View Poll Results: How long did it take you to vote today?
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Less than 10 minutes
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26 |
52.00% |
10 - 30 minutes
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10 |
20.00% |
30 minutes - 1 hour
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6 |
12.00% |
1 - 2 hours
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4 |
8.00% |
More than 2 hours
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4 |
8.00% |
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11-04-2008, 11:27 AM
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#1
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Raised by a cup of coffee
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,494
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Height: 5'8"
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How long did it take you to vote today?
I voted this morning. In and out in 5 minutes!
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11-04-2008, 11:31 AM
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#2
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Bat Country
Posts: 6,915
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I voted 2 weeks ago. I stood in line for 30 minutes. I'm so glad you had such a quick experience, mod. I'm thrilled to see so many people excited and passionate about the election.
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11-04-2008, 11:35 AM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: nyc
Posts: 154
S/C/G: 240/ticker/140
Height: 5'4"
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In Brooklyn NYC it took me a little more than an hour and a half. I thought I was being clever by getting there at 6 AM when the polls opened. Turns out everyone was there at the same time lined up already!
Like many polling places, it was in a school gymnasium. The kids have the day off from school, but some clever class decided to have a bake sale. They had two tables of coffee, muffins, breads...one for the outside line, one for the inside. Ohhh....I wanted a chocolate chip muffin or a butter laden piece of pumpkin bread. But I was good. I did my civic duty and went home.
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11-04-2008, 11:35 AM
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#4
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Let's do this!
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: 3rd cornfield on the left.
Posts: 3,757
S/C/G: 210/149/140
Height: 5'6.5
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Early voted 2 weeks ago. Took less than 10 minutes. But then I had to wait for DH who took his sweet time.
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11-04-2008, 11:37 AM
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#5
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Back on the wagon
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Kettering, Ohio
Posts: 493
S/C/G: 205/162/125
Height: 5'1"
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i was in and out in less than 20 minutes. wish i hadn't gotten up so #*!&@# early because i thought it would take hours and I'd be late for work...
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11-04-2008, 11:54 AM
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#6
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Workin' It
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Wherever I go, there I am...
Posts: 7,841
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I voted last Wednesday, 3.5 hours. In 31-35 degrees, 85% of the time was outside. But it was worth it!
Last edited by Shannon in ATL; 11-04-2008 at 11:55 AM.
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11-04-2008, 12:07 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Chicagoland Suburbs, Illinois
Posts: 145
S/C/G: 150/147/120
Height: 5'5"
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I voted last week and it took me 45 minutes. It was a total madhouse though! Thank goodness that I was in the line for Chicago suburbs because the line for the city of Chicago stretched around the entire building.
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11-04-2008, 12:09 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 10,823
S/C/G: 173/in progress/140ish
Height: 5'8"
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I actually voted a week or so ago. I'm a permanent absentee voter. It's so nice to sit down in the living room with all the election pamphlets and my ballot and leisurely read the pros and cons on all the measures and make informed decisions. I used to try to do this and bring along a list of what I wanted to vote for but was always surprised when I got to the polls with some office for which I didn't realize I was to vote for. This is much easier!
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11-04-2008, 12:11 PM
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#9
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Deep South
Posts: 4,445
S/C/G: 237/165.8/130
Height: 5'4"
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I voted on Friday and it took me a little less than 2 hours. The line was way long, but it moved really fast and I had fun chatting with others in line while I was waiting.
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11-04-2008, 12:14 PM
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#10
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Just Me
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 14,707
S/C/G: 364/--/182
Height: 5'6"
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No early voting here in MD and you have to state that you can't vote on voting day in order to get an absentee ballot. I could've lied but I figured I'd vote today.
I went this morning, lines were huge so I left with the thought I'd come back later. My husband went a couple hours later, the lines were even longer. He plans to try to come back later.
It is good to see long lines of people wanting to vote but it'd seem like they would add more polling places for elections where they expect large numbers.
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11-04-2008, 12:21 PM
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#11
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Michigan
Posts: 2,102
S/C/G: 202/144/Lean/Fit
Height: 5'2
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Early voted on Saturday - 4 hours!!
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11-04-2008, 12:23 PM
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#12
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Hug a Tree!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Midwest
Posts: 1,302
Height: 4'9"
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I only had to wait in line about 5 minutes. My husband went at 6:30am since he had to go to work. It took him about 30 minutes which he thought was a long wait.
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11-04-2008, 12:35 PM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,102
S/C/G: 229/220/170
Height: 6'0'
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early voting two weeks ago--5 minutes!
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11-04-2008, 12:39 PM
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#14
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Raised by a cup of coffee
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 2,494
S/C/G: 220.4/162
Height: 5'8"
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I think early voting is different. We don't have early voting in RI. But from what I have heard, in some states that allow it each city or county, etc will only have 1 early voting polling place. Which is totally different from Election Day because those cities will have multiple polling places.
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11-04-2008, 01:22 PM
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#15
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: The Deep South
Posts: 4,445
S/C/G: 237/165.8/130
Height: 5'4"
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Yeah, the way early voting worked here is that there were maybe a dozen locations in the county where you could early vote on the week before. Now, on election day, there are several hundred in the county.
As far as capacity, I don't really think anyone expected such a large turnout. By the time they figured out that it was going to be this huge, it was too late to get all the security, electronics, etc. in place to add more polling locations - not to mention redividing the existing locations and letting people know that their voting location had changed.
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