[Huntress]

I just got back from voting in Ozark, Christian County (south of Springfield). Longest lines I’ve seen at this polling place, but moving pretty fast.

Someone ahead of me spoiled their ballot by putting Xs in the little circles instead of filling them in. Whoever did it (probably someone who went to school in the pre-Scantron era) had already left, and the election judge said they could not count it at all. Unfortunately, it was a Romney voter.

[wk4bush2004]

“I just got back from voting in Ozark, Christian County (south of Springfield). Longest lines I’ve seen at this polling place, but moving pretty fast.”

That’s encouraging to hear! Looks like we’re going to get a strong turnout from the Springfield area and that is VERY important!

[shhrubbery!]

Someone ahead of me spoiled their ballot by putting Xs in the little circles instead of filling them in ... the election judge said they could not count it at all.

I hope you report that to your Secretary of State.

In the 2000 election recount in Florida, even a "dimple" on the ballot was allowed to be counted as an indication of the voter's intent.

Yes, you're in a different state; but even so, if "intent" is reasonably clear, election judges in one state shouldn't have different standards than another.

[TYVets]

A short line to get into the parking lot and had to drive around looking for a place to park my car.

Inside election judges said very heavy voting in a county that has only elected 2 dems to county office in the past 60 + years.

[thescourged1]

Odd indeed. Here in Lawrence county (where voting was busy but moved along well) there was a poll worker at the scan machine to make sure the ballot ‘took’ before collecting our pens and handing out ‘I voted’ stickers. There was no way here that a voter could leave without their ballot being counted.