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Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:37 PM Oct 2020

For those who voted early in person, do the lines get shorter after the first day?

Because of how eager people are to vote this year, the lines on the first day of early voting seem pretty long. I live in a big city so I would like to avoid a long wait if I can. So do the lines get shorter after the first few days?

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For those who voted early in person, do the lines get shorter after the first day? (Original Post) Claustrum Oct 2020 OP
Depends on where, I know we been early voting for 10 days and beachbumbob Oct 2020 #1
I stood in distanced lines, while masked, to get into the UPS store and WalMart. I can handle abqtommy Oct 2020 #2
I have never voted early on the first day. LiberalFighter Oct 2020 #3
Depends on the location. LisaL Oct 2020 #4
It was shorter for me nitpicker Oct 2020 #5
I plan to vote on day 3 of early voting. Laelth Oct 2020 #6
Thanks. I am eager to get it over with but it seems like waiting a few days is best to avoid the Claustrum Oct 2020 #7
Largo florida at the supervisor of elections office NO line... mitch96 Oct 2020 #8

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
2. I stood in distanced lines, while masked, to get into the UPS store and WalMart. I can handle
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:45 PM
Oct 2020

the same thing when we go to vote early.

LiberalFighter

(50,767 posts)
3. I have never voted early on the first day.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:48 PM
Oct 2020

When I had voted early in person only a few people ahead if any.

LisaL

(44,972 posts)
4. Depends on the location.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:50 PM
Oct 2020

Oh allows one early voting location per county. So in large counties there are always a lot of people. But the lines get shorter sometime in the middle of early voting period, but then pick up again toward the end of early voting period.

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
5. It was shorter for me
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 12:57 PM
Oct 2020

In Northern VA, in my county it starts off at the county offices, then in mid-Oct satellite voting sites will open up.

When I went to vote a week after early voting opened up, I walked straight in, showed my ID, verified they had the right person (me), picked up a pen and ballot, filled it in, fed it into the scanner. Less than 10 minutes, much of which was filling in the boxes.

But Fairfax County had long lines at the county complex on opening day.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)
6. I plan to vote on day 3 of early voting.
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:23 PM
Oct 2020

To answer your question, yes. It has been my experience that day 1 of early voting has the longest lines.



-Laelth

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
7. Thanks. I am eager to get it over with but it seems like waiting a few days is best to avoid the
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 01:25 PM
Oct 2020

crowd.

mitch96

(13,869 posts)
8. Largo florida at the supervisor of elections office NO line...
Wed Oct 7, 2020, 03:22 PM
Oct 2020

I dropped off my ballot, got my sticker, Job done Happy days..
m

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