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Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:03 PM Nov 2012

Voted at 3pm in Cobb County, Georgia and there was ZERO line!?!

Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, but I did hear from a lot of people who did early voting and I heard of 2 1/2+ hour waits for that.

I hope it means most voted early, or maybe everyone is tired of kidding them selves that the Diebold Accuvote TS machines will actually count their vote.

I did NOT like seeing about 70% of the local races with just one unopposed Republican as the only choice, other than "write in."

I wonder how much it would cost to get my name on the ballot for one of those local races to give Democrats someone to vote for?

How long was your line or how long did you wait and when did you vote?

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codjh9

(2,781 posts)
1. That's wild. I'm mostly reading (and hearing from friends/relatives) about long lines, which is
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:08 PM
Nov 2012

good, I think.

klook

(12,157 posts)
2. DeKalb County, GA voter here
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:08 PM
Nov 2012

Very short line at 10 a.m. today. I think we got a lot of early voters the past 3 weeks, and based on past experience, turnout was probably highest before school/work hours today.

Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
4. Yeah, I'm hoping that's the case here too, but this felt more like a primary or run-off vote
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:12 PM
Nov 2012

I usually vote between 2pm to 4pm and I've never waited less than 30 minutes for a Presidential Election on Election Day.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
5. 3:30 here in north east ok and no line
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:12 PM
Nov 2012

there were a dozen or so people voting though. This is the first time I voted while sitting at a table rather than in a booth. Is that even legal?

Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
9. I think so, my poll always has one machine at a table for people in wheel chairs
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:19 PM
Nov 2012

or people who don't want to climb the 3 steps up to the stage at the Middle school I vote at.

Party Favors

(21 posts)
6. Dekalb County Checking in too...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:13 PM
Nov 2012

I voted on November 1st, the whole process from parking the car, getting signed in and voting took 25 minutes tops. Very wierd...

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
11. Welcome to DU, from Frisco, TX.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:30 PM
Nov 2012

Texas may not be blue yet, but in another 4 or 8 years? Definitely possible......hopefully GA will too.

Party Favors

(21 posts)
14. Thank you!!!
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:42 PM
Nov 2012

I finally signed up after lurking for a long time...I couldn't think of a user name! I settled on "Party Favors" because it's my code for cheeba and wine!

delnative

(8 posts)
7. Alpharetta
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:13 PM
Nov 2012

i waited 15 minutes at 9am....usually it's a lot longer than that. Not much enthusiasm in Romney country.

bench scientist

(1,107 posts)
8. in Athens
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:15 PM
Nov 2012

Early voted the second day it was offered-Oct 16th. Long lines, about 45 minutes. Breaking records for early voting in Clarke Co.

Erose999

(5,624 posts)
13. I early voted in ACC around them and was in/out in like 15-20 minutes. Who did you write in for 10th
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:39 PM
Nov 2012

district? I wrote in Pee Wee Herman. I was gonna do Darwin like everybody else, but I wanted to nominate someone who is actually alive and a US citizen.

Laurian

(2,593 posts)
10. I'm in Cobb County, GA and voted early...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 06:22 PM
Nov 2012

Run, I'd love to vote for you. I, too, was discouraged by the number of races not contested by Democrats. I left those blank. Maybe the lack of lines means the Republicans are staying home. One can hope!

Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
15. I thought with these machines you had to vote for at least one choice ...
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:19 PM
Nov 2012

...for every office on the ballot? You can leave some of them with no choice and it still works?

Laurian

(2,593 posts)
16. Worked for me. I checked my votes at the end and the ballot reflected
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:33 PM
Nov 2012

my choices. I don't see how they could require you to vote in specific races.....

Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
18. I'll have to try that next time.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:42 PM
Nov 2012

I thought they had set them up so you wouldn't have the "under vote" problem they had with the old machines.

When you got to the review screen, did it show lots of Pink boxes along with the Orange boxes?

I thought it wouldn't let you hit the "cast ballot" button if you didn't have all orange? I guess not.

Up2Late

(17,797 posts)
19. Wow, It will be interesting to see if the turnout was lower than normal here.
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 08:44 PM
Nov 2012

I'm sure the rain didn't help.

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