I’m in Malden, and despite never having waited more than five minutes before, I waited nearly an hour today, even being there right at 7:00a. Of course, we have some relatively controversial ballot questions this year, but there’s nothing going on in the local races that would explain the Lynn/Malden difference. Hell, every position after State Rep was unopposed.
It took me only 2 minutes to vote at 8:00 am, but I was number 105 at my poll. Also, RI is not exactly a nail biter. My fiancee just reported an hour long wait in State College, PA.
Here is an odd and unexpected bit from CNN: Rove predicts Obama landslide
Are there any threads on the expected Balance of the Senate after tonight? I haven’t seen a good resource yet for this.
OMG! Look what I did – me, voting for Barack Obama and Joe Biden for President and Vice President of the United States! As they say, great minds. . . 
Woo HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Phl, Shayna…you two are creepy. 
Schenectady County NY. Taught my 8:00 class this morning and then biked over to the polling place; I was voter #153 from my district at around 9:30 AM. They said they’d been getting quite good turnout from my district, but there was only a one-person line.
Never voted for judges before. Seems weird.
Zounds!! :eek: Alan Keyes, that embarrassment to humanity, is on the presidential ballot? I didn’t see that at my polling place this morning.
Please, if just one of you Obama voters is wavering about not going to vote, or thinking it won’t matter, please do so on my behalf, a concerned european who wants a slightly more sane person in charge of one of the worlds most important countries, rather than than McCain, or what my most current fear is, Palin.
I’m done. Not too much trouble. We had a short line, but got through the process in about 10-15 minutes. A poll worker asked me if I wanted to try an electronic machine. I was wary at first (so were others), but it turned out to just be an automatic ballot marker. You slide in the card, you touchscreen the votes, it fills out the card and gives it back to you. The poll worker was working hard trying to explain that it wouldn’t steal their votes.
In case anybody is curious, I vote for Barack Obama. I also voted for Al Franken just to annoy Bill O’Reilly. I would have liked to vote for Rev. El Tinklenberg but he’s not in my district.
ditto!, please do it also in my behalf, a concerned South American who wants a sane person in charge of that northern behemoth
Hee Hee Hee. 
I was petrified I’d do it wrong!
More pics:
The line, stretching out to the street before the polls even opened this morning.
Inside the polling place, it was very organized and fast to get through.
I stood in/on line in front of a racist, who wondered aloud about whether the blacks in Atlanta would burn the city down if Barack Obama wins. :rolleyes:
Good things to hear in The Castro at 7:20am: “We’re gonna need more ballots.” 
I’ll second this. The Dope as a whole is one of very few sources I trust, and it’s definitely been educational. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to take a break for a bit. I’ll be in the poop thread.
My alarm started going off at 7 this morning–I work nights and I tend not to wake up until 10:30 or so. My husband asked why my alarm was going off so early. I told him, “It’s Election Day! I’m voting!!!”
The polling place was in a middle school. There wasn’t a line. I was in and out in about 5 minutes. I got a little misty when I submitted my electric ballot–and I was so excited, I walked up the block to Obama HQ and called 25 supporters in Florida to remind them to vote.
Now I think I might watch 1776 because if I don’t, I’ll overdose on MSNBC.
It was a bit stormy by the time I woke up. By the time I made it to the polling place, it was a downpour. Now it looks like the rain is turning to snow. I hope that all the Republicans in Utah stay home. That would be an Election Day miracle!
Thanks. You just reminded me of one of the out-of-state House races I wanted to keep an eye on. Bachmann must go!
I voted at 8:30ish this morning. In rural Alabama there was no line or wait. I walked in showed my ID, signed in, received my paper ballot, was greeted by all the poll workers who knew me because they know my family but who I have no idea who they are because I’ve lived away from the county, and voted for Obama. My vote won’t make a difference in Alabama regarding the presidential election, but I sure hope that my vote for Bobby Bright as my representative will make a difference.
FYI, we use the scantron-like ballots here. They are the best! I don’t know why all precincts don’t use them. You get a hard copy of the vote, an easily counted vote, and if there were ever any question of the machines counting incorrectly these ballots could easily be tallied by hand.
The Yout* vote is gonna be a factor!
Over 1,000 Students Lined Up To Vote At Penn State
My Cousin Vinny reference, not a typo
News is saying broken down machines in Philly are resulting in very long lines. Some places are using paper ballots but have run out. Am I the only one who thinks this is inexcusable. Can’t someone do their job right.
Miami is having the same problems.
I voted by absentee ballot last week and hand delivered it to city hall.
I guess he must have acquired a taste for getting his ass kicked by Barack Obama.
I arrived at my polling place at 6:00 am, and waited in line for an hour and a half. In 2004 I was in and out in maybe half an hour. I can’t wait to find out the final turnout numbers, it is going to be incredible!
There was some conversation in line about the excitement of voting in a state that isn’t a forgone conclusion. Even though I think pretty much everyone is expecting a comfortable Obama win at this point, I dearly want to see Missouri’s EVs in the Obama column this year, and I did my part to help deliver them! It’s awesome to see stories in this thread of great turnout even in “safe” states. Come on landslide!
I must say I’ve completely enjoyed Shayna and Phlosphr’s excitement and enthusiasm throughout this election cycle, beginning right before the primaries. Their committment to spreading the word and tamping down pessimism has been wonderful, and Shayna’s fingertip-access to data to support positions and refute smears has been impressive. My hat is doffed to both of them, and I thank them for helping to make things a little more interesting than it otherwise would have been without them.