so quick I'm dazed
I still can't believe it. I was expecting to stand in line for at least an hour to vote. I was expecting there might even be a minor traffic jam getting into the polling place parking lot. But it was nearly empty. There were only 2 people in line in front of me, and it only took me a few minutes between entering the building, casting my vote, and leaving.
There were 10 voting machines out, with under half of them actively being used when I got there (around 11am), which must explain why there was no backup of voters.
This is my 7th time voting in a presidential election. In 2012 and 2008, I stood in line for about 2.25 hours each time. I don't have notes on the prior years, but do remember that at least one of those earlier years had very very long lines too.
In the local elections, there are a couple races with multiple qualified candidates who seem like they'd do a good job. The U.S. Senate race has 2 candidates who both sound good to me, based on their positions - Thomas Dixon and Michael Scarborough. But whether either will be able to beat the incumbent Republican (Tim Scott) is questionable. We'll see. In the local school district race, there are 12 candidates running for 3 positions, and I had quite a hard time choosing, as nearly all of them gave a good impression in a video-taped Q&A session.
There were 10 voting machines out, with under half of them actively being used when I got there (around 11am), which must explain why there was no backup of voters.
This is my 7th time voting in a presidential election. In 2012 and 2008, I stood in line for about 2.25 hours each time. I don't have notes on the prior years, but do remember that at least one of those earlier years had very very long lines too.
In the local elections, there are a couple races with multiple qualified candidates who seem like they'd do a good job. The U.S. Senate race has 2 candidates who both sound good to me, based on their positions - Thomas Dixon and Michael Scarborough. But whether either will be able to beat the incumbent Republican (Tim Scott) is questionable. We'll see. In the local school district race, there are 12 candidates running for 3 positions, and I had quite a hard time choosing, as nearly all of them gave a good impression in a video-taped Q&A session.