Voted first day 10a
Workers very nice. Waited 5 mins
Touch screen with stylus bcuz aparently if you use a finger, the vote might slip to another. I guess calibration is off.
When done you get a summary to make sure it’s right.
Then you get a printout to verify.
Then it goes in the scanner.
Easy peasy.
I did that when there were a lot of ballot initiatives. But I don’t recall ever having as many as we do in Colorado.
Early voted with my wife 2 weeks ago. Chose to go to a new site at rec center. We were in and out in 15 minutes.
Our state mails ballots to everyone around 10/18. We researched online about the ballot measures and then put our ballots in ballot drop box near our house the next day. The other day, we got a letter to D asking her to re-sign her ballot and provide more info as her signature doesn’t match her old signature on file. That has been completed and will be put into pre-addressed, stamped envelope to clerk’s office if came with.
We are NOT a swing state—deep blue. Not many contested races at all, locally.
Swing state. AZ mailed out ballots on the 9th. We received them in ME on the 15th, completed and mailed back on the 16th. Saw confirmation of receipt/acceptance on the 23rd.
Done!
(Haven’t voted in person since the early 90’s.)
Swing state. I will be voting in person on election day. I have lived in this small-town location 15 years, I vote in every election, and the longest it has ever taken is about 10 minutes from start to finish.
Voted first day in person. Took about 1 hour, 20 minutes to get to the front of the line. Not a swing state, not a swing area, but the two aren’t aligned. lol
Making sure everyone knows that the earlier you vote the earlier you quit getting calls and door knocks. Campaigns learn that your vote is no longer in play so they leave you alone. That’s the reason I vote first day. I used to love going day of, but I love even more not getting calls!
We don’t have the option for early voting. I will vote in person next week. Its never a long wait and its fun to catch up with neighbors I only see on election day. I live in a major swing state and its been nuts here. If nothing else, I can’t wait for the nonstop commercials and texts to stop.
Voted last weekend in PA. New to my county this election are Satellite Voting Centers (not just drop off boxes). I went, completed form for a mail in ballot, received that ballot after they looked in their system, went to another station that printed my ballot, completed it, and handed it in all in 1 stop. Took 20 min. Very well run. I usually vote in person on Election Day, and found this option great
Not a swing state. We all vote by mail. Lots of local and state issues on the ballot this time. We plan on voting on Friday night and walking to drop the envelopes in the ballot box at the city hall on Saturday. Then we usually have lunch nearby.
Having my daughter’s signature denied 2 elections in a row, made me realize I should’ve instructed my kids to use a nice signature when registering to vote, and to use that nice signature when voting, and other legal actions. She is using a nice signature on her voting form. These “kids” didn’t learn cursive, and are usually signing on screens with a scribble.
Since it’s in my handle and I’ve mentioned it here before, I’m in the Texas suburbs. Texas has in-person early voting at selected polling locations - same process as Election Day, but anytime from 9a-5p during the two weeks prior. The voting center nearest our house had a steady line all week. We finally went just before closing on Friday and waited about 40 minutes, no issues. Took awhile to get through the ballot, as we had 22 propositions plus oodles of city, county, and state races. I like the touchscreen system they use - once all choices have been made, it generates a scantron-style paper ballot that you slide into another machine for counting and processing. Never had any problems.
Seems that those sending mailings via the US mail have not gotten the message.
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That’s because mailers require a long lead time. I don’t care about having to toss junk mail (other than the trees), but I want people to quit calling me and coming to my door!
I signed up to get all of our household’s ballots mailed to us some time ago - not long after the covid. They were mailed to us on Sept. 18th and the next week, I walked mine & H’s to the registrar’s office, as it’s one block from my office, and put it in the registrar’s hand, where she confirmed we filled out everything correctly. I love this method, since I always hated going to the polling places with all of the people campaigning outside. Just leave me alone. I’m in a small city in VA. I’m not sure if we are a swing state or not.
My parents had an interesting time. My Mom has ALWAYS voted, and she wasn’t about to miss this one. But they went on a 2 month cruise and left before the ballots were mailed and won’t be back until right after the election. She lives in VA, but in an area that is not absentee ballot friendly. She spent a lot of time with the people at the registrar having them figure out what to do and wouldn’t leave until they confirmed it. They were able to email them the ballots. She had them printed on the ship and mailed them when in port in Hawaii. Now, she just hopes they will be counted…
Oh, wanted to mention that both kids sent me pics of them and their partners voting together. More than anything, this is what makes me proud of them. One is in a swing state, and one isn’t, but every vote matters in our family.
I’ve been getting text messages saying that it shows I haven’t voted. Not sure how they know, I have had no calls and no one has knocked on my door either. I get very few mailers, the one I appreciated was for state Supreme Court justices.
every vote counts!
Suburban area, not a swing state.
Absentee ballot requirements are difficult in my state, but this is our first presidential election with early voting. In my county, early voting sites are generally at libraries and are open 8-4:30. The county posts regular updates to the number of people waiting in line. Turn out has been very high. I attempted to vote before work on Friday, but didn’t get there early enough to get a parking spot. I feel sorry for the people that live near libraries as there streets have been packed with cars looking for somewhere to park. I will keep trying as I will not be in the area to vote on election day.
Voting is public record. Not how you vote per se, but rather that you did or didn’t.
Deep blue non-swing state. As an immigrant I always prefer to vote in person as it seems more real, but I’m going to be out the country next week. Dropped my mail ballot into a ballot box last week Monday evening, and on Wednesday received a text from the Secretary of State to say my ballot was received and counted.