Wow! This is the line to vote at 115 St in Harlem.... @WCKitchen is there with meals + water...

[demmiblue]

Wow! This is the line to vote at 115 St in Harlem.... @WCKitchen is there with meals + water from our amazing local restaurant partners. Looks like #VoteEarlyDay is going to be big... #ChefsForThePolls

Link to tweet

Thank you, chefs! Thank you, voters!

[Demovictory9]

1. Horrible that they have ro.stand in line that long

[cwydro]

15. I didn't have to wait at all in NC.

We’ve got early voting for two solid weeks, including weekends.

I had no problems at all.

[LAS14]

79. Did you record your vote in the OFFICIAL I VOTED THREAD?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214258305

[cwydro]

83. I did now!

[warmfeet]

63. It definitely is horrible.

But, this is how the change happens. Democrats will be in control, we will change this. Long voting lines, among other things, will lead to this change.

[Thekaspervote]

2. Heart warming!!

[LakeArenal]

3. Gawd bless America. These folks have heart.

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. So if I am a fascist killer and I see people being allowed to vote, and I know

60% are voting against me, what do I do?

If I have access to the DOJ and KGB, what do I do?

Buckle up.

[mahina]

49. I know

But we have power too. We have
More power.
Here’s a free pdf of Gene Sharp’s From Dictatorship to Democracy
https://www.aeinstein.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/FDTD.pdf


Chileans shook off Pinochet.
South Africans shook off apartheid.
Danish civilians defeated the Nazis
Poles defeated the Soviets

We can beat these weak bloated fuckers even if they steal this election

[Eliot Rosewater]

55. Thank you

[mahina]

59. Read you 100%

I find it highly unlikely that they will not cheat if they have any way to do it and I fully expect them to push every lever they can to the maximum. And the outcomes of those multi channel attacks are unknowable to us. That’s why we all need to read that book from Gene Sharp and get ready. It’s only 104 pages long.

Love to you ER

[Blasphemer]

5. I am grateful to all the patient voters and to the restaurateurs but it's absurd...

that it is this hard to vote in this country.

[Greybnk48]

6. I keep thinking where on Earth is there a place to pee?

Or, you know. I'm going to be 72 in two weeks and that's what I think when I see lines like this.

We have to make it so this is the last time we see good people, U.S. citizens, being tortured and abused this way, standing forever, no bathrooms, etc. just to exercise their right to vote.

Bravo to these and other tough, brave, warriors all over the country for doing this. An especial shout out to my friends and relatives in Milwaukee who are doing the same no matter what the weather!

[Blaukraut]

10. Especially during the pandemic.

You can't just pop into the nearest McDonald's or Dunkin's and use the restroom.

[KS Toronado]

14. A national vote by mail policy would solve that.

[Greybnk48]

37. That's definitely the solution. N/t

[exoskeleton]

54. Did my ballot at the kitchen table

In Oregon we vote by mail. Sat at the table with a cup of coffee and the voter pamphlet so I could read about the down ballot candidates and the propositions (Magic mushrooms are on the ballot!). Even took a bathroom break with no nervous wondering where I might find one. I took it to a drop box just to be sure. This is the way to do it!

[LAS14]

80. Did you record your vote in the OFFICIAL I VOTED THREAD?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214258305

[soldierant]

62. Provided we reinstate the Postal Service. nt

[thinkingagain]

76. I so agree

I have other ideas that may or not work.
Such as carbon type ballots you keep a copy turn in the other. They all are stamped with a. Random number so that if you ever want tp prove you’re vote wasn’t changed you’d bring in your copy and check. Election officials could do same they would pull random voters names ( names because the random number is not attached to any voters name.) those voters ballots could be verified that no changes have been made)
Since sometimes I hear that votes could have been changed usually someone says it looked like the machine changed their vote but paper ballots this is a little harder unless someone crosses out your vote and puts a different one in )
Anyhow I’m rambling
But I think your idea is wonderful

[KS Toronado]

77. Building on your idea..........

How about the original goes in one pile and the copy goes in another pile, then separate teams tally up the
numbers of the pile they receive and when finished both piles must agree or they switch piles and get to
count again. Each team comprised of equal D's & R's.

