I voted!

[bluesilverkdg]

Just got back from the polls a while ago. There was a small line and a wait, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I'd taken a bottle of water and a paperback book. There were people there with lawn chairs, but none of the above was necessary. (Well, I was glad I had the bottle of water, but the people in the line just chatted and socialized for a while, so the book was unopened.)

I tried to do the whole walking to the polls thing, but about halfway in, I realized it was futile. The roads around here are not very conducive to walking and there's a one-lane tunnel that is dangerous for cars to get through. Going through it on foot would've been a deathwish. So I turned around (but still got in some exercise) and got the car. I'd meant to try and be there at 8, but it was actually after 9, due to the delay. Still, I was home before 10, so not bad a'tall.

Whether you voted early or today, what was your experience like? Long lines? Rude people? Or easy in and out and a sense of community? And were there any problems with the voting equipment? Everything seemed to be running smoothly out here, all was calm, and I didn't see evidence of any issues, but it's still very early in the day.

Well, now I'm at a loss. I ate a light breakfast at 6 am, and I'm kinda hungry, but if I eat lunch now I'll be starving at 3:00. Brunch, perhaps?

(Yes, my music is intentional.)

Edit: I forgot to mention that last night I kept dreaming that my house was turned on its side. As in, literally, the walls were the floor and ceiling and the floor and ceiling were the walls. Prophetic/symbolic or just weird?

Comments

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

That's weird about the voting machines. I'm glad the problem was resolved (hopefully.) Did you see that yours was accurate? We could go back and review ours, which I did twice, just to make sure it was OK. I did notice a lot of registered Dems on the list, when they were checking me off, which kind of surprised me (TN, WV...neither are exactly known as blue states.)

I waited in line maybe 20ish minutes I guess? It took longer to actually get in the door and get signed up than to stand in the line to vote.

[nessachan.livejournal.com]

Well, I work in the actual office with the actual machines, so thought I don't trust them, I do feel confident that this problem is (mostly) resolved. Anyway, it seems that some people had fingers or fingernails that were hitting the screen in more than one place and causing the vote to be misread. It happened in various counties in WV, and made me really angry, but the good news is it looks like we may be going back to paper ballots eventually (though not soon enough!)

Anywhoo, I did check that my vote for Obama was recorded correctly, about 5 times! Haha, though I don't trust the "paper trail" of those machines either, it did APPEAR to be correct. :)

[nonspecific.livejournal.com]

Hahaha have to steal that icon! Will credit! :D

[nessachan.livejournal.com]

Haha, thanks, go ahead. Kureaaleblanc made it.

[theldara.livejournal.com]

They actually showed Dem or Repub? I didn't ever recall registering one way or the other (though I did vote in a Dem primary in 2004). No one that I recall has ever asked what party affilation I had at the polls and I never get propoganda in the mail from either party. I figured if anything I was registered independant, but thought maybe TN didn't keep track either way.

[bluesilverkdg.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'd never noticed before, but it did. They had me registered as a Dem, which I did not ever remember specifying either (maybe because I also voted in a Democratic primary?) I have also not gotten anything about it, via mail or phone or whatever. But when I was in the line to actually go vote, and they were checking my address and all, I noticed the sheet had names on it with party affiliation next to them. I didn't care that much, but it could be fodder for nosy people, I suppose. But I think everyone I saw who'd voted on the "G" sheet was registered as a Dem.

Wow, did you read the original reply before I edited? I think I must have been sniffing something when I wrote it. Geez, typos much?

[theldara.livejournal.com]

Nah, I'm reading on the page right now. Email's spotty at best during the day here @ work.

I wish I'd looked now. They checked our ID, verified our address on computer, verified our address on the printout, and we read and signed it. I didn't see anything about party, but mostly I was double checking name/address. I think Dave didn't see anything about party on his either.

Now I really wonder how I'm registered! It better be as independent.

[nonspecific.livejournal.com]

Mine said Democrat too. I'm registered as one.

[revmary.livejournal.com]

WV will not go to Obama by tonight! SOuthern WV is all McCain country.

WV was a blue state until 2000!!!! Unfortunately, GW turned them...I don't know why the heck that they didn't vote GORE in 2000. I still voted in WV in 2000, absentee and voted for Gore!!!!!

in 2004, KERRY!!!