POLL: How long did you have to wait in line to vote?

[AstroManLuca]

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
No wait. The whole process took about 10 minutes, and the only reason it took that long was because I voted in a bunch of judicial elections that most people would never bother with.

I have mixed feelings about voting on judicial candidates (we vote to keep or get rid of current judges). On one hand I know nothing about the judges in question and have no basis for judging their performance and think it is kind of dumb to vote on something I know nothing about. On the other hand, my guess is that the only folks who would be inspired to vote for/against the judges are folks who lost a case before a specific judge and have an axe to grind so maybe by voting yes I can keep honest judges on the bench in the face of losers out for revenge.

That's why you have to at least attempt to learn a bit about the judges before you cast your vote. My state's official website told me who would be on my ballot, and I proceeded to look up all the judicial candidates who had challengers (I didn't bother with the ones running unopposed).

Yes, in some cases it was hard to find out anything about them. In at least one case, my decision was based on the fact that one had a website and the other didn't (it's a legitimate reason; one cares enough about the electoral process to provide easy access to information, the other does not). Two of the ones running were weirdo evangelicals who would probably try to roll religion into their rulings, so I voted against them (both were challengers so their chances of success were low anyway).

Anyway, you should at least try to figure out a little bit about these candidates. I only spent about half an hour just before I went to vote looking them up. If you can't find anything about either of them, then sure, you can abstain from voting.

 

[DrPizza]

It took a minute longer, because I waited until I took pictures of my voting booth.

It's held together with bailing twine.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: ChairShotMyU
too bad we cant vote in Canada for this one election

How about we let you vote in this election if you give us BC?

 

[Harvey]

I walked in around 2 PM, local time, and there was no wait. They said there was a long line at 7 AM. I volunteered to vote again if they were disappointed with the current traffic level.

 

[Avalon]

I waited about 10 minutes in east Orlando, FL.

 

[TallBill]

No line in Naperville, IL

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
No wait. The whole process took about 10 minutes, and the only reason it took that long was because I voted in a bunch of judicial elections that most people would never bother with.

I have mixed feelings about voting on judicial candidates (we vote to keep or get rid of current judges). On one hand I know nothing about the judges in question and have no basis for judging their performance and think it is kind of dumb to vote on something I know nothing about. On the other hand, my guess is that the only folks who would be inspired to vote for/against the judges are folks who lost a case before a specific judge and have an axe to grind so maybe by voting yes I can keep honest judges on the bench in the face of losers out for revenge.

That's why you have to at least attempt to learn a bit about the judges before you cast your vote. My state's official website told me who would be on my ballot, and I proceeded to look up all the judicial candidates who had challengers (I didn't bother with the ones running unopposed).

Yes, in some cases it was hard to find out anything about them. In at least one case, my decision was based on the fact that one had a website and the other didn't (it's a legitimate reason; one cares enough about the electoral process to provide easy access to information, the other does not). Two of the ones running were weirdo evangelicals who would probably try to roll religion into their rulings, so I voted against them (both were challengers so their chances of success were low anyway).

Anyway, you should at least try to figure out a little bit about these candidates. I only spent about half an hour just before I went to vote looking them up. If you can't find anything about either of them, then sure, you can abstain from voting.

Most of those people get reelected with 99% of the vote no matter what unless they get busted running a meth lab or something. I wrote in Jessica Alba and Judge Judy for Oregon's two supreme court seats.

 

[Gooberlx2]

I voted early. Apparently, ~64% (1.73M) of registered Colorado voters voted early. 13% at early voting locations and 51% via mail-in ballot....I certainly hope the USPS was on their game this last month.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: CanOWorms
I waited about 10 seconds.

Same here, one person in front of me at the check-in table, no lines otherwise. Voted today at about 2PM Central.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca

Originally posted by: ironwing

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone
No wait. The whole process took about 10 minutes, and the only reason it took that long was because I voted in a bunch of judicial elections that most people would never bother with.

