# How long did it take you to vote today? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-vote-today/272589 "2004-11-02T19:03:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-vote-today/272589/41 "2004-11-03T02:23:58Z")
…Ohhh, btw it’s still punch card voting in my neck of the woods. I checked my ballot card for hangers and preggos, heh. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-vote-today/272589/42 "2004-11-03T02:31:32Z")
About 35 minutes I guess. I went at 0600 as soon as the polls opened and had to wait a bit. Always have to show ID, then sign the book. Into the booth to punch buttons next to flashing lights-that only took a minute. Collect my sticker from a lady who works at the same hospital I do and then back home to sleep. Because I work at night. And now it looks like the marriage amendment is passing 2 to 1. Crap. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-vote-today/272589/43 "2004-11-03T02:34:27Z")
9 minutes from the time I stepped out of the car until I got back in. That included time to chat with the precinct workers. I think one of the reasons for the speed is that we still use punch ballots which I hope we keep. The workers were very professional and everything went smoothly. ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2004, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-vote-today/272589/44 "2004-11-03T09:42:45Z")
Less than 5 minutes, but they invited my wife and I to stay around. Said they were going to pop some popcorn. Since I’d already voted, it wasn’t an attempt to buy my vote. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-you-to-vote-today/272589.md?page=2)