No Sequoia machines in Lake County...still paper ballots and electronic readers.
The ballot boxes now look like the garbage carts that you put out on trash day (with a feeder on the 'lid'). Not the best messaging, IMO.
This was the first election I know of that the paper registration books were NOT used (maybe because the early voting sites cover the entire county, not just your local township). Being an IT guy, I would always chuckle at the anachronism of paper registration books, and the election judges paging through them to check registration.
Speaking of registration - ID's *were* checked here in Lake Cty. The judge also checked my signature against his printed record 8 ways from Sunday - and even asked for verification from the other judge (who told him "oh, yeah - no mistaking that"
. My signature hasn't changed *that* much in 14 years!
As with other places we've seen - the wait isn't for a voting station to open up - it's to get through the gatekeepers. And the Trumpsters are worried about voter fraud? I'm worried about everyone getting tired of waiting and leaving the lines! 
I saw women of all ages voting today. Most of the men were older than me (I'm early 50s). Probably 65%-35% women / men. Many of the men were there with their wives / partners.
I wouldn't say the line to vote took 'longer' this time - I remember early voting in 2008 for Obama-McCain, on a Saturday, and it was about the same wait back then. Today was for the really motivated, I suppose.
This time, I took a picture of my ballot. I can't remember if I had a smartphone in '08, but I know I didn't think to take a picture.
I thought of my mom as I was marking the oval for Clinton/Kaine - she passed away about a year ago, and wanted to be able to vote for a (Democratic) woman to become POTUS. I voted for both of us today 
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