[Greybnk48]

36. Right! Or even safely open your home to those in line!

It’s really tough. I guess I’d put on a damn diaper and wait!

[OnDoutside]

7. They must all have very robust bladders !

[40RatRod]

18. So true!

[LaMouffette]

8. I applaud their stamina and determination, as well as that of people bringing them food, but . . .

wouldn't it be nice if people also gave them folding lawn chairs to sit on in line? Or is the line moving a bit too quickly for that ? Hmm . . . just realized—Doh!—they can't put out lawn chairs because they don't want people playing Covid musical chairs! But if they could give sanitized, lightweight chairs to people who wanted them when they first get in line to vote, and instruct them to turn their chair in once they got to the building so that the chairs could be resanitized . . . that might work.

[Tree-Hugger]

9. But....but....

I thought New York was a ghost town?

[Jim__]

11. Do you know what that translates to in wait time?

That looks like an exceedingly long line. I am surprised to see that in NYC.

[Ligyron]

17. Exactly, a Democratic controlled stronghold right?

Is this just an example of great voter enthusiasm or an attempt at voter suppression?

[greenjar_01]

19. Nobody in New York County (Manhattan) is trying to suppress the vote

This is a volume issue. It's also the first time New York has allowed early voting in a Presidential election.

But most of all, this is voter enthusiasm. Nobody waits in lines like this to vote for the incumbent. This is rage voting from folks who are sick of the incumbent. In any case, I'd bet that precinct went 90-10 against Trump in 2016, if not worse. These lines have the Trump people clutching their blankies and updating their LinkedIn profiles.

[mdelaguna]

27. This! Waited my3 hours in NY this am.

Exactly what you said. Turnout is high given motivation to vote, distrust of mail in shenanigans, as a precaution in case Nov 3 is worse. The smart ones had filled out their absentee ballots and dropped them off at early voting. No regrets tho. One does what one must.

[SheltieLover]

67. Ty!

Doesn't it feel great to get your vote in?

I voted over a week ago & am still

[LAS14]

81. Did you record your vote in the OFFICIAL I VOTED THREAD?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214258305

[Bubs55]

23. I just voted in NYC.

Took just over 2 and 1/2 hours, but I got there early, and I am not in Harlem. It's
hard to extrapolate.

[SheltieLover]

68. Ty!

Feels great, doesn't it?

We all appreciate voters who are forced to withstand long lines to save our country!

[LAS14]

82. Did you record your vote in the OFFICIAL I VOTED THREAD?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214258305

[panader0]

35. Like a DUer said yesterday about wait time:

"how long have you been waiting?" "Four years."

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Fantastic!

[demmiblue]

13. On the ground report:

Link to tweet

(Thank you for thinking of the vegetarians/vegans! )

[zentrum]

16. Wow. That seems longer than the

……one in downtown Manhattan.

People waited 3 hours and more, downtown, and line at one point wound around 10 blocks. I was starting to do a slow burn though that it's so damn hard to vote. People had to leave for for work or childcare.

We needed 10 times the number of polling places. That should be in place.

But it was very heartening. After I got my sticker I kept walking all through telling people to not give up and that it felt great to get the I Voted Early Sticker.

[demmiblue]

24. This gif's for you:

Link to tweet

Thank you for voting, and for giving others a pep talk!

[zentrum]

39. Wonderful! And magically, I

…now look like that too!

Early voting is good for your health!

[demmiblue]

41. !

[SheltieLover]

70. Ty!

It shouldn't be this way, but we all appreciate those who are forced to wait in long lines to oust the traitor.

Doesn't it feel good? I voted over a week ago & am still

[mnhtnbb]

20. Look at all those ghosts

Fu*k you, you orange sack of $hit.

