Standing in line to vote - never seen it this busy

[jamil]

According to the sign hanging on the door at our location an ID is not required (Will get a provisional ballot). And an expired ID could be used as long as it was not prior to November of 2014.

Well, it paid out a $20.... So figured it was payment for voting the right way.

With $20 in your pocket, you gonna pop some tags?

 

[Riflemen14]

Voted at 8:30am with my wife and first time voter daughter. Walked in, no wait, done in less than 10 minutes.

 

[jamil]

So what are people seeing? Lots of Millennials? Middle aged white guys? Feminists? Muchachos?

 

[seagullplayer]

Wife and youngest son voted this morning about 8, said it was very busy.

I know it will be a mad house when I go after work!

 

[spencer rifle]

Got there before 6 AM, still took over an hour to vote. A few young people, lots of older folks, about even by gender. One guy asked another, apparently a hunter, about the amendment. He said "Nah, don't vote for it. You're already covered." DOH!

 

[KellyinAvon]

AvonWashington Township Library in at 0602 out of 702. Two machines

 

[Classic]

Voted in Lapel, big line, poll workers saying biggest early morning turnout they have seen.

 

[KG1]

I skipped the line and went in the port-o-potty to cast my vote.

 

[joncon]

Took about an hour this morning at the Taylorsville fire dept. They had 9 voting machines.

 

[HoughMade]

Got to my polling place at 6:35 am. There was a line out the door, around 40 people in line. I was the 62nd person to vote in my precinct...and it's not a heavily populated precinct. 25 minutes n and out. The line moved fast. I voted for my first Libertarian...there was no Republican running against Visclosky.

Yep, pretty busy.

...and voter turnout will be the wild-card in these elections. Polls are weighted based, in large part, on party preference according to historical voter turnout. I don't know that many elections in the past are an accurate predictor of what's going on today.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I usually vote early, but decided to sleep in.

Just finished off a steak.

Will hit the shower and head to the polls shortly.

**** employers. Vote, as long as it takes.

My employer "gets it". This is what we got from HR yesterday:

Good Morning Everyone, In the support of everyone’s right to vote, attendance points will not be assessed tomorrow (Tuesday November 8th) for those who are late due to voting. Exercise your right to vote!

They clarified later that you had to tell your boss and you need to provide proof (the handy sticker for instance) but they get it.

 

[ocsdor]

So what are people seeing? Lots of Millennials? Middle aged white guys? Feminists? Muchachos?

When I early voted last Thursday in Lafayette, the vast majority (atleast 85%) were white women over 50 years old. We also had three black males during my 45 minute wait. I'm a white (mostly) male in my forties.

FYI: there are 18 candidates running for POTUS; 3 are on the ballot. The rest you have to select the 'write in' box and type the name of your candidate. I voted for Darrell L. Castle of the Constitution Party.


...and Rex Bell for Governor

 

[jdmack79]

At our polling site there was a steady stream of people coming in but no lines. However, we were greeted at the door by a young lady handing out a list of democratic candidates and instructions how to vote democratic straight ticket...less than 10ft from a voting machine and less than 20ft from where people fill out the ballot. That always chaps my tail. I feel like they prey on 1st time voters or those who maybe waffling at the last minute.

Does anyone know how far away these people have to be?

 

[KittySlayer]

So what are people seeing? Lots of Millennials? Middle aged white guys? Feminists? Muchachos?

A little busier than usual but demographics did not look much different than any other Presidential election year.

At 7:30am near downtown Fort Wayne saw the same people I see in the neighborhoods we walk in. Mostly adults with and a mix of white collar and blue collar men and women. Too early in the morning for the Millennials to drag their butts out of bed. The old people have all day but were probably there when the polls opened at 6:00am.

 

[femurphy77]

We went in Saturday morning and had a 1 hr 20 total investment. The poll workers thanked me for thanking them for moving us through so quickly. She said I wouldn't believe how rude some people can be when they don't get what they want when they want it.

 

[tradertator]

I went around 0600 this morning, and literally walked right in with no line. Maybe that's a good sign though, considering I live in the Peoples Republic of Bloomington

 

[KittySlayer]

Does anyone know how far away these people have to be?

This article says the Chute is 50 feet. Kind of matches my memory but not a cite to the actual law.

State law protects Hoosiers from intimidation at polls | Politics | nwitimes.com

 

[CindyE]

to all of you braving the heavy lines to vote!

 

[KittySlayer]

I'm a white (mostly) male in my forties.

Mostly white or Mostly male?

 

[jamil]

I skipped the line and went in the port-o-potty to cast my vote.

I went around 0600 this morning, and literally walked right in with no line. Maybe that's a good sign though, considering I live in the Peoples Republic of Bloomington

Probably because of this:

Too early in the morning for the Millennials to drag their butts out of bed.

By the time they've dragged their butts out of bed, eh, it's just too much hassle to drive down to the polls and wait in line in their jammies.