has anyone already voted? and if so, how long did you have to wait?
a couple of my co-workers said they tried to early vote, but the lines (in SF) were too long already before 7 AM
I voted by mail a couple weeks ago (that's how Oregon does it--no polling places, everyone votes by mail). But I talked with a friend who lives in Sausalito this morning. She votes in Marin City, and said she had to wait about 15 minutes to get into a voting booth, which is unheard of in her area. I'm hoping that means we can expect record turnout all over the place.
And if you want to talk about civilized voting procedures, this "vote by mail" method is great. No pressure, you can mark your ballot whenever you have time, go do some research if you're not sure on an issue, and so long as you get it into the mail by two days before the election, or into a designated drop box (most city offices have one) up until the usual 8pm on election day, you're set. Most folks I know around here voted last week or before. And it goes along with the trend toward early voting we've seen this time around.
