Early Morning Voting in Ohio...

I got to my my polling place at 8 a.m. and there was not much in the way of lines. It took me a total of 11 minutes to cast my vote. The polling place was calm, and the workers seemed very on top of things. Many of my co-workers have different stories of long lines and at least slight confusion. (One voted near the college campus and there were a lot of problems with dorm dwellers not being able to prove their residency.) Two and a half millions Ohioans voted early, and I heard about a lot of long lines for the early voters. (A co-worker told me about a 3-plus hours wait at a polling place last night--the voters in line ordered pizza.)

How did it go for you all?

Blogging the Vote...



Click over to Chasing Ray today to find links to non-partisan thoughts on voting from all over the blogosphere (from authors, illustrators, reviewers, librarians).

As for me, I think it's important to vote for many reasons, one of which is that I live in Ohio, and pretty much no one can win the Presidency without winning Ohio. I feel like my vote counts! Voting makes me feel like a part of something. It make me feel important and powerful on some level. Tonight I'll be going over a sample ballot to make sure I have my ducks in a row when I get to the booth. Tomorrow I'll be getting up extra early to get to the polls. (There aren't many things that makes me get up extra early.)