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Election Day Afternoon
It's time for another check-in with our iVillage community to see what they're reporting about their voting experiences and what the buzz is out there at the polling places:
"Honestly... [I feel] scared. Not just for the presidential nominees, but also the Senate vacancies (both state and federal here). And we're also voting for quite a few judicial positions here, including for our Supreme Court and Appeals Court- and local district courts. HUGE votes all the way around for me." -- cl-ikat04
"The day is finally here. That means the end of all of the political ads! I am so tired of listening to the bashing and accusations and things out of context. We have early voting here in NC so I voted a couple of weeks ago. They're showing the polling places on TV and there are lines around the buildings." -- cl-lindsey53
"If I never see another political ad or get a call, it's fine with me. Actually, we don't know when we'll get to vote. DH went to polls at 6 AM while I was still sleeping. The lines were long, so he came back. We have a lot of senior housing in our precinct and they get up a crack of dawn to vote, then go out to breakfast." -- jaybee458
"Since we voted early, I've been sitting in front of the TV, remote in hand, and hitting the "Mute" button every time an election ad comes on. By last night, I was about ready to replace the remote with a shotgun." -- highsierra
"I timed my trip to the polls today to not coincide with before or after school drop-offs, and I was in and out in ten minutes total. Raining here, but there was room to stand inside this year, plenty of polling booths and nice staff who did a great job of keeping the lines moving quickly. Nicest experience I've had voting in years." -- lottalattes
"I arrived at my polling station at 7:30 AM. The streets near the school were crowded with folks parking, so I figured I shouldn't bother with trying to find a space there. When I arrived at the school, the line stretched around the front of the building. I heard it was much worse at 6 AM when the polls opened. Some had been in line since 5:30 or so." -- sandybryant
"From the time I entered the door until I left was less than 10 minutes. One of the poll workers who gives out those "I voted" stickers said that by 9 a.m. this morning, more voters had voted at our precinct than the entire election day in 2004." -- sopall1953
"In and out in 10 minutes for me. Missing the early morning pre-work crowd was key. I've never felt THIS excited about voting before!" -- bmama79
"The polling place was busy and steady but there was no wait and it was very efficient and controlled. I've been voting since 1980 and I have never waited in a long line to do so." -- amd1427
"Big day for me - my first time voting as an American citizen! I waited less than half an hour. DH went at 8am and called me to tell me that the line was insane. I went at 11 got in and out of there relatively quickly. Then I went to Starbucks and got a free coffee for flashing my I Voted sticker" -- mykidcanfly
How are things in your neighborhood? Have you voted yet? Let us know how your voting experience has been! I'll be back with another roundup later this evening as we watch the returns roll in.
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I got to the polling place early and was in and out in 10 minutes! My ballot was easy to follow and the scanner functioned perfectly, plus there was no line to wait in!
My only complaint is that I didn't get a "I voted" sticker.