I have mixed feelings about voting on judicial candidates (we vote to keep or get rid of current judges). On one hand I know nothing about the judges in question and have no basis for judging their performance and think it is kind of dumb to vote on something I know nothing about. On the other hand, my guess is that the only folks who would be inspired to vote for/against the judges are folks who lost a case before a specific judge and have an axe to grind so maybe by voting yes I can keep honest judges on the bench in the face of losers out for revenge.

That's why you have to at least attempt to learn a bit about the judges before you cast your vote. My state's official website told me who would be on my ballot, and I proceeded to look up all the judicial candidates who had challengers (I didn't bother with the ones running unopposed).

Yes, in some cases it was hard to find out anything about them. In at least one case, my decision was based on the fact that one had a website and the other didn't (it's a legitimate reason; one cares enough about the electoral process to provide easy access to information, the other does not). Two of the ones running were weirdo evangelicals who would probably try to roll religion into their rulings, so I voted against them (both were challengers so their chances of success were low anyway).

Anyway, you should at least try to figure out a little bit about these candidates. I only spent about half an hour just before I went to vote looking them up. If you can't find anything about either of them, then sure, you can abstain from voting.

In Arizona, these aren't open elections with candidates vying for judgeships, they are basically recall elections for sitting judges. It isn't a matter of deciding if person A would make a better judge than person B but rather "should judge A be removed from the bench?" These are automatic recall elections, not petition driven. There is a voter guide put out by the lection commission which shows how judges are ranked by the attornies who appear before them so it isn't a completely blind choice, but close to it. There were twenty four judges on this year's ballot.

 

[Kadarin]

Sunnyvale, California, no line whatsoever. Went at 3:30pm.

 

[Deeko]

Not long at all. I went at 3pm though. Only 2 people ahead of me (none if I'd done a paper ballot).

 

[Rike]

Originally posted by: buck
Mailed mine in early.

Same. $0.42 well spent.

 

[Perknose]

I went mid-afternoon to avoid lines. My polling place is just down the block, I can walk there.

Voting was divided into two "districts", which was new, and I actually had to show ID, which was new, as previously the women registrars were near neighbors that I knew and who knew me.

Boo-ums. But there were only 8 folks in front of me. First time voting on the touch screen machines that I went with others to fight at the commissioner's public access meeting (no paper trail), but which the repub county commissioners were openly and obviously and even derisively in the tank for already.

Ahhhhh, politics. :heart:

 

[XZeroII]

It took me 15 minutes from the moment I left home to the moment I got back home.

 

[imported_Lothar]

Absentee Ballot.
I simply filled out the ballot, taped it and put it on our mailbox for the mailman to pick up, and he did.

Going to the polls to vote doesn't an ounce of sense make.

 

[Icepick]

I only had one person in front of me at the registration desk. Unfortunately it was a lady talking to the elderly lady behind the table about nothing. They went on and on until finally she stepped aside. After I signed my name I stepped right into the booth.

 

[badkarma1399]

Originally posted by: ChairShotMyU
too bad we cant vote in Canada for this one election

They don't let our 51st state vote yet?

 

[Squisher]

In my old city (Dearborn) at the worst of times lines were 20 people deep. In this outer burb that I've moved to, lines during the last presidential election were 200 people long.

I learned my lesson. Absentee Ballot.

 

[WraithETC]

Woodinville, Washington no wait

Go Dino! go Obama ! i'm mixing water with oil and dividing by 0!!!!!

 

[Corporate Thug]

North Hollywood, CA w/ no wait.

 

[spacejamz]

after work, my boss stopped in at his precinct (we carpool to work)...no lines....took less than 15 minutes (parked in the school parking lot and had to walk to backside of the school to get the gym since the school hallways were already locked)...we then drove over to my precinct and again no lines...my boss waited less than 5 minutes for me...this was in north dallas around 4:45 pm...

 

[Brainonska511]

Zero minutes. Mailed my absentee ballot off 2.5 weeks ago. My mom said she was in and out of the local polling place in minutes.

 

[BoomerD]

Modesto, Kahleeforneeya

Maybe 10 minutes tops. Got there about 3:30 this afternoon.

No ID check...not required...

 

[TheVrolok]

40 minutes or so. Middle of no where PA.