Did you vote? If you haven’t, stop reading blogs and get out there. If you did, what was your experience? If you decided not to vote, why? I’m interested to hear your stories today.
Also, I’m so excited I could pop. It’s finally here.
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I voted in NYC, took 5 minutes (line was long but I was in the correct district so got to skip ahead). The machines were from 454646 years ago, volunteers were nice, and they didn’t give us any proof of voting. No I voted sticker? Sad. Love your blog!
I’m hope w/ my 3 year old so I’m waiting until about 3 pm so I miss the before work, lunch, and after work crowd. Here’s hoping the lines aren’t too long.
I heard there are some issues w/ VA voting machines, but I’m in md.
Obama ‘08
I voted! It took about 30 minutes from the time I got in line to the time I walked out, and there was no longer a line outside when I left. Efficient!
I’m so glad it’s election day! I hope they can call the election tonight and we can move on with our lives.
I voted! Altogether, it took me about 45 minutes, and the process was really pretty smooth. The only slight tarnish was the fact that I ended up standing in front of ‘no concept of personal space guy’, who kept hitting me in the back of the head with his f-ing newspaper, but otherwise, all was peachy. =-)
Barack out with your cock out baby!!!!!
Hells yes I voted! I want CHANGE!!!!
Yep! I voted. Overall it was an easy experience. The girl working the machines was distracted by flirting with some cute guy…but otherwise was nice. About 25 minutes from start to finish.
I’m wearing new underwear today…so thankfully the pins and needles don’t hurt so bad.
I voted! Only took about 45 minutes to get through the line, despite “the computer being down”. I wasn’t expecting paper ballots, it felt a little like a test. I was confused during check-in, I signed my name and the lady wrote down my “ballot style” on a scrap of paper, then the next lady had me choose from 3 ballots. “What’s the difference?” I asked, recalling the styles. She assured me the ballots were identical, 3 were offered 3 to reassure me it was not filled out or a trick.
A trick?
Vote!
I voted absentee. The lines were far too long for early voting in Florida and I didn’t want to take a chance they’d be long today too. Haven’t heard if they’ve been good or bad.
All that’s left to do is wait. For change — I hope.
Voted 3 weeks ago absentee, because I figured, why not? I had already made my mind up.
WOW — do I like doing that! No waiting, I have the ballot in front of me for a long time so I can research the choices, and no pressure. Fill it in when I get to it, stick it in the pre-stamped envelope, done. That’s the way to vote, baby.
Get yer ass out and vote!
I voted! The line was wrapped around the block, but I had a big cup of coffee and plenty of excitement.
I got butterflies thinking about what Obama and Biden might be thinking this morning as they get up, eat breakfast, and wait for the numbers.
I plan to drink lots of wine tonight, waiting for the numbers.
Of course I voted! My experience? Sitting at my desk, hot cup of tea, penciling in the mail in ballot about a month ago. Very strenuous. This time tomorrow we will have a good man elected to try and clean up the disaster that “that man” left this country in. It’s going to be painful but we will get back to a country of honor and prosperity. Peace.
Feeling the sense of positivity here across the pond……no dampener here believe me but your duty to make sure this man delivers long term…some of us in the UK still feel faintly robbed and embarrassed that our enthusiasm at our moment of change never really manifested what it promised.
Enjoy your night and soon we can start respecting your heads as much as we do your people.
Already voted … Lines were long and people were excited… Now that is the American Spirit that I have missed seeing lately
Thanks to all my southerly neighbours for voting for Barack! I’m optimistic that you can do what we here in Canada weren’t able to do: elect the right (by which I mean, correct, not politically right) leader!!
Voted this morning in Atlanta - not nearly as bad as I thought it would be ~ an hour. Tried to early vote twice last week and was thwarted both times. The first time, well, it was just too damn cold and I was wearing heels and a skirt. Once I saw the line wrapped around the building a half hour before it opened I decided to go to work instead. The second time was last Friday. I thought I’d be smart going after work since all the people with kids would be getting them ready for trick-or-treating. However I was on the bus going home and a nice bomb threat on the most terrible traffic day of the year caused me an extra hour to get home. So, I was very glad today went so smoothly :) Not to mention the free Starbucks coffe I got afterwards when I proudly showed my “I’m a Georgia Voter” sticker. Besides, it was the poor sap in front of me that got stuck with a “talker”. Ah, I do love my ipod.
