Early Voters Post how long you stood in line

[WI_DEM]

and be proud that you did it! Me, 2 hours and 15 minutes, Madison, WI.

[Erin Elizabeth]

1. Husband and I voted last Saturday (a week and two days ago)

and it took about 15 minutes, but we got there at 6:50 am, ten minutes before the polls opened. We were about the 30th people in line.

[torbird]

18. 20 minutes. Chicago, IL

It was busy, packed, confusing. It still only took 20 minutes. I would guess there were 30-40 people there ahead of us, for 10 Sequoia touchscreen machines. By the time we left, there were probably 40-60 people in line.

[CitizenPatriot]

2. 3 hours -- SE GA

[tekisui]

3. 10 minutes.

I was the 25 person to vote at my polling place.

[eyesroll]

4. In and out, a few weeks ago at 11:00 a.m. in Milwaukee.

:hi:

[NatBurner]

5. 15 minutes

in houston texas

[PermanentRevolution]

6. 2 hours - Miami, FL

[mohc]

7. 2:10, Palm Beach County Florida.

[nutshell2002]

8. 90 mins Ft. Lauderdale last Wed

Worked the polls at same site yesterday---5 hr wait all day

[Ozma]

27. Why is FLorida so backward and slow??? Is it because of

the Republicans running the state?

[buzzycrumbhunger]

32. Zero wait on the left coast of FL

Voted on 10/27 and there was NO line. Of course, this little burg is retiree heaven and they probably don't consider it a Democratic stronghold. It was my daughter's first time and the old ladies were so excited about it (she was mortified--I thought it was cute).

[rucky]

28. 90 Minutes would actually be kinda fun.

shoot the shit with your neighbors in line and whatnot. any more than that is pretty long, though. I couldn't imagine 5 hours.

[Lex]

9. 5 minutes. Durham NC.

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. About 15 minutes, and I sat

Lincoln Park Library, Chicago, about a week and a half ago.

[hisownpetard]

11. My son voted yesterday in L.A. county at the ONE polling place that was open, in Norfolk.

Besides the hour in traveling time, he stood in line for 6 hours
before casting his vote for President Obama.

[renate]

34. wow... good for him! I'm sorry it was so difficult for him to do it

But what a good citizen! :patriot:

[hisownpetard]

39. Thank you! His one day off, and it took the whole day. But he said it was well worth it, and he

had some great discussions with other people standing and waiting in line, as well.

It was morally invigorating!

[IndianaJones]

12. Lake County IN, 3 hours on Saturday. nt.

[PBS Poll-435]

13. 2 minutes - Suburban Dallas

[Monty__]

14. No line

10 days ago in Chicago

[Two Sheds]

15. Just under two hours in New Orleans a week and a half ago

nm

[CrownPrinceBandar]

16. 15 minutes.......

and I met some nice folks.

[kick-ass-bob]

17. 10-15 minutes.

Did it Wednesday night just passed, about 5:30 PM.

[gabby garcia]

19. 15 minutes - Round Rock, Texas

[Jersey Devil]

20. Not me, but relatives in Marietta GA - 5 hrs (nt)

[demo dutch]

21. 1 hour and 30 minutes in Boca Raton, FL. Are y'all noticing a pattern here?

[Torgo Johnson]

22. 70 Minutes - Lorain Ohio

[teenagebambam]

23. One hour fifteen

in Jacksonville, FL. Yesterday.

[ComtesseDeSpair]

24. 10 minutes, Chicago

[TexasLady]

25. 10 minutes. Belton, Tx

but there WAS a line of about ten people in front of me. There never used to be a line at ALL here.

[rucky]

26. 20 minutes

but it was also the last day to register, so the line was "extra long".

[Ozma]

29. Long time, slowdowns in FL OH, GA IN.... I wonder why!!!!!

Could it be that those states are Republican strongholds????

Ohio should have fixed itself by now...but I guess there is Rethuglican foot-dragging in some areas

[gmoney]

30. 5 minutes, October 5, Dayton OH (n/t)

[mnhtnbb]

31. No line, second day of early voting Chapel Hill, NC (it was early & raining)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

33. There is a 3-minute maximum line at my municipality in southern Maine.

Most people have no waiting at all--the system is effective and we vote by coloring in bubbles; the only machinery involved is that that scans the bubbles (and leaves a paper trail!) The physical ballots are also kept and, in some instances, hand-counted to double-check.

I feel for the rest of the country.

[DevonRex]

35. There was NO line at all when my sons voted. They were in and out

in 10 minutes. My husband and I used mail-in ballots but we dropped them off instead of mailing them.

[RockaFowler]

36. 1 hour wait in Port St Lucie, FL

It felt great, though. Hubby and I had a blast.

He kept saying to everyone "Palinized". Everyone was laughing at him. I think they have all been to palinaspresident

[renate]

37. I sat on the couch, wrapped in a fuzzy blanket, drinking a glass of wine

I love voting by mail! Anything else seems like the poll tax that Rachel was talking about last night.

Plus, with the voters' pamphlet, you can really take your time making decisions about the ballot initiatives.

[FloridaGrl]

38. 2 hours in FL

[RexDart]

40. 20 minutes from the time I left my cube to the return.

The county election office is 3 floors below me, plus I didn't need to stand and read the ballot.

There were 10 people in line, but everytime I looked, it was never the same 10. I'd call it smoothly runiing chaos.

[RoadRage]

41. 1 Hour - Omaha, NE

But, there is only one location for early voting in Douglas County - the Election Commission office. The lines have been between 1 - 2 hours for the past 2 weeks... lots of excitement!

[fifthoffive]

42. Zero wait in East Tennessee

Hope that means the Republicans are staying home in droves.

[greguganus]

43. The first time I voted, it took 20 minutes. I hope tomorrow is faster. n/t

[Dem_4_Life]

44. 10 minutes, San Antonio, TX

I think it is because we have so many polling places. Years ago we didn't used to have as many polling places open and I remember voting for Kerry in 2004 and waiting for at least an hour.

:hi:

[PinkSunset]

45. Only 25 minutes in Jacksonville, FL with my excited 7 year old (nt)

nt

[onenote]

46. 20 minutes

And I didn't have to stand. In Northern VA, you can vote absentee by going to a specified location, filling out a form and the you get to sit a waiting room while they check your registration and then call you up by number to vote.

I got in and out pretty quickly, but I've heard that some people had to wait over an hour. Still much better than what I've read about in some places.

[Carolina]

47. EIGHT (8) hours on Saturday but

the crowd was great ... shared food, water, stadium chairs, good humor, encouragement and great political talk!

Well worth every minute. Technically, here in SC, it was absentee voting for those whose work or other obligations would make voting on Tuesday difficult if not impossible (e.g. guy next to me was a long distance truck driver!). But it was tantamount to early voting.

I HAVE to work tomorrow but at 4:30 will do what I can to make sure others get to the polls (in line) by 7:00 to cast this historic, important point.

Guess what y'all? SC may just be in play! Can I get an AMEN, sister?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hawkeye-X]

48. October 20th, and only 5 minutes.

[IndependentDem]

49. Oct. 24th- no line in Bakersfield CA. nt

[acmavm]

50. 2 hrs 45 min

[youthere]

51. Zero. Walked in, got my ballot and filled it out.