I just voted

I'm in upstate NY. The voting area was in a church instead of a school this year. There was a line once you walked in the door and some cable news was there (at least it looked like it-- a guy in a suit was speaking in front of a camera off to the side and then they went into the voting room with the camera). When I got to the head of the line the poll worker asked me my address and then directed me to a numbered table. When I got to the table, a man asked me my name, found it in his book where my signature was there from last time I voted. I signed the empty rectangle next to it. He gave me a pen, a form and a cardboard cover. I went to a cubby and filled in the bubbles after reading the directions. Then I proceeded to the vote machine and pushed the form in blank side up. I asked the election worker if I did that right-- he said it didn't matter which way i placed it in which made me a little nervous. All in all the lines were not long and it was a fairly quick process. I was not asked for ID although I had it on me just in case.

My sister voted in Tennessee. Her poll location opened 15 minutes late. There were 2 machines for the two districts voting there. Her district's machines were both broken. They gave her a provisional ballot. Apparently those are not counted. I don't know why they couldn't have put the 2nd working machine to the district that did not have even one that was working. She didn't know they don't count the provisional ballots. I don't know if she had to show ID. You would think they would have tested these machines and made sure they worked before election day, it's not like it's a surprise or anything.