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Polling Woes & Long Lines Across America

by clorenz1 | November 7, 2006 at 03:18 pm

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This (and accompanying photo) from NowPublic member lmayer33 :

"Long lines at the polls in Dane County, WI. Thought it odd that my
ballot wasn't scanned. Also thought it odd that three people handled it
and could clearly see how I voted. This line wrapped around the corner
to the left..and behind me to the right. It is actually three lines.
I'm glad I was on the left!"

It's not clear if these are just simple aberrations to be expected in putting together a massive operation every two years or so, or whether the world's leading democracy still can't figure out how to vote?

Then again if voting were really thought to be that important, wouldn't it be a national holiday like it is say in Taiwan, a country that had its first real presidential election in 1996?

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anjibee

at 16:15 on November 7th, 2006

There was NO line where I voted today, but I'm not sure that's a good thing... I went at a totally random time in the middle of the day, though, so I may have avoided the before and after work crowds.

trpster

at 18:15 on November 7th, 2006

There was a short wait inside the Town Hall (that we used as a precint polling place) about 10 to 15 minutes.

The electronic voting machines we use here in the State of Nevada worked fine. The voting was easy.

It took me aprox. 5 minutes to cast my vote

The machines include a paper back-up of the cast vote which the voter is asked, (by the machine) to review. It was all kept private, no princint workers looking over shoulders, ect.

P.J. Trpster