[GypsySoul22]

No lines...it took us probably less than 15 from start to finish...it was very interesting filling in the ballot as opposed to those rickety machines we used in NY..

I loved seeing all the people out voting by 10:30 am...mostly older folks right now.

[arctichomesteader]

I go about mid-morning if I can (I was able today, no work today), no lines. About lunch time there's often lines, same thing in the late afternoon.

[mustmove]

I miss the machines in NY. Mostly cause I used to go with my parents and pull the curtain/vote lever. I guess it's a boy switch-mechanical thing. Having the paper to count is probably better also easier to write in votes.

[tkln]

I did the NYC lever this morning. No lines at all at 7:30, though business was brisk. I haven't seen the curtain lever by me in a few years, I'm wondering if they got rid of them?

Oh, and I saw a map the other day that showed NY is the only state that uses the lever system!

[GypsySoul22]

The lever system is very confusing in my opinion.

[mustmove]

Yeah they were confusing- you definitely have to look close at the little toggle switches, but I always like the big curtain lever. Kachunnk

[arel]

Today was my first time with the paper ballots. I like the idea of having a paper back-up if votes need to be recounted.

I made my choices for local offices last night, after reading platforms online. I downloaded a sample ballot, filled it out and took it with me to the polls today. Unfortunately, my sample ballot did not include choices for Justice of the Peace. I had to choose 15 of them. I did the best I could.

I kind of missed the levers from New York. There was a kind of ritual about it. It felt very special and very private.

But in New York, once you pulled the big lever, that was it. If you changed your mind or realized you had made a mistake, you were out of luck. Here, all you have to do is return your ballot and get a new one. Of course, once you put the ballot in the box, it's also over. But it's easier to leave your table and go to an official than to leave a booth.

I went at about 2:30. No lines. No glitches. There was lots of food in the lobby and outside. Donations only. They are only allowed to ask for donations, not sell things. I ate two brownies and got heartburn.

The atmosphere felt celebratory and I found myself going back to my car with a big smile on my face. (That was before the heartburn.)

After I voted, I got my car inspected and got my Vermont plates put on. I soon realized I could have saved $5 if I had changed the plates myself. I then went to the post office and sent my New York plates back to New York.

Now I can get Vermont insurance rates.

A bit of culture shock: In New York, the registration sticker and inspection sticker go in the corner of the windshield. Here, the registration sticker goes on the license plate and the inspection sticker goes in the middle of the windshield, behind the rear-view mirror. So now I have nothing in the corner of my windshield.

So I was multiply Vermontized today.

[harry chickpea]

"So I was multiply Vermontized today."

Oh my. Poor thing. Be thankful you didn't have to have your tailpipe inspected.

[GypsySoul22]

Well, I am so glad Vermont did itself proud in this election!! (3 electoral votes to Obama!!)

[flu189]

Well, Vermont seems it will continue it's status quo of nullification for yet another two years. Gov Douglas/Lt Gov Dubie versus an absolutely opposite leaning agenda driven legislature. Interesting tidbit which many of my lifelong Vermont coworkers either didn't realize or have forgotten is that if Douglas does not get 50% of the vote, then the legislature in January in a "secret" ballot would decide the actual governorship. Apparently we are only one of two states where such a manuever is possible.