vote by mail. No way GOP will ever allow that in the states you are mentioning.

I'm in Nova Scotia and I don't think I've ever had more than five or ten minutes elapse between "I am entering the building where the polling station is" and "I have left the building." I don't even end up standing in line about half the time I go vote; most of the time is making my way to whichever room the voting's in and showing my registration card.

I mean, yeah, large swathes of the US seem to be deliberately trying to make it as hard to vote as possible, but multiple hours in line is completely ridiculous. A half hour in line should be completely ridiculous.

I have voted absentee the past two elections, by mail. It has been an interesting process. Before, I always felt some exhilaration voting in person, being here with other voters, etc. But I came to realize that when I get the ballot, I now have the opportunity to carefully consider some races and issues about which I have not formed options. I can do some internet research, for example, of ask others what they know about a candidate for say state judge or a state ballot issue. It allows me to make more informed and complete decisions.

Previously, in the precinct, if I didn't know or had no opinion I would not vote. Now I have the chance to cast that important vote once I research and come to a decision.