So ... how was your voting experience ...
I'm gonna leave this open to all you political types who get out and vote today. I'm interested in everyone's experience -- were there long lines? how was the crowd? did people seem prepared or agitated? what's the mood like? etc. feel free to talk about your experience in the comments.
For me (I can't speak for InterD, but he's likely to have a similar story) the wait was noticeably longer. We got separated at check-in since we have different last names. The line for "R" was way shorter than the line for "H" -- who knew. After checking in we had to get in another line to pick up our ballot. That line was crazy long and snaked all throughout the room we were voting in. We got there at 8:20 and I left (Roddy was done before me and went home since he is sick today) at 9:30. That's a fairly long time for DC. It was, to me, chaotic when we first arrived. The volunteers seemed a little flustered and the check-in signs weren't clear. But once I got into the ballot pick up line, everything flowed well, just slowly. Enthusiasm seemed high and I witnessed no one getting impatient or terribly agitated.
As I was rolling into work, I passed another precinct whose line ran all the way down M Street and turned the corner on 16th. I think it's a good sign that lines are so long in DC. I mean, technically, our votes are more symbolic than anything else, but the fact that people feel strongly enough about it to stand in slow moving, long lines, especially busy "gotta get to my job" DCers, that's saying something.
It was not like this in '04. I remember.
So happy voting and feel free to drop your comments here :)
For me (I can't speak for InterD, but he's likely to have a similar story) the wait was noticeably longer. We got separated at check-in since we have different last names. The line for "R" was way shorter than the line for "H" -- who knew. After checking in we had to get in another line to pick up our ballot. That line was crazy long and snaked all throughout the room we were voting in. We got there at 8:20 and I left (Roddy was done before me and went home since he is sick today) at 9:30. That's a fairly long time for DC. It was, to me, chaotic when we first arrived. The volunteers seemed a little flustered and the check-in signs weren't clear. But once I got into the ballot pick up line, everything flowed well, just slowly. Enthusiasm seemed high and I witnessed no one getting impatient or terribly agitated.
As I was rolling into work, I passed another precinct whose line ran all the way down M Street and turned the corner on 16th. I think it's a good sign that lines are so long in DC. I mean, technically, our votes are more symbolic than anything else, but the fact that people feel strongly enough about it to stand in slow moving, long lines, especially busy "gotta get to my job" DCers, that's saying something.
It was not like this in '04. I remember.
So happy voting and feel free to drop your comments here :)