Had to turn my ballot in as a provisional ballot today, machine was broke.

[newportdadde]

Wasn't able to insert my ink ballot into the machine because it was awaiting repairs. They asked me to insert it the provision ballot area under the machine.

Also turnout was low low low this morning, looked as low as the August primary. Same time 2 years ago there was a 20 foot line out the door.

[DeeDeeNY]

1. Awaiting repairs? On Election Day?

This is the one day a year that it is of urgency that the machines are working. Sounds a little strange.
Don't know what to make of low turnout, but I hope it's because
Repubs are staying home.

[newportdadde]

3. It sounded as if it had broken that morning.

Not sure what happened but I wasn't singled out they all were going in there and the staff was trying to work out service on the machine.

As far as turn out this is a Red Suburb of KC so hopefully thats not a bad thing.

[nickinSTL]

2. Not the same experience I had at all in MO

We did have 3 of 6 touchscreens down, but the optical scan reader was working, there was a good sized line, but not a bad wait.
When there are just local elections, I just walk right in the door, for this we had to wait about 10-15 minutes with a line not as long as the 2004 Presidential election, but still WAY longer than April/August elections. I can't remember what the line was like in the 2002 midterm.

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I just heard from some of my coworkers who voted later...and they had lines waiting for their touchscreens, and shorter lines for the optical scan booths. Sounds like decent turnout for a midterm :shrug:

[Jacklyn75]

4. I live north of the river in kc and voting has been very heavy so far!

I hope it continues that way. I'm taking some people to vote later and we are expecting a line.

[hamerfan]

5. This morning in Gladstone

at the public library, one (or more) optical scan reader machines would take a ballot, click the counter, then spit the ballot back out. After reinserting the ballot a second or third time it would finally accept it for good, but each time counting a ballot entered, even if it spit it back out. (This is a second-hand story told to me by a doctor I trust who voted there and had it happen to him).
dumpbush