How Long Were You In Line Today

[Renysmom]

Took me just under 3 hours to vote.. Long, cold, rainy morning but well worth it. Everyone was in a good mood and just chit chatting..Very little political talk at all.

[Minniemouse07]

I waited 10min for the polls to open, and then was done 25min later.

The whole process took 30min longer than it usually does.

There were well over 100 people in line when I left so I shudder to think what it will look like later today!

[disneymom8589]

Our county voted to do mail-in ballots (unfortunately) because I always enjoyed going to the polls in person!

[andrewilley]

How mad are those queues! We've been seeing them on TV over here.

Why aren't there more polling stations? There would be a riot if that happened over here - either that or people simply wouldn't bother to wait. I always just walk up to our local polling station, and have never had to queue in my 28 years of voting.

I know that you have a larger population than us (about 5 times) but that should mean you have five times the number of polling stations too. Especially considering how very important the democratic process is in the USA, and also that you've had well over a year to plan them!

It all seems a bit strange and disorganised to an outsider looking in.

Andre

[calypso*a*go-go]

Our county voted to do mail-in ballots (unfortunately) because I always enjoyed going to the polls in person!

We do all "mail-in ballots" in Clark Co. as well -- which I prefer, because I actually sent mine in several days ago. :thumbsup2

[disneym2m]

Took me just under 3 hours to vote.. Long, cold, rainy morning but well worth it. Everyone was in a good mood and just chit chatting..Very little political talk at all.


Yeah it was raining here too. Oh, yeah, that's right we both live in Virginia. It took me about 2 hours from start to finish. We almost had a riot because there were two lines. One for last names A to L the other for M to Z. When you got closer the lines were broken down for last names A to E, F to L, M to R and S to Z. This one lady was mad and upset that she had been in line since 6:00 a.m. and how was it fair that the people in the back of the line, go in before her, because their last name was not in the F to L. She was literally yelling at the lady who worked for the polls. She told the lady that there should just be one line and who cared about the alphabet. Well the people running the polling broke the check in sheets into four lines to help move things along faster. Most people were mad because there were a lot of Jones and Johnsons and Browns. Then there was just one line to submit your ballot and the same lady was mad she had to wait in yet anther line. I understood what she was saying but the poll people did the best they could. At least they moved us to the high school, instead of using the small church in the neighborhood that had no parking. I am sure this won't be the last "riot" story we hear today.

Congrats to all who survived their voting location.

[Dismom+two]

Oh my...I hope I don't have to stand there for long. I know its important however I have a ton of other things to do!!

Hmmmm stand in line to vote....or clean up the yard before it snows? Maybe I would rather stand in line! :rotfl2:

[dis2cruise]

i waited about 20 minutes my mom next town over signed in and voted right away:thumbsup2

[mrzrich]

I waited 15 minutes for polls to open, then about 5 minutes after that. It really helps to have your sample ballot filled out to help you remember all the local races and referendums.

[mandymommy4]

I walked right in!

My 3 little girls went with me and sat so nice and quietly :cutie: :cutie: :cutie: ...... I am proud to live a country where a woman is free to cast her vote and I want my daughters to grow up knowing how important is and to NEVER take that for granted!

GO VOTE! :thumbsup2

[wiggles02]

I walked right in at about 10:30. My DH went at 6:10 this morning and waited 30. My dad went at the same time, saw the lines and went to work.

[TXYankee]

I walked right in at 9:45 am.

The people working there said that there was a crowd at "rope drop" but after that it was just steady.

My DH walked in at 11:00 am.

There is usually a rush again after people get off of work!

[UrsulasShadow]

Would've taken 5 minutes, if they hadn't put me on the INACTIVE LIST!!! grrrrr

Took 15 minutes to fix everything.

I expect the lines will be back around 4pm on.

[checkwriter]

I had one person in front of me . . . so about 45 seconds.

[BriarRosie]

I didn't get there until about 7:05 or so, and there were two ways to vote. You could choose electronic touch screen or the traditional punch hole "chads".

I wanted electronic, and there was a line of 6 for that. I could have walked up to an open punch area if I wanted to get out faster.

[Allison]

I got there at 6:48, was first in line, opened at 7:00, done at 7:03.

[DVCsince02]

Rainy day here too. Took my daughter with me so she could learn what a privilege it is to be an American, even let her push the button. We walked right up and signed my card and only one person ahead of me. Took 3 minutes max.

