How long did it take for you to vote?

citizenzen · Nov 6, 2012, 10:36 AM

I live in Northern California, and it took me no more than 10 minutes this morning on my way to work around 8:00 am. When I walked in my precinct I was the only voter there with a good dozen polls standing empty. Two other people walked in by the time I left.

It seems like an anti-Florida experience, where I've heard of people having to wait for hours to cast a ballot.

What was your experience like?

How is it possible that we tolerate situations like Florida? Can anybody rationalize why it should take so long to vote? It's deplorable, IMHO.

likemyorbs · Nov 6, 2012, 10:38 AM

5 minutes in and out. No line.

184550 · Nov 6, 2012, 10:42 AM

I went at 10:30am and stood in line for about 5 minutes. I was the 177th person to vote at my precinct.

ucfgrad93 · Nov 6, 2012, 10:53 AM

I arrived about 8:15 and it took me about 25 minutes. I was the 177th person to vote. Used an optical scan ballot, the only kind available at my polling place.

yg17 · Nov 6, 2012, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by NathanMuir

I went at 10:30am and stood in line for about 5 minutes. I was the 177th person to vote at my precinct.

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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

I arrived about 8:15 and it took me about 25 minutes. I was the 177th person to vote. Used an optical scan ballot, the only kind available at my polling place.

Interesting coincidence

leenak · Nov 6, 2012, 10:56 AM

Last presidential election, I lived here. I had run to the voting center and there was a huge line so I left. I went back later and it took about 30 minutes. This time, we had early voting so I tried to go once and the lines were huge, so went back another day. During midday, it was about half an hour of waiting on thursday.

likemyorbs · Nov 6, 2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by NathanMuir

I was the 177th person to vote at my precinct.

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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

I was the 177th person to vote.

Creepy...

Teh Don Ditty · Nov 6, 2012, 11:09 AM

About 90 minutes to vote in MD.

Also had Diebold Electronic voting machines, no glitches or incorrect ballot casting.

184550 · Nov 6, 2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by yg17

Interesting coincidence

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Originally Posted by likemyorbs

Creepy...

Accounting for the time difference, we went at roughly the same time too.

ucfgrad93 · Nov 6, 2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by NathanMuir

Accounting for the time difference, we went at roughly the same time too.

Damn.

macquariumguy · Nov 6, 2012, 11:29 AM

I got there at opening time and it took about 1/2 hour, but the line was much shorter when I came out.

robanga · Nov 6, 2012, 11:33 AM

In Oregon we only vote via mail. The ballot took about 10 minutes to fill out and then dropped off in a ballot box on sunday.

noisycats · Nov 6, 2012, 11:38 AM

Voted by mail. 60 minutes to research the multiple amendment proposals, 5 minutes to bubble, sign, and mail. Received my confirmatory receipt email yesterday.

SumoHamster · Nov 6, 2012, 11:44 AM

Took an early lunch to avoid any potential crowds. Took 10-15 minutes tops.

ericrwalker · Nov 6, 2012, 11:44 AM

Less than 5 minutes, at around 6:40am.

jessica. · Nov 6, 2012, 11:45 AM

I was there for about 20 minutes, I voted early.

Ugg · Nov 6, 2012, 11:46 AM

Voted by mail in California. In the county I live in, 41,000 vote by mail packets were sent out of a total of ~95,000 registered voters.

bobr1952 · Nov 6, 2012, 11:48 AM

Total time in and out was about 10 minutes--no lines for me.

skottichan · Nov 6, 2012, 12:01 PM

About 45 minutes. I got pulled aside and asked to see extra forms of identification. I'm guessing it was due to my wearing a "I'm gay and I vote" t-shirt here in rural Ohio.

Tomorrow · Nov 6, 2012, 12:04 PM

About 15 minutes in line and about 5 minutes voting. We had the choice of electronic or paper ballots.

iPhil · Nov 6, 2012, 12:05 PM

It took me 15 mins to vote .. me = permanent mail-in voter..

Sent my ballot in on 10/30/12 but got the ballot 2 weeks before ..

dukebound85 · Nov 6, 2012, 12:06 PM

no line, 5 min to vote

nice and easy

jsw · Nov 6, 2012, 12:06 PM

A few minutes. About 15 seconds to walk over to my precinct. Maybe 20 seconds for them to look me up. No ID required. Maybe 2 minutes to vote on everything. Another 20 seconds for them to check me off on the other side. 5 seconds to slide my ballot into the box. The bulk of my time was spent actually voting. The rest of it really couldn't have gone much faster.

SilentPanda · Nov 6, 2012, 12:09 PM

I voted by mail.

My brother went to the local place to vote though and said there was no line. He happened to get there when kids were switching classes (a junior high) so wading through the kids was the most difficult part.

Peace · Nov 6, 2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by iPhil

It took me 15 mins to vote .. me = permanent mail-in voter..

Sent my ballot in on 10/30/12 but got the ballot 2 weeks before ..

Same here. Oregon has pure mail-in voting.

Sent mine in two weeks ago.

