Separate Lines at Polling Location?

Me ^ | 3/4/2020 | Me

[Envisioning]

At our primary voting location they formed separate lines for Republican primary voters and Democrat primary voters with separate voting booths for each side.

[texas booster]

Were the dems handing out fliers for their convention in 2 weeks?

Both convention fliers were xeroxed and waiting for anyone to take at a table by the entrance and a table at the exit.

Trying to drum up support for the county political machines, I guess.

[Svartalfiar]

This is how my precinct did it in Texas (separate booths). Really, they should be completely separated anyway. Each party should be handling their own primary process, with zero intervention from the States. The only Government involvement should be possible providing voting locations (schools, libraries, police/fir stations). Each party sets its own dates, ideally starting with the most party-pure. (Build a formula based on State/CongressCritters, Governors, voting percentages from previous Prezzie, etc.) Then the States only get involved for the general election, with the parties submitting their candidates.

Oh, and they should definitely, if they're smart, have their primaries restricted to their party members. No independents or cross-overs, each local party should be able to know their members (ish) and have lists of registered persons who are allowed to vote.

[Envisioning]

Should have clarified, this was Tarrant County, Texas. Never saw this separation before. The Republican line was about 4 times longer and still out the door when we left 15 minutes until the polls closed. Got there at 5:30 and left about 6:45...

[octex]

You and I both vote in Texas. I’ve never seen separate lines.

I early voted last Thursday and there were not separated lines outside or inside. Selected the ballot I wanted and was told to pick any open machine. Same as it’s been for many years.

[octex]

You explained that very well.

I was pondering just how to explain the same thing, but you beat me to it!

[octex]

I also voted in Tarrant Co. in Euless, although I live in Grapevine (I hate driving up the fwy. into downtown Gpvn.).

I posted earlier that there was no separation of the parties. The choice of party ballot occurred at the check-in after showing the DL so they could verify my voter registration. The access code for the computer designated which party’s ballot would come up.

No way to tell which party others were voting for, as there were no separate check-ins or lines. Worked great!

[Redleg Duke]

In Amherst, NH. There are two voting machines to count the paper ballots, but not separate “lines”.

[Larry - Moe and Curly]

At least 2 locations in Tarrant County (Keller area) had separate lines on Tuesday. Wife voted at one, I voted at the other later in the day.

[minnesota_bound]

Also sort by 57 genders.