Check in if you voted!
And hit 'rec' too! Strength in numbers!
Polling at my place went smooth. Long lines, which is.probably a good thing.
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My husband and I voted in NH at 8:00 am. 
7:15 in Philly.
President Obama in this household - in DARK RED LOUISIANA
Straight Democratic ticket (except for Sheriff who is Repub and was only name on ballot and who is up for re-election.) Been voting since 1976 (Carter!). Family going back several generations--- all Democrats. Thinking of my Dad today (died Nov. 12, 1967) and wish he was here to see Obama elected in 2008 and RE-elected in 2012!!! It's a good day to be an American.
Tikki
Cast my ballot before 6:20 a.m. Central.
Early voted weeks ago so I have plenty of time to GOTV!
Ready for a day of anticipation and ultimately celebration 
In Texas, unfortunately. That being said, I've done my part to keep Austin weird!
Three guesses who for.
We were there first thing - 7:05 am - and were voters #69 and #70. We left around 8:10 am.
We talked with the children about how the voting place was like "church for democracy" (which is why they had to behave while we waited in line). They were dressed in "fancy" clothes. They were in strollers at the last Presidential election.
On Edit: Added some detail, corrected grammar.
Hopefully this will be the last we see of Linda McMahon for ahwile!
No issues. About 40 in front of me and approx 70-80 in line as I left. Today is a good day
together this morning about 7:30. My daughter has a different polling place she went a little before us. 4 votes for Obama.
I vote in a very urban, 60% African-American precinct. When I arrived at 7:30 am, there was already a 15 minute line. It was about twice that long when I left at 7:50 or so. I've been voting in this precinct for about 6 years and this was definitely the biggest early am turnout I've seen so far. People were upbeat and polite and there were no complaints about the wait.
There were a couple of people standing outside the voting area. One was shilling for a Democratic state representative, and the other appeared to be perhaps some kind of poll watcher but she was wearing a Steelworkers Union official vest and was friendly and polite. There did not appear to be anybody there attempting to discourage minority voters or anything like that.
On Edit: Oh, also! I just found out this morning that a good friend who is a moderate conservative (not the crazy kind, which is why we are still friends) is NOT voting for Romney this year. It's probably the first time ever in her life that she has not voted (R) for President. She didn't say who she *was* voting for, and I didn't press her, but she said she wasn't voting for Romney. She's in rural New York state. I suspect there are more like her out there.
our awesome president and vise president!!!
I voted early!
raises hand. i voted by mail a long time ago gobama
in sunny St Petersburg Florida
...feels so good!
3 votes from this household for President Obama! And 3 yesses to end the death penalty in CA.
in NC. Easy, no problems.
and it was the first time I did not see ONE sign from the opposition.
by absentee ballot over a month ago (as soon as it was open to vote absentee) and I voted a straight Democrat ticket.....OBAMA/BIDEN!!!!!!!!!
Both of us voted for Obama!
I voted early yesterday in CA and took my 11 year old son with me. There were a lot of people. They were very organized, you had to take a number, and I voted via paper ballot within a half an hour of getting there. It was my first time voting in California and it was as it should be, simple, straight forward and didn't take hours to get done .
...by mail and sent one week ago.
Washington State here!
Along with a straight Democratic ticket down ballot.
GObama!
We're gonna win! I feel it!
Long lines but everything went smooth.
taking my 84 year old Mom and my sister to vote today.
GOBAMA 
Oregon Vote by mail system. 
I have a good feeling for our senator getting reelected for sure.
Yes on Props 30 and 37, NO on Prop 32. Yes on Henry Waxman. NO on bill ("but... but... but... I haven't been a republi-CON in 18 months!"
bloomfield. ("Independent," my ass.)
Went to a smaller, out-of-the-way early voting location and was in and out in about 10 minutes. It took me longer to get there than it did to actually vote.
...along with my wife and daughter.
It was my daughter's first time to vote. She said it was pretty cool to vote for Obama!
Cautiously optimistic for the President's re-election tonight!
LHJ
- Took 3 family members with me to vote too.
- I changed the minds of 4 different Republicans to vote Democratic, by sharing with them what the President has done since being in office.
- I sent out over a dozen emails reminding friends and family to vote.
There were long lines in a blue precinct!
As far as I could tell, there were no "Black Panthers", no UN storm troopers, and also no "True the Vote" people. Just some kids selling cookies and coffee for the school band.
It was exactly how voting in the US should be. A neighborhood affair with people chatting while waiting patiently in line at the local middle school, with band kids selling breakfast to raise funds.
The only thing I'd change are the paperless voting machines.
My oldest son and I walked through the neighborhood together this morning to the polling place, where we actually had to stand in line. We're some small blue dots in the red state of Oklahoma. I couldn't figure out the delay, until I realized that they only had one registration book. In the past, there have always been at least two. So it was taking a while to get people signed in. (I was going to start crying 'voter suppression', but since OK open carry now, I didn't want to get shot! LOL)
So I got to witness my son voting for the very first time. Brought a little tear to my eye. He did vote for President Obama, so apparently his father and I have done something right!
