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Wow, just wow... Post Your Election Day Experience, Nov. 4th 2008

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I've been voting for a while now, and for a couple elections I spent the day carrying around a camera and documenting the process. Regardless of this, I have to say that so far I'm impressed. I have never stood in line at all to vote at 6am when the polls open, let alone stood in line for almost 40 minutes like I did this morning.
 
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i did the same thing...i arrived at 6:20am and was the 35th person to vote at my precinct. i can definitely say that i have never gotten up earlier to go vote for one and have not had to wait in line that long to vote ever.
 

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i'm heading out from work in about an hour to vote. i'll report back on the wait time. ;P
 
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Good job on voting everyone!
 

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I was the 97th person to vote at 7:45 this morning. That's pretty decent turnout for my area.

I'm glad to see people actually getting involved this time around. In the US, we have so very little civic responsibility. The least we can do is get up off our butts and vote. It's about time the younger generation decides an election here.
 

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I'm editing the title of this a little, cause I'd would like to hear people's election experiences using this thread.

Just to add, I voted absentee, so I can't add anything. That's why I'd like to hear from others. :)
 
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Well, I am not sure what number I was, but there was only one person ahead of me at 7:45 AM today. I may have just missed the rush! :)
 
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Got up a little earlier this morning just to vote. I find a long line awaiting for me when I arrived, I'd say easliy 45 people in front of me. I waited 10 minutes and the line barely moved so I decided to try again after I get off work. I was just in awe at how many people were there that early.

The area around the voting center (neighborhood clubhouse) was in gridlock. Insane!!


EDIT: I honestly believe that we should be given the day off to go vote. If not 1/2 a day. It's an important thing as a citizen. This election alone is already one for the ages. On one hand we have the oldest person running for office, and on the other we have the first african american presidential nominee! I'm gonna go home today and watch the election unfold. We are witnessing history today.
 

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got back a little while ago - my precinct was pretty calm, only waited maybe 10 minutes max. i also did an exit poll. :D
 
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My wife gets all of today off to vote. She works at a UAW controlled manufacturing plant and it is part of their contract. She's not a Union member since she is an engineer, but the whole plant is closed regardless. Oddly it's a Japanese owned automotive company she works for, yet I'm sitting here waiting and working at the American owned insurance company I work for.
 
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I just went out at 1pm EST to a small polling station in a small town in Massachusetts, had to wait over 30 minutes, and I saw on the news that stations in Boston had over an hour wait!! I guess this is all unheard of, but this is only my second election voting so I'm certainly optimistic to hear the results. Good work on everyone, good to see people caring!!!
 
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My wife gets all of today off to vote. She works at a UAW controlled manufacturing plant and it is part of their contract. She's not a Union member since she is an engineer, but the whole plant is closed regardless. Oddly it's a Japanese owned automotive company she works for, yet I'm sitting here waiting and working at the American owned insurance company I work for.

Kind of ironic no? My room mate works for the state government, so of course he gets the whole day off to cast his vote. Needless to say I'm jealous >.<
 
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I guess that's how it is so quiet here today, but good to see everybody voting.

I just don't get how you all have to que for so long, over hear voting is usually held at a local school, and I have never had to que to vote, and the polling station is only 5-8 minutes walk away, so I know I can just wonder out after work, cast my vote and be home in 20 minutes
 
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how? they're expecting over 80% participation of registered voters locally. Normally we're under 40%.
 
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In and out in 5 minutes here. Pretty uneventful.
 
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I went when i got out of work at 4:00 i only had to wait behind 3 people so it went really quickly for me. I can't wait to see who wins
 
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I worked the booths at my school today, and I voted. I could have just cut in line, but I got to my shift early so I decided to wait in line. One of the best experiences ever, I am totally impressed by how many people are voting. I stood in line for 20 minutes and I got there early. There were times in which the line was an hour long. From teachers voting to students, to just other voters. Over all a great experience.
 
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I voted last Thursday to avoid having to stand in line for hours -- only waited about 10 minutes. The main reason I voted at all was to vote against a school bond(age) for a new football stadium. I don't think too much of politicians in general, they're all crooks and liars but I particularly don't care for either of this years' presidential candidates.
 
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Went after class around noon. In and out in just a few minutes. First time voting in California, and lemme say, there were a million more things to vote for than I had to back home in NJ. There were a bunch of positions people were running for and of course the infamous propositions. Can't wait for the first round of results :D
 
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I voted via the mail about a month ago, so I'd say that the wait was zero minutes long.

Kash, what did you think of Proposition 10? I have quite a bit invested in that company :)
 

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