Your election day experience

[Padfoot]

I rode my bike to the polls at 11AM to check in for which there was no line.  I signed the voter log and received my ticket to vote after showing my Ohio Driver's License.  Then I waited for about 20 minutes to use the touch-screen machine.  I voted mostly Democratic with a few exceptions down the ballot.  On statewide issues I voted in favor of an earlier deadline for ballot initiatives, I voted for a state bond issue to help keep the environment clean, I voted for the protection of ground water and waterfront rights for property owners, I voted for increased restrictions on payday lenders, and I voted against a casino monopoly in Southwest Ohio.

Also, my Representative to the Ohio House (who I voted to re-elect) was about 10 people ahead of me in line!  So that was pretty exciting to see him.  Also, the mayor of my town was greeting people as they came in.

There were 5 voting machines at my polling location and the line was about 20-25 people long.  Everyone seemed to be in a rather festive mood and a poll worker who was handing out "I voted" stickers was also reminding everyone to get their free coffee at Starbucks.