Voted!

[lwinling]

My precinct in Evanston was horribly organized. I got to the polling site at about 5:45 am for a 6am opening and was ~20th in line. Doors didn’t open until about 6:20, then I didn’t vote until 7am because there was a problem with my precinct’s voting room.  It made me pine for the quiet competence annually exhibited at the Bach School in Ann Arbor

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[statlernerd]

i was able to walk in and vote right away without any line in portage around 10:30. twas nice and pleasant.

[minouette]

Out of curiosity at the byzantine voting practices of our neighbours to the south, what exactly can be wrong with a voting room? Also, how many people in your precinct can vote at a time? And- if you happen to know- how many people are there in a precinct anyway?

Answer to all:

[lwinling]

It depends

Re: Answer to all:

[prosperous_fox]

That's interesting. 85% would be impressive.
I assure you that the myopic, humourless, obsessive compulsive person checking ID has been common to all elections and referendums in which I have participated too and not an American 'innovation'. ;) I cannot tell you how many times I have had to spell my name to someone holding my photo ID.

I cannot imagine using a machine to vote, but we only vote for one position at a time in this country - or once in a blue moon there might be a referendum combined with an election, but then there are two separate ballots. So we get a paper ballot with a list of names and party affiliations- and a pencil. That's it.

I wouldn't trust anything which does not leave a paper trail.

Re: Answer to all:

[minouette]

er... that was me (not my alter ego)