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Commenter UrsusMajeure checks in with us this morning with an update on today's early voting lines in Arlington:
For anyone thinking of doing early voting in Arlington this morning, think again - I went right as the polling place at Courthouse opened this morning, and the line was absurdly long, with a wait estimated at 3-4 hours.Perhaps this means the crowds will actually be light on election day proper?
Well, we're not so sure about "absurdly." The Post reports today that those three to four hour waits have been the norm, rather than the exception. It's especially important to note that if you were thinking about voting absentee in person in Virginia, today is your last chance - Maryland and D.C. voters can continue to vote early in person right up until Election Day. If you are planning on heading to your local early voting center today, better bring a good book.
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Arlington's lines were in the 1-2 hr range most of the week, with it lengthening to two hours on Thursday in the evening. I voted Wednesday, it took about an hour all told. They were pretty much begging everyone to vote before today, as they expected approximately 4-hour waits for today...
It's amazing to see the turnout, really. It underscores just how much there is at stake this Fall.
Um, guys... MD doesn't *have* early voting. We're voting on it on Tuesday:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-voting1016,0,3660984.story
So glad I voted a month ago...what's that saying?
"Vote early, vote often"?
DC doesn't really have early voting either. It has in-person absentee voting. See this article for the difference.
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A couple of folks at work told me they voted by absentee ballot in Maryland, but said they 'realized' their vote would not be counted unless the election was close.
This didn't sound right to me so I did a little investigating. I found the following on, of all places, the official Maryland State Board of Elections Web site:
FACT: Absentee ballots (and provisional ballots) are counted regardless of whether they will affect the outcome of an election. Absentee ballots are considered and counted in an open meeting on the Thursday after an election and the 2nd Friday after an election. Provisional ballots are considered and counted in an open meeting on the 1st Monday after an election.