How is the voter turnout where you live?

[Peaches-n-Cream]

I voted between 2:30 and 3:00. I was in and out in a few minutes once I figured out exactly where to vote. They had four different machines in one room, and I was directed to a wrong one by mistake. It was quickly resolved and not a problem. I have been very fortunate that in all of my years of voting I have never had a serious problem. The workers have been extremely helpful and very well informed. I'm not sure what number voter I was.

[BetteDavisEyes]

The lines at my school's voting place was packed!

[aephi alum]

It wasn't too bad here. I went at around 8am on my way to work. The most difficult part was finding a parking spot at the polling place, which has a TINY parking lot... I parked in a spot of questionable legality and when I pulled out, someone else had taken the spot before I'd finished backing out! Once inside, I waited less than five minutes.

I drove past my polling place about an hour ago, and it looked to be about the same. No long lines out the door or anything.

[honeychile]

<-------- worked the polls!!

At 5:30pm, 80% of the registered voters in my district had voted! This is completely unprecidented, and from what I heard (as a poll worker, I cannot campaign), anyone who calls it one way or another is a major risk taker!

I haven't voted yet, my mother and I always go together after she's done with work.

My sister's a precinct official, and right now it's 2:45 PM, and almost half of the residents in our district have already shown up and voted!

Everyone on Oahu's paying close attention to our Mayoral Race. I have a feeling it's going to be neck and neck till the end.

[sigtau305]

So far , It's been a good turnout here. I arrive at the polls at 7:30 and there was a long line already.

[AnchorAlum]

I went at 7:30 this morning, and the line was a little long. I asked some folks who were just coming out how long it took them and they had gotten in line at 6:30. It took me 40 minutes, took my daughter 20, but she went in at 8:30.

I live in a beach town in North Florida - NO one exit polled our precinct. In fact, NO one I know was exit polled anywhere in Florida. I'm not sure who they asked or where they went to do this polling that the pundits are talking about tonight.

BUT...everyone of my family and friends live in areas that you could say are Republican. Maybe they were looking for a different mix or some areas where there might be more "excitement"?

[winnieb]

I went at noon, was #380 for the precinct-- usually I go at the end of the day and I am usually in the low 100s.

ohh forgot to add-- i was exit polled. First time I have ever seen anyone at our polling station.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by honeychile
<-------- worked the polls!!

At 5:30pm, 80% of the registered voters in my district had voted! This is completely unprecidented, and from what I heard (as a poll worker, I cannot campaign), anyone who calls it one way or another is a major risk taker!

I meant to add: in my district, there are 78 absentee ballots, and when I left, 12 provisional ballots. SEVENTY EIGHT!!!!

For those who have never been poll workers, absentee ballots cannot be opened until after the polls are closed, and are a royal pain to count - when there are only a few. It's one of the reasons that I take all "counts" prior to two hours or more after the polls close with a grain of salt.

[EagleChick19]

At the polling place I went to in Chester County (West Chester), I heard that there were lines around the building at 6:30 AM. Mind you, the polls don't open in PA until 7:00 AM.

When I went to vote at 4:00 PM, my friend and I only had to wait about 30 mins.

In the last Presidential election, I was Voter #636.

Today, I waited almost an hour in line and was Voter #1286 !

Polls in Hawai`i are supposed to close in 2 minutes (6PM HST), but I have a feeling many are going to stay open till 8PM because I just got home, and the line wrapped around the parking lot, into the playground, and onto the street!

[Sister Havana]

I went at around 6:30 tonight. I was voter #478. Usually I am in the 300s at that time.

Voter turnout was unbelievable in the Chicago area. Here's a story about it from the Tribune.

[polarpi]

From what the news station is saying here in San Diego after interviewing the registrar of voters, San Diego county may have had their largest turnout of voters EVER this year, which is exciting to hear

But then again, looking at the numbers who voted this morning when I was there, I'm not surprised!