[LilGMom]

I did early voting this past Saturday and was in line for about 35 minutes. I looked for a Fastpass machine but couldn't find one.

[MickeyMomOfThree]

I was actually kind of sad that I didn't have to wait at all. Maybe it was timing, I went at 9:30, but my DH went at 6:45 and didn't have to wait either. I like seeing the lines, not that I like waiting, but it means people are doing their duty as Americans. Hopefully more will show up after work. I know a bunch of people not voting, they say they don't like either. I find it hard to believe that after 2 years of this stuff youdon't feel yourself leaning one way or another, but that's me. I happily voted, I took my DD6 who wanted to push the button and she was proud to do that. Now, we sit and wait to see....

[Regina]

DH went when the polls opened and was number 34. It took him awhile since three of the people ahead of him had no idea how to operate the voting machine. :sad2:

I went around 11 and there was no wait. :thumbsup2

[M&M's]

Was in and out in about 10-15 minutes. Took my daughter with me to take in the Democratic process. She's only 21 months, so it was more like take in a bunch of strangers milling around.

She was great and even repeated "vote" while I was voting because I had told her a number of times where we were going. It came out like "wote", but it was so cute nonetheless!

[disneygirlinnj]

I got there at 6:15am and the polls opened at 6. The line was at least 100 people long. It took about 45 mins from start to finish. Usually there's NEVER a wait. Everyone was upbeat and happy. It was great, I didnt even mind the wait!

to the PP from the UK... this is the biggest turnout by far. I don't think they were expecting the sheer number of people voting in this election. By the time they realized it was this big, it was too late to change things around.

[M&M's]

It's not that there aren't enough polling stations, it's that the majority of voters come at three separate times. Before work, during lunch, or after work. Just think of it like a major highway going into a city and you get the picture.

If the cities and towns were to create more polling stations, it would be wasteful spending, just like it would be to create more highways to support traffic that's there only a few hours a day.

It seems our government does enough of that wasteful spending already ;).

[*KeepMovingForward*]

I was in and out in less than 5 minutes. No nightmares here like we've seen on the news.

[Annette_VA]

I stopped by on my way home from work & got there around 2pm. It took me all of 5 minutes.

[californiadopeyfreak]

Got there when the polls open at 7 am. I waited 30 minutes. The poll worker said she had been working the same polling area for 15 years and had never seen a crowd like she did today. I am sure it will be long again when people get off work.

Cali

[manhattan]

2.5 hours! I was driving by and saw maybe 40 people on line, so I pulled in and got on line, two hours later I am still standing there thinking what is wrong? Well......they let three people in at a time, first they scan your drivers license, then wait on line to get your forms. Get your forms, get on another line and wait for a booth. Okay, wait for one of three booths to open, fill out your forms, get on another line and wait for one scanner to scan your forms. I have never seen anything so dumb! Last presidential election they had about 20 machines at the same polling location....why would they dwindle it down to one????? :confused3 And then they wonder why Florida is called Floriduh!

[warpdarkmatter]

what line? just a little old lady in front of me:)

[daneenm]

I voted by mail 2 weeks ago. I passed 3 polling places on my way in to work this morning. Each seemed to have a line of 10-20 outside the door.

--Daneen

[burberryplaid]

Went first thing this morning when the polls opened..waited 10 minutes which is long for us because we never waited before, except when we were living in a different town that only had one voting place.

[diz_kid 777]

Went at about 2pm and walked right in, voted, and walked back out. It probably took all of about 5 mins. And if I hadn't had to wait on the guy in front of me, it would have been less. Yay for having a night job! :goodvibes

[LMO429]

I walked right in and voted there was no wait at all :thumbsup2

[WaltD4Me]

I waited about half an hour at 11am, my parents went at 1:30pm and there wasn't anyone there! My dad thought they were in the wrong room. No wait for them. They are reporting heavy lines now though...CNN just said some places in Virginia have lines 3-5 hours long. :faint:

[scjo68]

Yeah it was raining here too. Oh, yeah, that's right we both live in Virginia. It took me about 2 hours from start to finish. We almost had a riot because there were two lines. One for last names A to L the other for M to Z. When you got closer the lines were broken down for last names A to E, F to L, M to R and S to Z. This one lady was mad and upset that she had been in line since 6:00 a.m. and how was it fair that the people in the back of the line, go in before her, because their last name was not in the F to L. She was literally yelling at the lady who worked for the polls. She told the lady that there should just be one line and who cared about the alphabet. Well the people running the polling broke the check in sheets into four lines to help move things along faster. Most people were mad because there were a lot of Jones and Johnsons and Browns. Then there was just one line to submit your ballot and the same lady was mad she had to wait in yet anther line. I understood what she was saying but the poll people did the best they could. At least they moved us to the high school, instead of using the small church in the neighborhood that had no parking. I am sure this won't be the last "riot" story we hear today.