Nov 6, 2012, 10:36 AM	#1
citizenzen macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010	How long did it take for you to vote? I live in Northern California, and it took me no more than 10 minutes this morning on my way to work around 8:00 am. When I walked in my precinct I was the only voter there with a good dozen polls standing empty. Two other people walked in by the time I left. It seems like an anti-Florida experience, where I've heard of people having to wait for hours to cast a ballot. What was your experience like? How is it possible that we tolerate situations like Florida? Can anybody rationalize why it should take so long to vote? It's deplorable, IMHO.
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:38 AM	#2
likemyorbs macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ	5 minutes in and out. No line. __________________ "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." ~Steve Jobs
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:09 AM	#8
Teh Don Ditty macrumors G4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maryland	About 90 minutes to vote in MD. Also had Diebold Electronic voting machines, no glitches or incorrect ballot casting. __________________ I heard that Steve Job's Kool-Aid fueled Unicorn craps rainbows which emits the RDF. Disgusting
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:33 AM	#12
robanga macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Oregon	In Oregon we only vote via mail. The ballot took about 10 minutes to fill out and then dropped off in a ballot box on sunday. __________________ Soli Deo gloria
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:45 AM	#16
jessica. macrumors Nehalem Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wrong girl from the right side of the tracks	I was there for about 20 minutes, I voted early. __________________ Because I'm an ahole.
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:42 AM	#3
184550 Guest Join Date: May 2008	I went at 10:30am and stood in line for about 5 minutes. I was the 177th person to vote at my precinct.
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:53 AM	#4
ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	I arrived about 8:15 and it took me about 25 minutes. I was the 177th person to vote. Used an optical scan ballot, the only kind available at my polling place.
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:56 AM	#6
leenak macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2011	Last presidential election, I lived here. I had run to the voting center and there was a huge line so I left. I went back later and it took about 30 minutes. This time, we had early voting so I tried to go once and the lines were huge, so went back another day. During midday, it was about half an hour of waiting on thursday.
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:29 AM	#11
macquariumguy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Sarasota FL	I got there at opening time and it took about 1/2 hour, but the line was much shorter when I came out.
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:38 AM	#13
noisycats macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: MeijerLand	Voted by mail. 60 minutes to research the multiple amendment proposals, 5 minutes to bubble, sign, and mail. Received my confirmatory receipt email yesterday.
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:44 AM	#14
SumoHamster macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Omaha	Took an early lunch to avoid any potential crowds. Took 10-15 minutes tops.
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:44 AM	#15
ericrwalker Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albany, NY	Less than 5 minutes, at around 6:40am.
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:46 AM	#17
Ugg macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Penryn	Voted by mail in California. In the county I live in, 41,000 vote by mail packets were sent out of a total of ~95,000 registered voters. __________________ Check out <Peter's family tree!
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Nov 6, 2012, 11:48 AM	#18
bobr1952 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Melbourne, FL	Total time in and out was about 10 minutes--no lines for me. __________________ 2012 rMPB, 2.3 Intel Core i7, 8GB Ram, 256 SSD; 2008 iMac, 24", 2.8GHz Core Two Duo, 2GB, 500GB, ATI RadeonHD2600; Time Capsule 500GB (1st Gen); ATV2; Airport Express; Black 64GB iPhone 4S
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Nov 6, 2012, 12:01 PM	#19
skottichan macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Columbus, OH	About 45 minutes. I got pulled aside and asked to see extra forms of identification. I'm guessing it was due to my wearing a "I'm gay and I vote" t-shirt here in rural Ohio. __________________ "Did Jesus have a beard?" "Yes, her name was Mary Magdeline"
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Nov 6, 2012, 12:04 PM	#20
Tomorrow macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Always a day away	About 15 minutes in line and about 5 minutes voting. We had the choice of electronic or paper ballots. __________________ I would scream just to be heard, as if yelling at the stars - I was bleeding just to feel. You would never say a word, kept me reaching in the dark - always something to conceal.
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Nov 6, 2012, 12:05 PM	#21
iPhil macrumors 68030 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A$$hat free location,and helping Mac bring back teh sexy-ness era back	It took me 15 mins to vote .. me = permanent mail-in voter.. Sent my ballot in on 10/30/12 but got the ballot 2 weeks before .. __________________ Did you MRoogle today? MTR link V.2.66 Video help Mac price check
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Nov 6, 2012, 12:06 PM	#22
dukebound85 macrumors P6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: 5045 feet above seal level	no line, 5 min to vote nice and easy
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Nov 6, 2012, 12:06 PM	#23
jsw Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Andover, MA	A few minutes. About 15 seconds to walk over to my precinct. Maybe 20 seconds for them to look me up. No ID required. Maybe 2 minutes to vote on everything. Another 20 seconds for them to check me off on the other side. 5 seconds to slide my ballot into the box. The bulk of my time was spent actually voting. The rest of it really couldn't have gone much faster. __________________ You'll be the one moaning for me to give you some. - THC(taken out of context)
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Nov 6, 2012, 12:09 PM	#24
SilentPanda Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Bamboo Forest	I voted by mail. My brother went to the local place to vote though and said there was no line. He happened to get there when kids were switching classes (a junior high) so wading through the kids was the most difficult part. __________________ My 24 hour web cam!
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