But I did not get a sticker.
I have never gotten a sticker.
Why no stickers, New York? Why????
ETA: Straight Dem ticket (as always) and very proud.
& Rec !!!
If you'd like an "I Voted" avatar, click on "My Profile" (top right of your screen, just above the google search box) and add an avatar. The "I Voted" ones are under "slogans".
If you'd like, you can click on "My Profile" (top right of your window, just to the right of "Logged in as Diyames" and add an "I Voted" avatar. They're under "slogans". Again, welcome!
One more for Obama and Warren
Voted absentee yet again. Sent my ballot in way back in the beginning of October. Even got a phone call that they got it because I forgot to put a stamp on it.
no problems despite "Sandy"
voted by absentee ballott!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Here in the People's Republic of Falls Church, VA
There were "issues" with the "electronic check in" so the poll workers had to go off of printouts to check voters in.
Had a choice of paper "fill in the bubble" ballot or black box touchscreen machines.
You can guess what I opted for.
--MAB
Saw that the republican candidate for CT State rep. in my district was running unopposed and saw that a candidate on the Working Families Party line for that race was blacked out with a stamp. I asked why and the poll worker told me the candidate died recently and the SOS instructed them to cross out the name on the ballot. I wasn't sure if still voting for that candidate might cause a problem with my ballot so I didn't vote for anyone in that race (there were no other candidates and I refuse to vote for a republican).
As soon as I got home, I called WFP office and they confirmed that, sadly, this information was true.
Anyhow, I voted in a very small, red-leaning town in Litchfield County, Connecticut at around 11 AM and the line was out the door.
Voted last week. FIRED UP!
oted!
God Bless America!
Determined to turn it Blue.
No way to make sure what I filled out is what was tallied.
My wife will vote on the way home from work. We may not win the electoral vote in Kentucky but we'll add to the President's popular vote total!!
My son, by the way, cast his FIRST VOTE EVER, and voted for all our Democrats!!
Bake
Go Obama!!!! 
In person, paper ballot, straight Democratic ticket. 
I really think Obama is going to take Virginia.
Hubby and I voted last week here in Wisconsin.
1:30 pm EST Seaman, Ohio.
Just got back from voting.
Diebold touch screen voting machines.
Paper print out to verify choices and to leave a paper trail.
No lines; very rural area.
No problems.
Fired Up
Ready to Go
FORWARD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Happy election day one and all.
Just voted -no lines, no wait
And, while I'm at it, go blue in those local/state races, too! Okay, letting go of my pipe dream.
For Obama in Erie Pa.!
Was asked for photo I.D. and told them to stuff it. (politely.) 
Obama of course.....
And his wife for Obama and against voter id and marriage discrimination
Straight ticket as always. Thanks go out to the Americans For Prosperity. I was unclear on some of the Proposals, but once I got their voting guide in the mail I knew everything I was voting against
Edit: turnout is heaviest I've ever seen at an election.
Just got back
Turn-out is heavy in my area even though it's not the "rush hours".
Well at least I think I did. I filled out the form and it scanned it. Not sure what happened after that. 
I was #367 @ 12:30pm. It wasn't crowded at that point. They asked for ID, but I declined. My little boy went in with me. He also went in with my husband later.
No lines... I went in at around 1:00 pm ..figured I missed the early crowd and avoid the late afternoon rush.
YM
We had in-person early voting in my county for several weeks ending last Friday. There was a steady stream of people voting all during the early voting period. I work from 8 am until 9 pm without a break (two back to back part-time jobs in the same location) on Tuesdays so early voting was a great option for me and others like me.
The polls are super busy today. Polls are open 7am to 7pm.
I live in a tiny blue island surrounded by red counties. I'm sure my county will vote for Obama. Maybe all of Georgia will go blue too. Demographics are in our favor.
Y'all get out and vote!
[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]Permanent absentee ballot voter in California. Took my sweet time with all the propositions and local candidates (especially since I'm new in the area) and dropped the completed ballot off in person. Couldn't be easier.
Looking forward to tonight
Before I walked in to the polling place I saw the guy whose vote I would nullify. He got into a pick-em-up truck with a bumper sticker on the back that said "It's not just about guns, it's about freedom". I figure I negated his vote with mine. I can live with that!
Voted absentee because they closed my polling place a couple of years ago.
Polling place the usual: Christ Lutheran Church hall, right in our neighborhood. Plenty of volunteers, plenty of booths, lots of paper ballots and a box to put them in.
For pete's sake, how hard is that to put together?
A volunteer sitting at the door asked my name (no ID required) and checked it off the roll. Another volunteer directed me to the person with the book for me to sign next to my name and address. Another handed me my ballot and a Sharpie pen. I went to one of the abundant booths, took out my sample ballot, and marked off every name and proposition, took it back, dumped it in the box, got my I Voted! sticker and a smile and left.
The ballots will be counted by Scantron, and if there's any dispute, they can be resubmitted and/or hand-counted. There is a paper trail.
I could go on, but really, the point is that if you WANT votes to matter it doesn't take expensive hackable electronic machinery -- or much machinery at all. All it takes is the old-fashioned determination to get people in there and give them the simplest possible tools.... and apparently a bunch of laws with teeth in them so that these things are provided rather than withheld. 
