VOTE

[tomgallagher]

Get out there and vote people. Somebody took a bullet so you could have that privilege.

[mrzed]

I voted absentee in person last Wednesday.

Daughter, out of state applied for absentee ballot. DIV OF ELECTIONS says they sent it Monday of  last week. Ballot never arrived.

So now she has to file a complaint in case someone stole her ballot and voted for her!

[Sly Red]

I voted early, just not often, as is the Chicago custom 

I came from a family who believed voting was your civic duty.  I've never missed a major election in forty years.

Red

[Mikekoz13]

My wife and I voted in our small town this afternoon. No lines when we went but they were packed early this AM and we just went by again and it was VERY busy.

[D.A.L.U.I.]

Vote.

If you're interested in reading how some Europeans view our process I recommend the following, you may not agree, but it certainly has a challenging point of view.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/spiegel-commentary-about-us-election-campaign-a-865431.html

[-Doug-]

I voted mid morning. No real line to speak of.

[warhawk]

I voted this morning.  Nothing too busy but steady lines.

WARHAWK

[theman]

Yes indeed Tom,  DId it early AM..

[TheSlyBear]

Very heavy turnout here in Austin.

I tried to vote early before work, but the lines were already pretty long. So I went back at 2:30PM thinking that everyone would be at work. No such luck. An hours wait (mostly in the sun) before I could get to the booth.

[theman]

Just Wonder if we are going to get results today ?  Or in a week ?

[Slynito]

Voted absentee in mid October...no fuss, no rush and I could track my ballot at the web site.

[mrzed]

Several passes at my local polling place and mm never saw a line yesterday.

I think it was the 18 days of early voting that kept the election day lines short this time.

Last week I had to wait 5 seconds in line to get on a machine.

[bennett11]

I  voted around 2 in the afternoon in Leander, just north of Austin.  There were six in line ahead of me.  Took seemingly long time to get my ballot - voting went quickly - had choice of paper ballot or electronic voting machine.  There were over 30 in line when I left.

bob

[good to be bald]

the wife and i took the kids to vote teach them young

[nuts]

Watched the TV coverage here in Australia which was very comprehensive.

In Australia voting in federal and state elections is compulsory if you are 18 and over.  We don't vote for positions like judges, sherriffs, dog catchers etc.

One thing that really surprises Australians is the archaic voting machines etc used in some parts of the US with the potential for things to go wrong and fraud. We had elections here in Canberra only last month and about 40% of voters cast their votes electronically (at booths set up for the purfpose) prior to election day so there were no long queues.  Handing out how to vote forms is also banned within 100 metres of voting places on polling day.

I won't offend anyone by commenting on the result as I am sure there are members of SBG from both sides of the electoral divide but a poll here showed Australians preferred Obama to Romney by about 3 to 1.