Posted on 11/07/2006 9:55:15 AM PST by TBP
I was fourth in line this morning when the polls opened at 7 AM MST. The electronic machines were not working and therefore, only paper ballots were used. The officials there were not prepared for this and were scrambling finding private places for people to vote (elementary school library). They were disorganized.
In Lower east Side of manhattan----not too bad for about 10 this morning. I was #68 at my voting booth.
I am in George H. Bush's old District in Houston and at my polling station is was very busy. Even busier than the 2004 elections. And we are not in any close races.
I suspect that Republicans are steaming mad and getting out to vote. My neighbors and I pulled straight Rs!
Northern Virginia - Nice steady flow of folks. Had the option of paper or electronic(only one machine however). Chose paper and saw 15 people(5 booths) vote by paper in the time it took one to vote eletronically.
Hopefully Webb can bo back to authoring more child porn instead of heading to the District.
Rural West MI:
At 9am, polling place was packed. No place to park. Went back at 11:30, and things had thinned out.
Overcast, above average temps (mid 50s). No rain expected.
Voting was pleasant enough. Took me only a few minutes (but I had my choices made before entering.)
My polling place was moderately busy at 11:30. It was out-the-door busy at 6:30 and 7:15 this morning, same with 12:30 this afternoon. At least half of the names had already been crossed off the list when i voted at 11:30. This is not necessarily a good hing, as I live in Limo-lib country.
I just posted on another thread. We're in a heavy Dem precinct and nobody is at the polls.
I voted at 6:40 this morning. (Columbus Ohio) About 20 or 30 people there to vote when I walked in. Had 5 machines. Took about 20 minutes in and out.
There was a steady stream of voters going in when I left, but no lines forming.
No one outside of polling place handing out, distributing, questioning, or otherwise bothering anyone leaving the polling area.
Ho Hum...folks in Philly get to have all the fun!
The women checking my name were surprised that many people like myself through the day were requesting in the future that voters present an ID.
Very good in Brevard county Fl, estimating 55% turnout now.
Light rain, 5-20 minute wait, we use paper ballots ( mark the widely spaced black oval) and scantronics type machine.
No problems so far
There wasn't a line at the check-in desk (although I had a hard time getting my wallet with my ID back from the granny at the desk). Most of the electronic booths were full, but I didn't have to wait. That was a little busier than normal, but it might be because this was the first general election with the electronic booths so people were voting more slowly. The machine printed a copy of my votes for confirmation and held that in the machine for recounts which smart way to do it.
My only problem was that I completely forgot my promise to literally hold my nose shut while voting for DeWine. :-(
Lively. Animated.
No one could show me where I could vote against recorded phone messages that flooded my phone over the last few days.
Also....several neighbors said those calls flipped over to their cell phones and they now have big air time charges..(.Ah! The unintended consequences of ambitious people.)
So it goes.
Everything was fine at my polling place. They have the new computer touch screens. It printed out a paper statement showing how I voted. So if they can do that to all the touch screens, that should do the job if re-counts are needed.
Unfortunately our elections will never be perfect. But having electronic equipment with a paper trail seems like an improvement.
Northeast Florida: Turn out is good, steady. No problems whatsoever. Took me 5 minutes.
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