S/O Waiting to vote

ShanJosh777

I can't even imagine a 3+ hour line to vote.  Do other states not have as many polling places as we do in my area?  My polling place encompasses maybe a 4 block radius.  My sister recently moved 7 blocks away from her old apartment and her polling place changed.  Even if everyone went at the same time, I can't imagine more than a 10 minute wait.  What's the deal?

Mrs.Donkey

I think a lot of it also has to do with the time of day you go.  I'm sure before work, lunch and after work are crazy times.

MandC17

I've never had to wait over 15 minutes.  But we live in a very rural area and don't have too many people at each polling place.  I'm in Southwest VA BTW.

Marie Tourville

It all depends on the state, the $$ they have to spend, the election judges they have and all that jazz.  There is a ton that goes into organizing an election and it's a HUGE PITA.  But it's an important PITA.

JT41275

I live in a very populated county.  There's a website that lists the wait times.  the shortest wait time I've seen for one place is 30 min. which is rare.  The rest range from 90 min. to over 2 hours.  I waited 1 hr. 45 min. This weekend the wait times were 6 hours at some sites.

little_mrs

I waited 45min. on Fri. to vote.  Previous years it was 5 or 10 min.  But I didnt go at lunch time on a Friday in previous years either.  Jacksonville, Florida had problems with the ballots when the early voting began so those that went the 1st day waited 2 hrs I think.