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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:03 AM
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Poll question: Did you have to wait in line to vote?
For me, there was no line, but the booths were all full for just a second or two.

For those who voted today, did you have to wait in line to vote?
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:06 AM
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1. I hr 40 minutes.
Never seen a line like that before.
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BarenakedLady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:07 AM
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2. Only a couple of minutes
Still, it's the first time I had a line in this little town. :D
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vard28 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:11 AM
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3. An hour
and I've NEVER had to wait more than 3 minutes previously, and that's usually because I'm chatting with my neighbors that work the polling place.
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blueraven95 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:29 AM
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4. I haven't voted yet, but I'm expecting a line
a meeting at work this morning was significantly empty because of people who were stuck in lines and had been in them since 7:00-8:00, the meeting was at 9:30.

:hi:
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curse10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:29 AM
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5. A little over 30 minutes
Not too bad. And the weather is nice today :-)
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:35 AM
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6. Yes, about 15 minutes.
Which is the longest I ever had to wait. I live in a small town.
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Connonym Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 10:35 AM
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7. I voted and was back home within 15 minutes
Just 1 guy ahead of me.
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 11:03 AM
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8. I had to wait only ~five minutes.
Thankfully. :)
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 11:07 AM
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9. Voted early two weeks ago - I was the only one there
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deucemagnet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 11:13 AM
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10. No wait.
Three booths, paper ballots. When I voted, I sat down in the last vacant booth, so the person or persons behind me may have had a short wait.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 12:09 PM
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11. No wait, No line outside building, 6 people ahead of us, voters
continuously entering and leaving. We were # 233 & 234, about double what we were last General Election. Ve voted in Berks County, Muhlenberg Township PA at about 10:30 AM.

See ya later, making food now.

mark
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 01:13 PM
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12. I voted by absentee ballot, so no standing in line for me. n/t
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Jamastiene Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 05:34 PM
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13. Kicking.
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Ava Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 05:35 PM
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14. i'm in a small town and i went to vote at around 10:30 or so
so there were very few people there. i didn't have to wait in line. had i gone first thing in the morning, at lunch, or at 5 i would've had to wait in line. my stepdad called and said that he had to wait in line to vote this morning.. he went before work.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 05:37 PM
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15. Early voted, 1 1/2 hours or so.
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lizerdbits Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 05:38 PM
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16. About 5 minutes
I went to work too early to do it in the morning so went about 4:30 when most people are at work, so that may have had something to do with it. In past years it's been up to 30 minutes when going before work.
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 05:39 PM
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17. I waited for an hour and a half
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 05:43 PM by GoPsUx
My ward and precinct in Missouri was one where the books were swapped (as reported on cnn)
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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-04-08 05:40 PM
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18. No line at all.
I vote absentee, but I spilled something on my ballot, so I took it in to my precinct, surrendered it, and voted in person. No line at all this morning.
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