Has anyone here voted in person in Cleveland (Cuyahoga)

[Tribetime]

Was wanting to go this week wanting to know what kind of wait times to expect. I want to go now in case for some reasons I can't on Nov 3rd. You never know with covid and I'm voting like your life depends on it.

[Chili]

1. I'm still waiting for my ballot

"Your ballot will be placed in the mail by: 10/12/2020"

'Course, yesterday was a holiday

Most everyone I know is voting absentee.

Yes, I'm starting to get nervous.

[Tribetime]

2. Yes that's the reason I want to in person

[Chili]

3. wish I could

Too high-risk, can't stand for more than 5 minutes at a time - bad back. And OLD.

[Demsrule86]

5. They allow handicapped people to go in side and sit down and wait in Cleveland...hubs was taken

inside and of course I went with him.

[Chili]

9. thank you

I'm kinda in the middle... not handicapped, but low in energy - anemic right now, so I get out of breath easily. Just a mess right now! But I don't even use a cane, so not sure they would let me.

But... if that ballot doesn't come soon, I may have to risk it.

[LisaL]

12. The ballot was presumably mailed today.

So it will hopefully arrive by the end of the week.

[Demsrule86]

6. If you applied for a ballot they can cancel the ballot and make a new one for you. I had my

ballot but I cancelled it and voted in person.

[Demsrule86]

7. You can still vote in person even if you asked for a ballot in early voting.

[Chili]

11. ah...

There's still time, not panicking yet, just really annoyed.

But good to know there's a Plan B.

[Demsrule86]

25. Just do it during early voting if you need to. On election day, you have to a provisional ballot.

[Chili]

27. oh I definitely won't wait that long - thank you!

If I don't have it by next Tues, I'll take Wed off and just do it.

[LisaL]

8. Which means it probably was mailed today.

So it might take several more days to arrive.

[Chili]

13. Yep, I'm hoping.

The minute I get it, it's downtown for me to drop it in the ballot box!

[Chili]

20. I work from home...

... so I'm lucky, I'm watching every day for my very cool mailman!

[Demsrule86]

4. I voted in Cleveland but hubs had spinal surgery so took his walker because you can expect to wait

and hour and a half or two hours. Standing can still be tough. So he was pulled out of line and we were allowed to sit down and vote inside...took a half an hour...may be more crowded on the weekend. I would get their early. Bring a chair, water and snacks. Also we had to wait until someone left to park.

[Tribetime]

10. Ok thank you👍

[Demsrule86]

23. Good luck!

[Chili]

14. It can be a mess down there

So glad your hub could rest. That is rough. The last time I stood in a line for 2 hours was for the game 7 watch party at the Q in 2016. I had just gotten out of the hospital, very weak, but I did it, dammit!

[Tribetime]

15. Some things are once in a lifetime 👍

[Chili]

17. oh yeah!!!!!

I had a cool playoff package, every playoff game (season ticket holder). Then suddenly got sick in the 1st quarter of game 1 of Conf Finals against Toronto. Hospital - missed games 2 & 5, then games 3 & 4 against that team. Watched it all in ICU, then rehab. But I was out in time to go to game 6!

It was magic!

But another great night - Ring night! With the Tribe in game 1 of the World Series right next door - what a night!

[Demsrule86]

22. Very impressive and yes that was so great...I love Lebron no matter what else ever happens.

I would love to see him run against Portman.

[Demsrule86]

24. Good for you! My daughter was ill so I could not get tickets but I watched every minute

covering my eyes sometimes!

[Doremus]

16. Not Cleveland but I babysat my grandkids today so my kids and their wives/husbands

could go vote in Summit Co (Akron).

It was a long line but it moved quickly. The whole process took about 2 hrs from beginning to end.

Interestingly, she said most of the people requested Dem ballots. Keep it up, Dems!

Hubby and I will be trekking to Cuyahoga County Board of Elections in the next few days to do our duty. I look forward to casting my vote for the blue ticket up and down the ballot. Hoping the wait time isn't any longer than Summit but it doesn't matter one whit as I will stay there as long as required. Good luck!

[Chili]

18. and good luck to you!

Hope you have an easy time and don't have to wait too long... !

[Tribetime]

19. This is the first time in my life I wanted to make sure my vote was in in case I couldn't vote

It matters that much to me that if I die before election at least I cast a vote against Trump

[LisaL]

21. In general election, everybody is given the same ballot.

It's the primary where people can request a democratic or a republican ballot, not general election.

[Doremus]

26. Yes, that's right.

I asked DD about the conversation she had with the poll worker (watcher?) and she was referring to the primary. She told her that most of the early voters seem to be (D), yay. All I know is that everyone felt like a heavy load was lifted from their shoulders once they put their ballot in the tabulator, lol. And they shared their selfie outside the polling place with me that included my 2 kids, their spouses and 2 step grandkids who both voted in their first election this year as 18 year olds.