We’ve been hearing from a number of people who encountered difficulty or confusion at polling places in D.C. this morning, though nowhere near the kinds of problems early morning voters in Montogomery County have had today. Those arriving to vote between 7 and 8 a.m. across the county were likely denied the opportunity, as election officials were late in delivering the voter authorization cards required to allow electronic voting to begin, and many polls did not have sufficient numbers of provisional paper ballots to offer as an alternative. Polls in Montgomery County will likely stay open until 9 p.m. to make up for the error, if the Board of Elections successfully petitions to keep them open late in the next few hours.

Here in D.C., the Post is also reporting that voters have run into isolated problems, such as election officials not showing up on time to open polling places and slow-moving lines. An informal survey of DCist staff writers shows that at many other locations, voting took place without incident — several of us reported turning up to polling places that were nearly empty so voting took no time at all, though one of us noticed that even after being mailed a post card with her correct polling place listed, the actual physical address of the location was misprinted in the voting guide. Also, despite being ostensibly tech-savvy, nearly all of us chose to vote on paper ballots when given the option.

How was your experience voting this morning?