SFist: What was your wait time?

Brock Keeling

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:05:48 -0800

my wait was one minute over on brannan/third.. tops.

christineb

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:11:07 -0800

Voting took longer than the actual wait. I probably waited about a minute to get my ballot, and then when I was done I got to pet a pretty dog. Ha! My polling place was for all the southside coopers and Greek people, so I thought there would be more people but I guess I went during a popular class time.

cowsaysmeow

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:59:48 -0800

Yep, mine was fairly short on 18th Ave in the Richmond - there was a line to feed the ballots into the machine when I got there though, which is unheard of. Definitely less than 5 minutes for me.

boredpeon

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:36:49 -0800

Zero wait time for me as well. I went during my lunch break. My polling place is at the Samoan church on 26th Street in SF.

dolemite43

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:25:23 -0800

I need a 0 as well.

Aventinus

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:07:30 -0800

Can I vote "0" minutes? Because our polling place on McAllister had three voters in it this morning.

the_absentee

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:53:55 -0800

I live in a state where I could vote early, and I have to say, this is the best idea ever. Yet even a week early, there were lines of two hours. Expecting millions of people to take off / be able to take the day off seems insane in today's world. If we are all supposed to do our civic duty and our patriotic responsibility, Tuesday should at least be a national holiday, if more days aren't given. Look up why the first Tuesday in November is election day and it's based on a lifestyle we had hundreds of years ago - which, coincidentally is like a certain candidate's campaign.

Sunsetstyle

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:34:58 -0800

They ran out at my polling place at around 10:00, about three voters after me.

kmsinsf

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:32:17 -0800

Call 1-800-OUR VOTE to report problems like that is what I have heard to do.

merkoneus

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:23:47 -0800

oak and steiner at 9am...5 minutes tops...

Ciaran

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:16:45 -0800

How the f*ck can they run out of ballots? It's not like they don't know exactly how many people are registered at each precinct.

kristinester

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:13:26 -0800

Mailed in my absentee two weeks ago. No lines, no leaving the house. :D

kmsinsf

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:38:06 -0800

I just filled out my absentee and dropped it off at my polling place. No wait and you get a sticker!

RF in SF

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:37:33 -0800

Still waiting here. My polling place at St Luke's on Valencia & Cesar Chavez realized at 7:30 they were low on ballots, and requested more. By 10 am, they had run out of ballots and had no idea when more were coming. Anyone know where to officially report this kind of thing?

sfsnark

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:28:00 -0800

just got back, didn't have to wait at all; done in less than 10 minutes!

timmay

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:20:44 -0800

my wait time's been 8 years

polkaroo2

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:20:28 -0800

I call voter disenfranchisement at the elementary school/polling place on 22nd and York - the machines are up half a flight of stairs on a stage. How are the olds and the disableds supposed to get up there? Also there are 6-year-olds dancing to mariachi music which is adorable/distracting.

RinconHillSF

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:10:31 -0800

Yes, permanent vote by mail voting is the way to go ... here's the english version of the application ... http://www.sfgov.org/site/uploadedfiles/elections/VoterServices/Perm_AV_App_EN.pdf When you have 22 local measures and another 12 state measures to consider, you need to be able to relax and sip a nice, cold drink while voting. :)

Akit

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:54:47 -0800

Permanent absentee! Except they don't give me that nice "I voted" sticker.

zippy_monster

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:51:16 -0800

Sheesh. Don't you people know how to vote by mail?

Brock Keeling

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:49:24 -0800

genius, turtle_276. they should only have hot people working the polls. turnouts would be record-breaking everywhere.

turtle_276

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:47:50 -0800

I voted at Oak and Steiner at 7:20 and the wait was about 20 minutes. The poll workers, who appeared to be high school or young college kids, were very efficient and the line moved quickly.

jinky

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:46:18 -0800

Voting's for suckers. If you don't vote, you don't have to wait at all!