I’m at work (at work! me!), so I’ll be voting later, children in tow, praying for short lines.
What is this voting of which you speak.
I mailed in my absentee ballot. I have been assured that it will be ignored in the order it was received.
FOR CHANGE.
crossing fingers for obama. so nervous.
voted in philly. everyone is a democrat and everyone was excited to vote for obama. 2 hour line. hopefully well worth it.
I voted. And it felt different this time. I have wept like three times already today- with hope, lame as that probably sounds.
Leaving right this minute….
I’ve been trying to explain the voting process to Wito in 2-year-old speak, which equates to “Obama is happy! Happy times!”
I guess he misconstrued my lesson and thought he would MEET Obama, so my entire waiting-in-line process consisted of him yelling, “That’s not Obama! He’s not Obama! WHERE’S OBAMA, MAMA?”
Then, a stranger in line told my husband that I looked exactly like Sarah Palin. So, that’s that.
Voting was easy here in The Ham. No lines, no waiting. No problems. However, I am hearing scary tales from Ohio. Watch your TV’s tonite, folks!
i voted in slovenia’s parallel elections in our capitol. clear win for obama.
lets hope..
My 18 year old voted for the first time! In Virginia! I asked him if it was exciting! He said no.
It’s okay. I think it’s exciting.
I voted in Northern VA. My husband and I went around 2:30pm and was in and out in 10 minutes.
I am excited to see the outcome!
I am also glad I found you blog! Will visit again.
I live in a state (Texas) that has early voting. I’ve never done that before but did so this year. Lines…yes…but they were short and moved quickly. My 18 and 19 year old sons voted absentee from their university. A painless experience and very exciting.
Oh yeah…GOBAMA!
Voted in Reston at 2:00pm. No lines, nice people. Chose the paper ballot over the computer because I’m old skool and I like it. I really wasn’t going to vote, but my dad shamed me into it with that “Obama loses because of Kristin” video :)
I was all excited to stand in line and chat with my fellow voters but it only took me five minutes to get in and out!
This is such an exciting time! Go Barry!
I’m one of the scary tales in Ohio that Kimmer mentioned. Not that scary, but there’s a good chance my right to vote has been denied this year.
I did, I did! Me Me Me!
Barack the Vote. What fun for the first time probably since 1992 to vote.
I voted, and it took about an hour and forty minutes.
I waited in line for *three* hours this morning in downtown Chicago, and boy was it worth it. I have never felt the city more alive; as I write this I am in Grant Park waiting for Obama to speak. Yes We Can, Bitches (the best t-shirt I have seen here) Annnd Ohio just went to the O. Landslide
Voted this morning in Louisiana. Took about 10 minutes and I know my Obama vote won’t make a difference in this red state but it still made me feel empowered.
Voted absentee from Milan! And cried when I opened my ballot. Cried, called my parents back in the states and made sure to track my FedEx package.
Heck yes I voted! Me and my roommate got up at 6am and walked over the two blocks to our polling station, stood in line for about 25 minutes in the freezing cold and then with more than a little enthusiasm, I cast my ballot! I was a so hyped that when we left I let go a hurrah of “Yea civic duty!” It made some people in line laugh.
And then last night, oh yes, there was some super-awesome celebrating! Me and my girlfriends totally cried during the acceptance speech.
Couldn’t vote, alas, what with not being American, though my boyfriend got a postal ballot which was filled in about a month ago for fear of postal delays along the Dublin-Portland route. Still, the rest of the world is pretty excited too given that this presidency will affect us all greatly too. Well done USA!
I voted early. Texas is so Red but my progressive inner loop neighborhood runs true Blue!
I read that last bit as, “I’m so excited I could poop.” Either way works I guess.
I sent in my absentee ballot about 3 weeks ago. It probably didn’t count because it was for Florida, and other than that, it was quite uneventful. I much prefer going to a polling location with all the other voters and guessing which ones in line are republicans and which are democrats.
Yes. I voted. On Election Day. Which was…when now? In. Out. No lines. No muss. No fuss. Four minutes, tops. And (having the benefit of now commenting well after the fact), I believe the right man won. :D