Congrats to all who survived their voting location.

Disneym2m, I'm in Chesterfield, too, but I was in and out in five minutes. Sorry you were almost caught in a riot! I'm surprised it took so long where you were.

[Lindamary123]

I am in Baltimore and only waited about 10 min. I left work early and got there about 4:30PM.

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

On Halloween, I did early voting with Corey. We waited 5-1/2 hours to vote.

[disneylove69]

I walked up, signed, voted, and left. Five minutes from start to finish. That included walking from the parking lot.

[rtobe]

I'm in Northern Virginia - voted at around 6PM and there was no line whatsoever

[2xcited2sleep]

30 min at 6:30am in Connecticut!!

[EPCOT is a verb]

I just got back from voting. I'm from PA. I was expecting a line, but I walked right in and voted.

[wildfan1473]

No line. I finished cooking dinner before we left, it was still warm on the stove, didn't even have to warm it back up.

[Disney MAINEiac]

smalltown rural maine, no wait...whole process was about 1 - 2 minutes took longer to park and walk in

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

No wait at all in rural NC, but I would have waited all day to vote if I had to. Thank God that I have the priviledge to stand in line to vote!! I love America!!:cheer2:

[MerriePoppins]

Voted on my way to work this morning...around 7:00am. Only 2 people in

line ahead of me. It was great !!! :thumbsup2

[CHES94]

DH and I early voted last week. We moved last year from a town so rural we had to drive an hour to a grocery store. So imagine our surprise when we electronically voted-we've been filling out hand written ballot for the last seven years!:lmao:

[zuzu]

I am so glad I didn't wait in the long early voting lines! I went in around 2:30 this afternoon and walked right up. I'm in Dallas, btw. :hippie:

[Quacktatty]

At 7am there was no line for M-Z streets, but there was about a 15 minute line for A-L streets. I walked to my polling place, left the house at 7:00am was home by 7:15am.

[maiziezoe]

My polling place is in a Catholic school... I went when school drop off was over and before school pick-up started. The ladies there told me that I picked a great time to vote... it was such a great time, all the voting judges were taking turns voting (the all live in my neighborhood).

My 3 year old and I walked to vote, the polling place was 2 blocks away... it took us a total of 15 minutes and that includes walking time, talking time and voting time.

[hanco005]

Mine was right across from our daughter's school. I voted on my way to pick her up around 4:30 and walked right in. I was out of there in 10 minutes.:cool1:

[TSWJan78]

It looks like alot of us got lucky... we we too walked right in at 7:15 pm, voted and walked out... 5 min tops. Some of the people I work with were in line for over 2 hours. Glad people stuck it out though!!

[dvc at last !]

I stopped about 3pm after our staff development day -
2 people in front of me.
My husband went early this am and waited 15 min.

:cool1:

[WLfan]

I waited 30 minutes around 4 in the afternoon. Usually, I don't wait at all!

[YoYoAurora]

Me: 2 hours. Got to the polling place at 7:00 am and left at 9:00 am. #235

DH: 50 mins. Got to the polling place at 6:20 am and left at 7:10 am. I don't know his number.

[Dian-er]

I went Sat, got there as polls opened. In & out in minutes. Soooooo glad Florida has early voting. I've been watching the news which shows some lines more than 4 hours!
I sent Brian Sat too. He is very very very glad he listened to his (getting smarter as he gets older) Mom.
Hope everyone gets to vote. Diana

[parrotheadlois]

We walked right in! and we're curious, how does that early voting work? Why do you get to vote early? just wondering...:confused3

[teachermom]

I waitd 10 minutes but that is because one of the machines had an error message and they were waiting for a technician to repair it. I also worked at the polls today. In the division/ward I was working in there are 744 registered voters. An amazing 525 came in to vote today. More than ever before!:banana: :yay: :banana: