I walked up the street to the YWCA to vote around 1:30 p.m. today.
I've never ever had to stand in line there. Today was no different. I walked right up to the L-Z table, then right to the machine. There were a few people stacked up waiting on the A-K side, though. And people kept trickling in.
An election judge told me that they had seen about 339 voters so far that day. Typically, they get 80, he said. In 2004, our Web site said earlier today, 240 people voted at that polling place. So even by early afternoon, turnout for this election has surpassed the last presidential election.
There were still only two voting machines there, but they seemed to be handling the crowd fairly well. Guess we'll see how it goes the rest of the day.
I've never ever had to stand in line there. Today was no different. I walked right up to the L-Z table, then right to the machine. There were a few people stacked up waiting on the A-K side, though. And people kept trickling in.
An election judge told me that they had seen about 339 voters so far that day. Typically, they get 80, he said. In 2004, our Web site said earlier today, 240 people voted at that polling place. So even by early afternoon, turnout for this election has surpassed the last presidential election.
There were still only two voting machines there, but they seemed to be handling the crowd fairly well. Guess we'll see how it goes the rest of the day.
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