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got at the polling station at 5:45. got out at 6:50

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Nov 4 '08, 04:58

the polls didn't open until 6, but still....
usually when we get there that early we don't have more than a 5 minute wait.

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^5s mojo -- nm - budice Nov 4, 05:42
My wife went to try to vote before going to work but she had to turn around because there there were 40+ cars waiting just to get into the - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:02 1
- A lot of people are going to be turned away today, or will have to leave the line because of work. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:13
They have *one* book with everyone's name address to sign everyone in at my polling place. And one older woman w/shaky hands checking folks off. ONE. - Diva Nov 4, 05:01 14
- just wait until that lady dies. then there won't be anyone!....nm - x Nov 4, 05:11 5
  - I was thinking about volunteering for the next election. They could use some younger blood and I don't mind using a vacation day. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:19 4
    - I wonder how much time it takes to be trained. They probably do that in the evenings, maybe. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:28
    - I probably would have done so this time if I were around. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:19 2
      - Have you worked the polling place before? -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:20 1
        
        no I haven't. -- nm - ty97 Nov 4, 05:33
- That's ridiculous. Why do we have to make it so hard?? -- nm - Don Homer Nov 4, 05:02 7
  - Costs. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:05 5
    - If they would just get another book it would help a lot. Like, split the alphabet in half or something and have 2 people check off the names. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:34 3
      - My mother told me that her polling place did just this - split the alphabet in 2. A-L in one line, M-Z in the other. (All 30 people there were in the - kelly Nov 4, 05:37 2
        
        The polling place in Weehawken was like this and much more efficient. I was also surprised to not have an electronic booth. - Diva Nov 4, 05:54
        
        Our primary voting was nothing like this, IIRC. -- nm - mara Nov 4, 05:41
    - I would volunteer. I should have. I'm a bad american. -- nm - all the candidates loves mandy lane Nov 4, 05:23
  - I was thinking that same thing. People are hanging in there though. Not many are leaving the line at least. -- nm - Diva Nov 4, 05:04
raining in the OC, ugh. -- nm - CrankYanker Nov 4, 04:59

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got at the polling station at 5:45. got out at 6:50

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