Just checked - our ballots were received, accepted, and counted. A glass of wine 
has been poured. 
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I put a hand-written sign up on our front door today informing election door-knockers that weāve already decided who weāre going to vote for. Hoping it prevents people from knocking tomorrow. Worked pretty well so far today.
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I dropped my ballot in the library drop box on Saturday, and this morning I received a text saying my ballot had been received, and this evening another text stating that it had been counted.
I wish voting access was as simple as this for everyone!
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My son and his wife have already voted and returned home this morning. They were gone for early voting, so had to go in person. They were first in line, and in and out quickly.
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55 minutes from getting in line to submitting my ballot this morning at 7:20am, non- swing state. A good 75 people in line in front of me.
Iām also realizing wait times can be related to the size of the voting location. Our old location probably had twice as many machines as the one today. That makes a difference.
Nice moment: A young black woman was voting for the first time (somehow the poll workers knew that when registering her. We gave her a round of applause when she finished. 
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I didnāt time it, but I think it took about 30 minutes to vote this morning. There wasnāt that long a line, but the machines that accept the ballots are kind of slow. You put the local ballot in one machine and the two national ballots in the other. But I enjoyed the process - one neighbor was next to us in the line to sign in, and another neighbor was next to us in the line for the ballot machine. And a church friend was asking people to sign a petition outside the polling place.
One long-time resident told my husband sheād never seen it so busy. Our town has about 4,000 residents.
There was a sheriffās car parked outside. I guess he was keeping an eye on things.
I did see one person wearing a Harris shirt and cap, which surprised me. I thought that wasnāt allowed? Nobody said anything to him.
D & SIL left early voting without voting last week due to the lines. They were ready this time for a line ā¦ but there was no line. I guess 45+% voting early & absentee in my state helped keep lines down in some precincts!
Itās illegal to wear candidate apparel in 50% of the states. The others have no restrictions
I looked it up when my neighbors asked, itās illegal in our state.
It might be that your polling place didnāt want to enforce the law
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Our secretary of state clarified guidance to say that you can wear like a MAGA hat or āIām With Herā because it doesnāt say a name specifically. But you could not wear a tshirt that says āKamalaā on it. 
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I thought about wearing my sweater that states āWeāre Not Going Backā to vote but decided I didnāt want any trouble!
Polling place is right across the street from our house. Very, very busy this morning. Police K9 vehicle parked right there keeping an eye on things.
I didnāt have to wait. New method of checking in required that I present my photo identification which was then scanned and matched to the voter roll while I recited my full name and address.
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DH and I voted this morning when the polls opened. Long line but moving right along; one of the poll workers was keeping it moving by pulling people with first or last half of the alphabet as needed (you sign your name in the book at tables divided by alphabet). Lady next to me had brought her daughter and was explaining it all.
Voted, stuck my ballot in the scantron, worker had me wait until the āacceptedā button lit up. Poll workers at the tables had 5-6 āobserversā taking notes behind them so the workers seem to have decided to not speak ā thatās a long day!
But everyone in line civil and pleasant. I drove past later this morning and the line was very very very long, soPennsylvania voters are doing the work!
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Yesterday, I reached out to my sonās in-lawsā family in a swing state to make sure all had voted. Unfortunately, they decided to respond starting at 6:15 a.m. today. 
The three who still needed to vote today report that it went smoothly, although the lines were a bit longer than in years past. And they reported that the matriarch and patriarch were able to vote early in their assisted living place, which was a delightful surprise for them all.
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This time I voted early, on my day off last week. I went to my prescribed polling place, but early voting was not going on at that location. Thankfully they had a placard listing the early-voting sites in my city, so I went to the nearest option ā a library.
I got there at like 11:45, and the place didnāt open until noon. It was a chilly, windy day, so a handful of us shivered a bit while waiting for the drawbridge to come down.
Anyway, once inside, it took like 15 minutes from check-in until my envelope was deposited. Easy-peasy, but for the mild shivering. hehe
ETA: I just hope I did an adequate job of darkening the ovals. lol
Happy Election Day, all!
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I am a poll worker in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NYC. We had long lines at about 10 am, then pretty calm. I am sure the lines will be back after 4. Polls are open from 6am until 9pm in NY.
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Voted and only had to wait about 15 minutes. They had tons of desks this time. Took DD who voted in person for the first time ever. Previously she voted by mail due to being in college and then the pandemic and then habit.
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I just voted. I live in a small town and thereās one polling place, which is at the local high school gym. There was a stream of people coming in and voting, but no one had to wait. Iām sure it will be more crowded in the evening. The polls in MA stay open until 8 pm.
We donāt have voting machinesāyou get a paper ballot and take it to a voting station where you fill it out. There were probably 10-15 stations in the gym. Because there are 5 ballot questions in addition to the candidate selection, Iām sure folks who hadnāt decided how they would vote on these ballot questions took longer to finish. When you finish voting you put your ballot in a machine.
Iāve lived in town for a long time, so I knew 4 of the poll workers, who are members of either the Republican Town Committee or Democrat Town Committee. Thereās an equal number of workers from each group.
When we got outside (went with my H) a reporter from the local paper asked whether we were going to watch the returns or just ignore them. H answered and said we watch MSNBC all the time and it would be on again tonight. The reporter laughed.
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I am a PA voter, registered independant. The phone has been ringing all afternoon and I finally disconnected it. (yes, a landline)
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It took me 8 minutes from the time I left my car until I got back to my car. I think I spent more time at the bake sale table than I did voting. Couldnāt have been easier. I live in the swingiest state.
SIL is a poll worker in an urban area. He said the lines have been 60-90 minutes all day.
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My state allows mail in voting all the time. Been doing it that way for a few years. Voting done at my leisure weeks ago.
Still upset I canāt vote on my phone. If I can file my taxes on my phone I should be able to vote on my phone.
It was an unbelievably warm (for this time of year) 75 degrees today, with no rain. If people had to stand in line here, at least it wasnāt cold!
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