Absentee ballot!!!
How long did it take you to vote?
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Arrived at voting place at 10:45. Sat down with my ballot at 10:46. Walked out at 10:52.
Or so. Didn't take long and luckily didn't have to wait in line.
Or so. Didn't take long and luckily didn't have to wait in line.
About 15 minutes.
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The UAW members get Election Day off, so they had all day to vote.
Walked in at 8:50.
No line.
Walked out six minutes later.
No line.
Walked out six minutes later.
Went to vote today and no one was there.
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It must be an indication/byproduct of the seniors voting. ..or rather ..substantially more voters being seniors than in past elections. This has been the shortest voting experience that I've ever had. I've never had to wait in lines long ..maybe 30 minutes ..but the polls were always very active. People looking for parking ..etc. About an hour before all was said and done. This time, it was literally ..maybe 5 minutes from when I hit the room until I walked out. The lady found my name in the book ..I signed ..got my ticket, handed it to the guy sitting outside my booth ..took my time figuring which buttons to push...done.
I'm surprised at this given the increase in turn out.
I'm surprised at this given the increase in turn out.
Originally Posted By: lpcmidst128
Originally Posted By: SuperEd73
I walked in my usual polling location at 7:50am in NY. There was nobody inline in front of me. Signed in and walked stright into the booth. Was out by 7:55am. By the way, Long Island, NY still has the old mechanical voting machines. Looks like I'm voting in an antique machine but it still works
Is that the kind where you punch the holes on the card? We used to have that kind, now it is the marker pen. The electronic ballots haven't really caught on yet, they had one machine at the polling place last time.
I walked in just before the evening rush ~5pm, in and out in about 5 minutes. No line but shortly after I was done there was a small line, a lot of people go after work.
I was telling oilBabe that I missed the punch card ballots, putting the card in the placeholder, and using the book and stylus. There was something I found satisfying about punching my ballot and then following the directions and checking for "hanging chad" (Although they didn't call it that, they said check to make sure there was no debris left on the card, or something like that.)
Just using a marker and filling in a bubble sheet isn't as satisfying. It doesn't really seem like voting. Yet I know it is.
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Originally Posted By: SuperEd73
I walked in my usual polling location at 7:50am in NY. There was nobody inline in front of me. Signed in and walked stright into the booth. Was out by 7:55am. By the way, Long Island, NY still has the old mechanical voting machines. Looks like I'm voting in an antique machine but it still works
Is that the kind where you punch the holes on the card? We used to have that kind, now it is the marker pen. The electronic ballots haven't really caught on yet, they had one machine at the polling place last time.
I walked in just before the evening rush ~5pm, in and out in about 5 minutes. No line but shortly after I was done there was a small line, a lot of people go after work.
I was telling oilBabe that I missed the punch card ballots, putting the card in the placeholder, and using the book and stylus. There was something I found satisfying about punching my ballot and then following the directions and checking for "hanging chad" (Although they didn't call it that, they said check to make sure there was no debris left on the card, or something like that.)
Just using a marker and filling in a bubble sheet isn't as satisfying. It doesn't really seem like voting. Yet I know it is.
FWIW
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When my parents voted back in the 60's ..a ballot was about the size of a road map ..but thicker. My cousin, a fireman (now chief), cranked the handle on the ballot box. It had a counter on it. The ritual really had some substance to it. Kinda like a rotary slot machine.
I know the reason here that the wait was so short was the implementing of early voting. Most people I know voted some time in the past two weeks. Hence very short lines election day. I like the idea, and truth be told the only reason I didn't vote earlier was because the lines were longer then than they were on election day.
Last election day four years ago the line was stretched out in my district a half a mile all day long. They actually closed the school we were using that day in order to accomodate the voters. Some people were waiting up to four hours to get their vote. Finally at about nine pm (polls closed at 7:30) the volunteers came and stood at the back of the line to make sure nobody else was trying to jump in. Last vote was processed at about midnight. This was the situation everybody was trying to avoid this year, and it worked well IMO. The plus side too is that in early vote you can go anywhere in your county to vote, instead of being forced to go to your designated precinct.
Last election day four years ago the line was stretched out in my district a half a mile all day long. They actually closed the school we were using that day in order to accomodate the voters. Some people were waiting up to four hours to get their vote. Finally at about nine pm (polls closed at 7:30) the volunteers came and stood at the back of the line to make sure nobody else was trying to jump in. Last vote was processed at about midnight. This was the situation everybody was trying to avoid this year, and it worked well IMO. The plus side too is that in early vote you can go anywhere in your county to vote, instead of being forced to go to your designated precinct.
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That works for you, but PA doesn't allow early voting. I was really figuring that there was some new trick that I had missed out on ..but it appears not. I'm often behind the curve on a few things
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Early Voting in PENNSYLVANIA
Early voting in person - It is not permitted in this state to vote in person before Election Day.
By mail - A registered voter may vote early by mail if he meets one of several qualifications, among which are that his work will cause him to be absent from his municipality of residence on Election Day, he is in the military, or he is ill or physically disabled. April 15 for the Primary or October 28 for the General Election. An application for absentee ballot is available at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting
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Early Voting in PENNSYLVANIA
Early voting in person - It is not permitted in this state to vote in person before Election Day.
By mail - A registered voter may vote early by mail if he meets one of several qualifications, among which are that his work will cause him to be absent from his municipality of residence on Election Day, he is in the military, or he is ill or physically disabled. April 15 for the Primary or October 28 for the General Election. An application for absentee ballot is available at http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting
Originally Posted By: Pablo
I dropped my ballot at the PO on Friday. Voted intelligently and properly in the comfort of my home.
Too easy.
Same here.
I dropped my ballot at the PO on Friday. Voted intelligently and properly in the comfort of my home.
Too easy.
Same here.
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Originally Posted By: tpitcher
In and out in 10 minutes for me.
That's no way to talk on this forum. There are children reading this.
In and out in 10 minutes for me.
That's no way to talk on this forum. There are children reading this.
I got to the polling place at 3:40 P.M., two people in front of me, I was in and out in about ten minutes, voter #746. One of the joys of country living!
Headlines aside, voter turn out was not up much (if any) at all.
got to the polls at 6:00PM and was out of there by 6:15PM. I figured everyone would stand in line all morning and only a few working folk would be there after work. Once again I was right.
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Originally Posted By: Pablo
Headlines aside, voter turn out was not up much (if any) at all.
There appears to be a debate on how the % is calculated ..but the gross numbers appear to be about the same as last election.
90% of stats can be made up on the spot ..50% of the time
Headlines aside, voter turn out was not up much (if any) at all.
There appears to be a debate on how the % is calculated ..but the gross numbers appear to be about the same as last election.
90% of stats can be made up on the spot ..50% of the time
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