Hekate
Santa Barbara County, California
One of these days, we'll be blue, I promise!!
It was easy. Less than 30 minutes. I merely had to show my driver's license.
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here in Montgomery County, just outside of Philly! They were both very excited to vote for President Obama and Vice President Biden! It was a very nice afternoon!
voting for Leahy and Bernie and a whole list of Democrats...of course Obama and Biden too.
Too bad everyone doesn't have it so easy. Oh, all I had to do was tell them my name and no ID was required. Nadda! Nothing! Not even my license.
...to LOSE by checking the OBAMA box on my ballot!!
GOBAMA!!!
An hour and a half wait in Miami. Not too bad!
Kept checking and re-checking my choices. You never know when a repub operative will slip you a pen with disappearing ink in it.
I was happy to see a fairly long line! Everything went smoothly, and I still got to work on time. Still proudly wearing my sticker!
Northern MI!
Julie
I VOTED!
Didn't get to vote for BO in 2008, as I was in Florida campaigning.
But my hubbie went this time (to Ohio), so I got to stay here & vote!
with my 18yr old daughter voting for the first time!
GOBAMA!!
Picked up the 19 year old boy and we went voting....the boy's first time....I think he was excited, but trying to play it cool 
2 votes for Obama, Kaine, and Connolly
Keep 'em coming
I hope that means everyone voted early, or maybe they just are sick of pretending with the Diebold Accuvote TS machines.
I voted today!
Husband, Daughter and I just cast our ballots for Pres. Obama.
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Commuted from the sleazy motel I'm stuck in. Lights on and Internet by Thursday.
rocktivity
For Obama of course! I live in Alameda County, CA!
anxiously waiting for the results
And I made 4 trips to the polls with my big ol Dodge van taking people from the neighborhood, took 27 people in all
and had a swell time, only took 20 minutes, only two stations but the election ladies were really nice and efficient as always.
We wrote in a senate candidate and that was fun. We have voting machines so it took a while to spin the wheel and then hit "enter" a dozen times to do the writein.
Saw the neighbor and chatted a bit, line was about a half dozen people long at the slowest.
Got our little square code tickets and our stickers and they got two more Tennessee votes for President Obama!
Four proud votes for Obama/Biden!
.... took like a minute for the whole thread to pop up?
oh by the way....
Voted!!
GOBama 
they let her push the paper ballot into the machine - she was tickled!
We're friends with a state rep candidate, and our US congressman has been to our house - the kidlet was excited to see their names on the ballot.
No lines and it all went well.
My husband and I just came back from voting and brunch!
Absentee ballot.
common wait time beginning at 7am. Some nice men brought coffee and hot cider for all in line to enjoy while we all waited. Our election judges were thoughtful, in good spirits and very professional. It was a fun and jovial experience.
9am-40 min wait. my precinct I was voter #279. The other precinct in our voting location had longer lines. Poll worker said it had been steady and that when she arrived at 6am, a long line was waiting for the opening of precinct voting location. GO OBAMA!
Man, I'm so glad this day has finally come! Here's to Rmoney being relegated to occasional Fox News pundit after today!
In and out in 15-20 minutes. Didn't have to wait at all!
Lots of ballots being dropped off.
I like the voting ritual (and the sticker!)
I just got home from my polling place. It is an honor to, for the second time, shade in the Obama/Biden bubble. I have been a weepy sap since watching the coverage of last night's final campaign rally. I somehow kept it together while at the polls.
Everything was smooth as could be. The poll workers were all friendly, helpful, and truly seemed dedicated to making sure every person was able to cast their ballot.
Although this is absolutely wonderful, I could not help but being upset by one thing. ALL voters should have a voting experience like mine-- Show up, sign in, fill in ballot, cast ballot, receive confirmation that your vote has been counted. It should be this way EVERYWHERE.
May anyone attempting to buy, steal, cheat, suppress, sabotage and violate our right to a democracy only have it backfire tenfold.
... and one consequential vote for Elizabeth Warren.
Still in the Hospital, But Doing fine.
Four more years!
Gobama!
Mo.here
and dropped my wife's absentee ballot off as well.
Just voted straight Dem in CA. Small line.
Out here on this little island, turnout is good (that means about 100 people have shown up to vote, lol).
in Missouri!
Voted all Dem
2 more for President Obama
Voted today in Sunny California. My 3rd presidential election.
Voted from the only Blue Precinct in Oklahoma for all the Democrats on the ticket!
as a long-tailed Cat in a Room Full of Rocking Chairs!
Voting went smooth except we were told the Presidential part of the Ballot wasn't in Alphabetical Order and I asked "Why Not" and she said "Clerical Error". So, all the other candidates were in alphabetical order.. go figure.
I sure found Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Names, though.. at the Bottom.
IMO, voting should be mandatory. I live across the street from my polling location, I waited until the place was slow and waited a very short time. We need to abolish the electoral college. I now live in Tn. and despite my vote, rmoney got my states electoral vote....
