Lines Lessen at Virginia Polling Places - 9:00 Update
I again visited a couple polling places in Northern Virginia, including my own, just after 9:00 a.m. The initial long lines were gone and the waiting time to vote was under 10 minutes.
Both polling places, along with the regular electronic voting machines, had several paper ballot stations, there to accommodate the high number of expected voters. 
Personally, I waited under a minute to check in, and less than three minutes to vote on one of the three electronic machines. All of the 6 paper ballot booths were open during my visit.
Poll workers commented on “very high” or “record” voter turnouts.
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5 opinions for Lines Lessen at Virginia Polling Places - 9:00 Update
COD
Nov 4, 2008 at 11:08 am
13 minutes from parking the car to voting for me out in Fredericksburg.
Jon
Nov 4, 2008 at 11:33 am
Thanks for the update.
Funny-John
Nov 5, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Geez, that was quick!
From what we heard in Canada in the news, it was taking much longer that that everywhere in the United States…
Jon
Nov 5, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Yes, it seems that early morning and after work, there was some waiting. Off peak hours were mostly fast. Might have been the media creating hype.
Geoff
Nov 6, 2008 at 3:40 pm
As a foreigner living in Switzerland, I’m not entitled to vote, and I don’t have a home residence in the UK, so can’t register there either.
So no waiting for me at all!
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