Voting in Brooklyn

I've done my civic, patriotic duty and voted about 9AM this morning. Before I left California, but after I had an official address in Brooklyn, I registered to vote in New York. Luckily, I had 30 days before the election to register so I just squeaked in. The polling place was a high school just in the next block. The process went fairly smoothly. The only real problem I saw was poor placement for the voting machines. I think four to six districts were voting at this particular location. Each district had two voting machines. Everything was crammed into the main hallway of the school. It was very hot, very crowded, and confusing as to which line is the correct line to stand in. I'm not sure why they didn't place the machines and check in desks in a gym or cafeteria. But everyone remained patient and pleasant. People helped others to find the right line. We waited in line probably 20 minutes, so the wait could have been worse. The machines appeared to be working properly. The only other complaint I have besides the poor placement of the machines is that they didn't have any "I voted" stickers. Bummer.

After voting, Steve went off to work and I came home. I'm going to do some housecleaning and make a pie as I watch the news all day. I can't wait to watch returns tonight. Happy voting everyone.