I got to my polling place at around 8:30 and finally got to vote a little after 9:00 am, I am in Tennessee, but I am pretty sure my precinct is purple or *gasp* blue. I saw a guy with an 0bama cap, the black poll workers didn’t say anything to him. The crowd was about 50% black and/or young people, the rest middle aged white and older, near as I can tell it was probably 50/50 at that time, in an area that if the pundits are right would have been 70/30. I was the 44th voter at my machine if those numbers are average then there were about 176 votes by 9:00 am.
Voted about 5:15, Lakeland, FL.
Swing state, purple precinct.
They had re-arranged the normal voting room configuration, but added no booths. No wait time, but instead of being one of two or three voters in the room, there were about 12 of us voting.
I have moved, within my precinct, but have not yet changed my DL. The local paper claimed any changes in address within the same precinct, or in any other, would not require a provisional ballot.So when I was asked if the address was correct, I said no, I have moved, but within the same precinct.
The woman(A) at the ballot table circled my name, but told me I had to go to another desk to get the address updated first. I did, and that woman (B), said I should vote first, and then change my address for the next election. She escorted me back to the desk and asked a different worker if I was listed. That lady(C) said yes, and I interjected that the woman (A) who directed me to the “other desk” had already circled my name.
Women (A) and (B) then proceeded to argue about whether or not I should have a ballot IAW the new election rules.Woman (B) prevailed, and I got the regular ballot, voted, then returned to woman (B) to fill out and sign a form stating I had moved (the standard change of address form).
My take...If I had just lied, I could have averted the whole process. It appears honesty is never the best policy when dealing with partially trained voting workers.