[nutmeg]

Connecticut ping!

We live in a very small town in northern Connecticut... population about 4,000. We vote in our community center... same old-fashioned lever and curtain voting machines that I've always voted on. My husband voted at about 6:15am, I voted around 2:15pm. Somewhat busy, but not overly so... I had no wait at all, and had my choice of voting machines. That's typical in our small town, though.

I waved to and gave a thumbs up to the (local) Republican candidates and supporters waving signs near the community center... ignored the waves of the Lamont and other 'RAT supporters.

I've heard that people voted via "new" technology - optical scanning equipment - where you fill in bubble for your candidates then insert it into a fax-like machine in Wethersfield, Torrington and East Hartford. There are probably more towns that took part in new technology, but I'm not yet aware of them.

Please Freepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent Connecticut ping list.

[Man50D]

are probably more towns that took part in new technology, but I'm not yet aware of them.

According to the report on the radio there is 25 towns being used as Guinea Pigs.

[SuziQ]

We have the optical scan voting machine. We line up arrows using a permanent marker, then run the card through the machine. I was voter #1041 in our precinct, which is usually fairly Republican, strangely, for this Central MA town. I didn't have to wait at all, though we went about 4:45 pm so that we'd miss the after work crowd.

[Andonius_99]

Same situation for me - old fashioned machines and a relatively short time in line. Kind of nice, actually. 'Course I was getting to the polls after everyone was getting out of work, so that may have been a factor, as well.