[flibbitygiblets]

26. Those ghosts gonna be haunting the Pumpkin in Chief!

[mnhtnbb]

52. LOL

[David__77]

21. They clearly need more voting locations.

No one should need to wait in that long of a line.

[BarbD]

22. We shall overcome!

[Me.]

25. How Many Blocks?

looks like at least 10 to me but went so fast, the line in Brooklyn is the same.

[mdelaguna]

30. We had a line of 500 people at one of Albany's 5 locations.

It’s cray upstate too. 3 hour wait.

[Me.]

34. This

[mdelaguna]

31. We had a line of 500 people at one of Albany's 5 locations.

It’s cray upstate too. 3 hour wait.

[FakeNoose]

28. I hate lines

What I hate more than anything is standing at the end of the line and watching people in front letting their friends butt in ahead of me.

I hope it's not happening in this line because people are going to get irate.

Please remain patient everyone!

[Raftergirl]

29. I waited on line

1 1/2 hours to vote this morning in the Capital District. I got there exactly when polls opened. I have never waited on line before and I’ve been voting for 46 years.

The actual voting bit (signing in, getting, getting ballot, marking ballot and putting it in machine took all of two minutes.) We don’t have long complicated ballots with tons of propositions/ initiatives to vote on in NY taking up time.

The line moved fast because the voting bit goes so quickly here.

People were very happy while waiting. I live in a overwhelmingly D county and I expect most in line we’re voting straight D.

Everyone wore a mask - but everyone where I live always wear masks.

[Karma13612]

58. Great to hear! Nt

[SheltieLover]

71. Ty!)

Feels great doesn't it? We all very much appreciate everyone who withstands lines to oust the traitor!

I voted over a week ago & am still

[onetexan]

32. I am tearing up as i watched that long long long line, and the spirit of these voters & local chefs

they must hate the Con as much as i do. Thank u good people of Harlem! Thank u Chef Andres!

[Lonestarblue]

33. Mind boggling--and fantastic!

[panader0]

38. I voted by mail, but the last time I was in a line that long

it was to early AM to get toilet paper.

[demmiblue]

40. LOL: "The line is your friend. We're New Yorkers. We INVENTED the line."

Link to tweet

[Dustlawyer]

42. Sure sign that our country is messed up.

American exceptionalism leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to our Democracy right now! Republicans used to call Democrats “un-American“. I think it is time to call out their voter suppression as un-American. When we sweep them this time we need to fix this and pass criminal penalties for this behavior.

[Karma13612]

43. Checking in from NY-21

Specifically St Lawrence County along the Canadian border Northern NY.
Our county is 2821 square miles in size. Population per 2010 census was 111,944.

The County Seat is Canton NY. And that is the only location I am aware of for our Early Voting option for St Lawrence County residents. Not sure if it is the same for everyone or not.

From my home at the Eastern edge of the County, I am 25 miles away. It takes me about 40 minutes to get there.

When I arrived at 10:45 AM, the wait was 1 and a half hours. I left at 12:25 PM so it was about 1 hour and 40 minutes. I overheard (therefore unverified) that people were there as early as 7AM. Voting did not start until 9AM.

Very well managed, temp in the mid 40’s so chilly, gray but dry. Took awhile to get to the inside area but then it was just more waiting and keeping relaxed, patient and 6 feet from other voters.

Normally, in my local little town polling site I am in and out in 5 minutes.
This was a long time, but I wanted to get it done, in person, early, “just in case”.

My ballot was misreading so I had to have another ballot printed, but that 2nd one went thru fine.

Whew!!!!

[Raftergirl]

47. Iirc, from discussions with my husband - It was left up to the counties

to decide how many early polling sites to have. My H wrote the bill as part of the budget process. There were issues with upstate R legislators not wanting it at all - so the compromise was letting counties decide how many early voting sites to have but a minimum of at least 1. Some of those counties also never requested the available funds in the bill they were entitled too. Another compromise was allowing the counties to decide where to put the polling sites.

Rensselaer County, for example, put all their sites in the city of Troy. None are in there suburbs or rural areas of the county.

