I voted... (in 2020)
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:23 am
Starting a thread to gain reports on your experience at the polling place. Of course, you need not state for whom you voted. I'm just curious as to the conditions you found when you arrived to the voting place (or mail in drop off).
I voted this morning at 9:15am. There was no line on the outside when I arrived, and few people waiting inside. Everyone was "socially distanced" as marked by the blue lines of tape on the floor. Everyone had to wear masks. I overheard one of the election officials say that, same time yesterday, the line was way out the door and well into the parking lot. In my case, I think I was 6th in line to go inside the voting booth area. Good thing I waited until today!
Once inside the voting area (took about 15 minutes to wait outside), everything proceeded as planned. I showed my ID, they scanned it, made me sign the affadavit that I had not voted elswhere or by mail, etc. They then printed a two page ballot (with one of the pages double sided). I filled it out, and approached one of two scanning stations. They said it didn't matter which page I scanned first, but I scanned the double sided one anyway, first. I asked if the numbers are collected and saved each night (in case something happens to the machines). They told me the ballots submitted are removed from the machine each night and sent to the election office, but the counts in the machine are not tallied until the polls close on election night. I hope, at least they back up the machines each night when they send the paper ballots to the election office.
Anyway, that was my experience. How about yours?
PS. I did see an "irregularity" in the way the political signs were posted on the property that kinda pi$$ed me off a little. While waiting in the parking lot for my Lyft ride home, I took note of how the political signs were placed on the outside. I saw only one sign each for the two Presidential candidates. Without saying which was which (although I gather you could probably guess
), One sign was visible to cars as they entered the driveway leading up to the parking lot. The other was only visibile to people already in the parking lot and preparing to leave the lot going out. Hmmmmmmm...... 
I voted this morning at 9:15am. There was no line on the outside when I arrived, and few people waiting inside. Everyone was "socially distanced" as marked by the blue lines of tape on the floor. Everyone had to wear masks. I overheard one of the election officials say that, same time yesterday, the line was way out the door and well into the parking lot. In my case, I think I was 6th in line to go inside the voting booth area. Good thing I waited until today!
Once inside the voting area (took about 15 minutes to wait outside), everything proceeded as planned. I showed my ID, they scanned it, made me sign the affadavit that I had not voted elswhere or by mail, etc. They then printed a two page ballot (with one of the pages double sided). I filled it out, and approached one of two scanning stations. They said it didn't matter which page I scanned first, but I scanned the double sided one anyway, first. I asked if the numbers are collected and saved each night (in case something happens to the machines). They told me the ballots submitted are removed from the machine each night and sent to the election office, but the counts in the machine are not tallied until the polls close on election night. I hope, at least they back up the machines each night when they send the paper ballots to the election office.
Anyway, that was my experience. How about yours?
PS. I did see an "irregularity" in the way the political signs were posted on the property that kinda pi$$ed me off a little. While waiting in the parking lot for my Lyft ride home, I took note of how the political signs were placed on the outside. I saw only one sign each for the two Presidential candidates. Without saying which was which (although I gather you could probably guess
), One sign was visible to cars as they entered the driveway leading up to the parking lot. The other was only visibile to people already in the parking lot and preparing to leave the lot going out. Hmmmmmmm...... 