# How long did you have to wait to vote? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 4, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069 "2008-11-04T16:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/85e7bf/32.png) [@Velma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velma)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/1 "2008-11-04T16:31:47Z")
I went to the polls here in Michigan a little before 8, and I waited about an hour and 10 minutes. My husband just called and told me he waited about an hour and a half mid-morning, which is usually a slow time. I have never waited more than 20 minutes or so to vote, and I usually go at peak times after 5. It looks like a big turnout. How is it looking where you are? ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/2 "2008-11-04T16:35:05Z")
About twenty minutes. I went about 8:30. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/3 "2008-11-04T16:35:40Z")
As posted in another thread, 3 hours, 20 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Southpaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@Southpaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southpaw)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/4 "2008-11-04T16:46:56Z")
I waited in line for about 45 seconds. Total time to vote, including the walk to my polling place, took about 10 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/5 "2008-11-04T16:48:59Z")
I went to Town Hall at maybe 8:45, and there were three people in line. Start to finish was less than ten minutes. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/6 "2008-11-04T16:50:22Z")
I haven’t voted yet, but my neighbors said they waited for 50 minutes. They got there right when the polls opened. I might just bring a book to the polls tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/7 "2008-11-04T16:50:45Z")
Two hours. I got there at 7 when they opened and there were about a hundred people there first; I was fifteen minutes late to work. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/8 "2008-11-04T16:51:23Z")
I voted in the first week of early voting (couple weeks or so ago) here in Florida and ended up waiting an hour and a half. I’m about to head to the store, which is near my precinct polling place, so I’ll swing by and check out the lines and give a report. I’m in Hillsborough County, Florida, which contains Tampa, some unincorporated areas and a few other towns. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/9 "2008-11-04T16:52:19Z")
I took my ballot to the post office Thursday, put a 43 cent stamp on it and dropped it through a slot. Saturday, I confirmed online that it had been processed. (Of course, “processed” could mean “shredded,” but I prefer to think otherwise.) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/10 "2008-11-04T16:55:22Z")
I voted the 3rd day of early voting, 4:00 in the afternoon, and waited for all of 2 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/11 "2008-11-04T16:56:41Z")
Normally, it takes me 15 minutes to leave the house, vote and return. Today, I waited in line for 55 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/12 "2008-11-04T16:56:57Z")
One minute for the guy in front of me to get his name checked off ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/13 "2008-11-04T16:59:44Z")
A little over an hour, but that was last Sunday and it was the first day at the only Early Vote location for the county, so not too bad overall. ---
**Author:** ![Karyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/fbc32d/32.png) [@Karyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karyn)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/14 "2008-11-04T16:59:50Z")
I was the only one there. If everyone in the precinct showed up at once they might have a 10 minute wait. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/15 "2008-11-04T17:08:08Z")
I got there at about 20 minutes after the polls opened and waited about 20 minutes. I’m glad I didn’t go later. It’s pouring down rain here now. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/16 "2008-11-04T17:11:31Z")
About ten minutes after the polls had opened. **Auntie Em** and I had dropped by twice in the week for early voting, but the lines wrapped around the building, and we didn’t want to wait with an 8 month-old in tow. So, the 6:00 vote this morning worked out much better. ---
**Author:** ![tripletaker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@tripletaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripletaker)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/17 "2008-11-04T17:12:18Z")
I went at 7:45 AM and waited for 2 hours and 15 minutes in suburban Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/18 "2008-11-04T17:32:54Z")
45 minutes to get my ballot, 15 minutes to use a booth. I got there 15 minutes after the polls opened. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/19 "2008-11-04T17:34:46Z")
8 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069/20 "2008-11-04T17:35:57Z")
Went right at 7 AM in my Boston suburb and waited about 5 minutes. I was number 26 in line! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-have-to-wait-to-vote/471069.md?page=2)