My county (Albany) has them spread throughout the county.

[Karma13612]

56. I would have hit the roof if our county had decided to just not have any.

Without a doubt, we need to standardize some of the voting options and rules both at state level and federal level for Federal elections.

Much as with healthcare in this country, it is way too patch work.
Impossible to follow/ easy to manipulate for nefarious purposes / and down right suppressive.

That’s tragic for Rensselaer County.

[Raftergirl]

60. It was the upstate legislators who wouldn't go along

plus, NYC legislators wanted all the money for early voting to go to them, so they didn’t push the requirement to have same amount of polling sites - as the fewer upstate counties had the more money downstate counties would get.

Every issue in NYS has an upstate/downstate component to it.

I believe every county had to have at least one early voting poll site. Zero was not an option.

[demmiblue]

48. Thanks for checking in!

I think the longest I have ever waited, here in Michigan, was in 2008. I think it was probably about 30 minutes, or so... no early voting, and no excuse free mail-in voting (though that has changed). I don't recollect ever waiting during the primaries.

[Karma13612]

57. Glad to be on the map! :-). Nt

[SheltieLover]

72. Ty!

Appreciate the update & you & everyone forced to withstand lines to oust the traitor!

[Karma13612]

84. I met some nice people in line!

And got a chance to reminisce about my time living in England.
I made the best of it!!

[mahina]

44. I'm so grateful to them but it is extremely fucked up that they have to do that

To vote.

And I’m trying not to cuss so much, was doing better but this has been a bit of a relapse period.

Not because it’s not ladylike, because I want to be responsible for the energy I put out there in the world around me however, these fuckers!

[NoMoreRepugs]

45. Wonderful and disheartening at the same time.

Not sure if JB n Kamala can change red states suppression a great deal but change is going to happen.

[garybeck]

46. One word: "WHY" ?

I could see this in a southern state. but New York? What is wrong with our country? No one should have to stand in a line like that to vote. And why does it only seem to be minorities standing in these lines?

[Raftergirl]

51. This is the first year for early voting in a Presidential Election in NYS.

I’ve never waited on line before to vote in 44 years.

A lot of people just wanted to get out an vote this year and just didn’t want to wait at all.


My early voting site is smack dab in the middle of my suburb which is 97% white - as are most of the surrounding communities who would go to this site to early vote.. I waited 1 1/2 hours.

The voting bit was quick. Took about 2 minutes, so the line actually moved very quickly.

We don’t have propositions/initiatives cluttering up our ballots.

On mine I only had President/VP; Congressperson, State Assemblyperson, State Senator and County DA.

So I filled in five bubbles and was done.

I live in a strong D county and I’m sure almost all in line this morning were voting D.

[Pepsidog]

50. Horrible

[DeminPennswoods]

53. Americans, in general, just seem very eager and

motivated to vote as soon as they can.

We don't have in person, polling place early voting here in PA, but you can go to your local election bureau or satellite office, apply for an absentee ballot, get it, fill it out, put it in the envelopes and hand it in at the same time. Lots of people are doing that instead of mailing or voting on Nov 3rd.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

61. Watch for Hissolini to direct his lawyers to sue to stop WCKitchen

from feeding people waiting to cast their ballots and to throw out the votes of all who were fed by them.

[BSdetect]

64. This is insane. How many can't do this for that long? Mail in your ballot.

[2naSalit]

65. K&R

[Laha]

66. The lengths you are going through to vote that *cker out

Are truly inspiring. Thank you for your efforts to get rid of that madman.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

69. Criminal.

[Sherman A1]

73. KnR

[KentuckyWoman]

74. That looks like voter suppression.

It's good to see people standing up for the right to vote. The question is will we do anything to fix the system.

[SheltieLover]

75. Complacency does not inspire this type of commitment & action!

Ty to all who have been forced to withstand long lines to cast your vote to oust the traitor!

[LAS14]

78. Wo! I wonder how long it took to record that in real time????? So... how many Trump..

... voters do you think?

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