[Dales]

I just don't get that. When I went to vote today, there was a line, but it was just 10 long, and the ballot took all of about 5 seconds to complete (four races and one ballot question). Three hours! What the heck do they have you do in Florida, vote on every letter in each candidate's name?

[Guenevere]

#28...Dales, here in Florida we have a ton of stuff on our ballot ......not only Governor, and House Rep., but Attorney General and State Reps.....and the infamous Florida Supreme Court AND a bunch of Amendments!

That's why it takes so long!

[grwcfl537]

Problem with Florida is stupid amendments (and unprepared voters). Voted last week and it took me about 3 minutes, at least 30 seconds was cartridge initialization. We also get to vote on retention of appointed judges, which could take time, unless you pick NO.

Mel

[I still care]

Dales, the Florida touch screen goes through 11 screens for the ballot. We have 10 amendments on, and many, many candidates. I hear in Miami- Dade they have even more. For those interested in a look at the Florida Ballot, here is the sample from Pasco, where I vote.

http://www.pascovotes.com/gensamp.htm

[JavaTheHutt]

Three hours! What the heck do they have you do in Florida, vote on every letter in each candidate's name?

They said on FOX News this morning that the ballots in Flori-duh are 11 pages long. Lots of propositions and bond issues on the ballots.

I voted in Arkansas this morning, and the ballot contained one prop for repealing a tax and about 9 or 10 props for new or increased taxes.

[browardchad]

I voted mid-morning in Broward: there are 11 state constitution amendments, 13 County Charter Questions, 4 Court of Appeal Judges, 2 Fla SC Judges, 3 Circuit Judges, 1 County School Board, and only 4 actual partisan races, including governor, on the the ballot in my district -- and in some other districts, you can tack on city elections and referendums.

All the booths (10) were up and running, all the poll workers were in attendance, and in at least five of the booths, there were people standing reading the amendments from the time I walked into the room until after I voted and left.

All registered voters got a sample ballot in the mail, and should have read the amendments, made their choices and brought the sample ballot with them -- but when you insist on registering people who have minimal intelligence and reading skills (and I'm not talking about senior citizens!), the results are what I saw this morning: people standing at the machine for 45 minutes or more, then telling the poll worker they're having trouble. I pity anyone (including my better half) who has to vote on the way home from work -- plan on a late-night dinner and a foot-soak.

BTW, some of those state amendments include such momentous items as caging pigs humanely, although there are only two pig farms in the entire state! Florida doesn't know how to say no when it comes to compiling endless, confusing and in some cases downright frivolous ballot referendums and amendments. No one has really addressed that issue, and each year it gets worse.

[Wait4Truth]

Voted here in Wisconsin a couple of hours ago. There was nobody in front of me...not sure what that means. Voted straight Republican, of course!