie]

Uneventful in my area, which is a small farm county here in Maryland, although I have to say that the lines were exceptionally long this time around. Took me about an hour, which isn't bad, but way longer than past elections.

[asdf2231]

Went smooth!

Mr. Asdf2231 has voted!

[Lord Undies]

My wife is watching the Dallas FOX morning show.  They keep reporting about how there are no lines.  People are walking in and out in five minutes.  They blame early voting.  

[Thor]

The poll in my town seems to be running smoothly. There ARE campaign signs across the street, but they're in compliance with the 100 ft rule. (Of course, all of the campaign signs are for Dems)

[Miss Mia]

My wife is watching the Dallas FOX morning show.  They keep reporting about how there are no lines.  People are walking in and out in five minutes.  They blame early voting.  

Up here Undies, there was high early voter turn out, up to 50% of registered voters in Denton County already voted. 

I voted last Wednesday.

[Lord Undies]

Up here Undies, there was high early voter turn out, up to 50% of registered voters in Denton County already voted. 

I voted last Wednesday.

I voted on the 22nd.  There were about 15 people there.  That's a big rush for this area.

[NHSparky]

Voted this morning--in and out in less than two minutes.

Will vote again this afternoon after work.  I expect to be there quite a while.

Oh, did I mention that my vote this morning was for the new contract at work?  My bad.   

[Miss Mia]

I voted on the 22nd.  There were about 15 people there.  That's a big rush for this area.

I voted at the Euless library at 2 in the afternoon, about a 20 minute wait not too bad.  

[Red October]

Well I just did my part to help defeat communism today.  Unfortunately they only let me cast one vote, in spite of my insistance I was an ACORN kid and thus entitled to seventeen.  I was in an out in no time. 

[miskie]

For me, it was stressful . even though were talking Massachusetts where the result is predetermined, the atmosphere in the polling place was tense. The most tense Ive ever seen it. Im glad to be out of there.

[Wretched Excess]

mega-slammed in SC, but that may also be because the poll workers are just dumb.  it's government, of course, so that's par for the course.  voting stopped because of a shortage of little paper tags.   a voting machine broke and got taken to the back, but no one said anything about "they are going to go erase the obama votes out of it".

the exit pollers were very, very young looking females.  I took special notice of that, since it was "young female grad students" that, for wherever reason, had the exit polls indicating a kerry romp in 2004.

[jendf]

I voted several weeks ago. Haven't heard of any problems in Phoenix.

I'm operating at less than full capacity after attending McCain's midnight victory rally in Prescott. Got home at 3:15 and had to be at work at 7. It's going to be a looonnnggg day!

Slideshow of Rally

Great turnout for midnight on a weekday.

[Red October]

mega-slammed in SC, but that may also be because the poll workers are just dumb.  it's government, of course, so that's par for the course.  voting stopped because of a shortage of little paper tags.   a voting machine broke and got taken to the back, but no one said anything about "they are going to go erase the obama votes out of it".

the exit pollers were very, very young looking females.  I took special notice of that, since it was "young female grad students" that, for wherever reason, had the exit polls indicating a kerry romp in 2004.

We didn't even have any nagging exit pollers, just some girl scouts selling cookies. 

[Scoobie]

We didn't even have any nagging exit pollers, just some girl scouts selling cookies. 

They got me for two boxes.

[Wretched Excess]

We didn't even have any nagging exit pollers, just some girl scouts selling cookies. 

that was them.  if you bought thin mints, you were marked down as a mccain voter;  coconut delights were considered obama supporters.

[lastparker]

I got to the polls at 6:10, and walked out about 8am.  The line was HALF what it was when I left.   

It would have been a lot faster if they'd had enough workers....only three people at a time could walk up to the table, so most of the voting machines constantly sat empty.

Now I'm thinking of telling the boss that I haven't voted yet, so I can get an early pass out of here.  There's a recipe of Emeril's I'd like to try to make for dinner, and it'll either be a celebratory meal, or my last meal containing vegetables and protein for the next four years.  I'll only be able to afford those for the kids.

[lizard]

In and out in no time in NC.  Our area went back to paper ballots after using the electronic machines in the primaries.  Barky supporters campaigning on the sidewalk right by the door to the voting place and giving away free candy to voters.   

[NHSparky]

They got me for two boxes.

Really?  Already that time of year?  Or are they just REEEEEEEEALLLLY stale ones?

BTW--I hope you got me a box of Samoas and one of Thin Mints.

[DumbAss Tanker]

Went around 8:00, short wait and busier than usual, but no long line.  It's a rural precinct.

[NHSparky]

For me, it was stressful . even though were talking Massachusetts where the result is predetermined, the atmosphere in the polling place was tense. The most tense Ive ever seen it. Im glad to be out of there.

You should have gone to the MA polling places in Hampton, Portsmouth, and Seabrook.  Swear ta God there were more MA than NH plates in the parking lots of those polling places.

[jinxmchue]

I was FORCED to vote at the local NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY!!!  What the hell is wrong with this city???  And worst of all, a couple of BABY-KILLERS were PARADED THROUGH the building in their CAMOUFLAGE FATIGUES!!!!  VOTER INTIMIDATION!!!!!!!!![/DUmp mode]

[Chris_]

Well, here in eastern Jackson county, MO, we had a fairly long line at 7 AM, when we went to vote, which is unusual for our percinct......it takes us a bit longer because Mrs. "doc" is vision impaired, and I have to fill out a form to help her cast her ballot, but it basically went smoothly.  Our precinct is fairly conservative so the large early turnout is a good sign......it was the most folks that I've seen at our polling place since we've lived here......no problems however.

doc

[Chris_]

I was around 20th in line at 6:30 am but was done by 7:15. There was probably 75 people in line when I left.

[Wretched Excess]

lots of evidence out there, albeit anecdotal, that the republican base is turning out in droves today. 

[Thor]

No link yet, but Fox News just had an article about how the Black Panthers are blocking the door to a polling place in Philadelphia. They were holding night sticks and tapping them in their hands.