What's voting like for you, 2020 vs 2016?

[mr. smoke weed]

I don't care who you're voting for, but what's the actual process like?

I'm white, currently 33 and reside in Jefferson County, Colorado. In 2016 i lived in Lake County, IL and was obviously 29.

Since moving to Colorado, voting has been very easy. We receive our ballots in the mail, with a large packet that explains every issue on the ballot, including Colorado Supreme court nominations/issues, and in depth bio for each candidate. Voting is done thru mail, or via a drop box. Voting can take anywhere from 2 minutes to a hour, depending on how long you spend reading the voting packet. This year it took about 15 minutes for me to fill out, 8 minutes to drive to the drop box. Total 31 minutes.

In Illinois, voting is a pain. You have one designated area you can vote based upon your address. Even though there are plenty of polling stations, people tend to go to the polls at the same time (before work, lunch, after work) so there's typically a 20+ minute wait. No educational pamphlets about the candidates or issues, etc. Definitely a pain in the ass. I'd say voting in Lake County took 20-30 minutes, with 15 minutes, each way to the polling station.

Every state should vote the way Colorado does. What's your experience?

 

[Arcavian]

I'm in MAGA country Texas waiting for the polling office to open in 30 minutes

 

[dtownreppin214]

I live in the North Dallas suburbs where the lawns are manicured and the sidewalks are pristine. It is always a breeze voting in these neck of the woods. I voted at a local recreation center where I was in and out in 5 minutes, like usual. The voters I saw were young and/or Asian. The poll workers looked like they spend their time stalking neighbors on Nextdoor, but they were gracious and masked up. One militia looking dude outside with a Trump sign, dikk couldn't be bigger than 3 inches. On the other hand, there were three people holding Biden signs outside the polling station, diverse, in-shape Whole Foods types. This area is changing.

 

[Elim Garak]

Vote by mail just like I did in 16

 

[Panther]

didnt vote in 16, voted by mail this year

dont understand why people would wait in line for hours just to vote when you could just mail it in

 

[Elim Garak]

didnt vote in 16, voted by mail this year

dont understand why people would wait in line for hours just to vote when you could just mail it in

Some have no choice depending on the state.

 

[Panther]

Some have no choice depending on the state.

Thats fair

 

[Arcavian]

The shyt took 20 min

Wasnt no social distancing

 

[Elim Garak]

The shyt took 20 min

Wasnt no social distancing

I wonder if that is why covid numbers are spiking because of early voting?

 

[Arcavian]

I wonder if that is why covid numbers are spiking because of early voting?

I wouldn't be shocked

Everyone did have on masks though

 

[ill]

2016 - Went to the local high school which was our voting location. Waited about 15 min to vote. Pretty smooth in and out.

2020 - Voted by mail and sent it in two days ago. Pretty convenient and I can track my ballot online the whole time.

 

[acri1]

2016 - Voted in person on election day. Was in and out in 20 minutes.

2020 - Voted early in-person a few days ago. Was in and out in 20 minutes.


I wasn't worried about wait times, the main reason I voted early was that I'm not trying to catch COVID from some dumbass MAGAs waiting in line

 

[SunZoo]

First time voting by mail.

 

[Sohh_lifted]

2016, voted in person with a bunch of CACs at my polling location. took maybe 30 minutes and I could see how many fanatics Trump had back then.

2020 - Mail in ballot that I personally drove and dropped off at elections supervisor office, I don't trust USPS down here.

 

[StatUS]

2016 - voted early. In and out

2020 - Dropped my shyt at a dropbox in September