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In reply to the discussion: ******THE OFFICIAL I VOTED THREAD****** [View all]peggysue2
(10,829 posts)My husband was the last in line on Friday, the 16th. He waited about an hour. I voted Saturday afternoon, little under an hour. Weirdly, neither of us had intended to vote on those days. We both had mailings to do, looked across the street, gauged the lines and thought: why not?
Also happy to say everyone was masked and observed the 6ft social distancing suggestion. The polling station had workers available to answer any and all questions, reminded voters to completely fill in the boxes (no check marks or X's) and to turn the 2-page ballot over. These were paper ballots that on completion were fed into a scanner. Once read, the scanner screen lights up and indicates that your vote has been counted. Easy-Peasy. Nice feeling, too.
Wait times have reportedly varied in our district, anywhere from a 4-5 hours to the hour length my husband and experienced. We lucked out. Overall the traffic to and from the local polling station has been steady and heavy. Good to see.
Headed into the home stretch now! You can sense the tension everywhere. But I'm feeling really positive. My oldest son will be leading a hike somewhere in Oklahoma on Election Day. He's hoping to catch a signal by the end of the day or on the 4th to find out the election results. He said "When I call you can tell me if it's safe to come out of the wilderness."
LOL. Think that statement applies to a lot of us.