Polls are about to open and i have 65 people in line to get in. 3 precincts share this building. I’ve been the captain here for 5 years. Never seen more than 2-3 people wait before the doors open.
Describe your morning voting experience, or other state/local political stuff. Please disclose your approximate location, time you voted, presence of electioneers, etc. Thanks.
* CONTINUAL UPDATES …
* 11:51 AM - The PeoriaPundit reports a big problem with his voting machine: When I got to the end of the process, I start to cast my ballot and notice that my choice for president is … no choice. And the entire list was in small print and a barely noticed it in time. Fortunately, I was allowed to go back and cast my vote AGAIN. That time it took. At least, I think so. How can one tell with electronic voting?
* 11:45 AM - IL GOP Network to host live “blog radio talk” at 4 pm
* 11:42 AM - Just in time for lunch: Companies give free coffee, ice cream for election
* 11:40 AM - RedEye: Monday’s late-night wrap-up of election jokes… And a list of words to retire after election day
* 11:36 AM - AP: Long lines at polls as Illinoisans vote
* 11:18 AM - Watch what you wear: In McLean County, if you show up to your polling place in a T-shirt displaying your favorite presidential candidate, for example, you’ll be asked to leave and come back with the shirt turned inside out, said McLean County Clerk Peggy Ann Milton.
* 10:55 AM - Lynn Sweet: Bill Ayers shows up at Obama vote site to vote; Obama not there
* 10:53 AM - Vote fraud not a concern in Kane County: “Most of the complaints I’ve gotten are unfounded.”
* 10:52 AM - Sweeny: Will Blagojevich ties drag down some Dems today?
* 10:50 AM - Database to help ensure one vote each: For the first time in a general election, the database will give election officials throughout the state a way to make sure voters cast only one ballot.
* 10:49 AM - CBS 2: Impact Of Early Voting On Election Day
* 10: 41 AM - Mark Suppelsa is looking for political questions from WGN viewers
* 10:39 AM - IMPORTANT: If you did not receive an official notice at your polling place about the constitutional convention question language change, you should fill out this affidavit.
* 10:30 AM - WBEZ Twitter: Spoke w/ State’s Attorney reps on NW Side. They say turnout is huge. They report senior citizens were waiting to vote at 5:30am
* 10:29 AM - Group Plans To Conduct Exit Polls Of Immigrant Voters
* 10:27 AM - MetroMix has an election night party list
* 10:25 AM - From the Aurora Beacon News: Aurora Election Commission says it is unaware of problems with polls opening late. Two people have complained to us about this
* 10:22 AM - If you’re in Chicago, show your voting receipt and get free stuff
* 10:17 AM - Obama’s grandmother voted by absentee ballot before she died yesterday. Her vote will count.
* 10:14 AM - From the Cook County Clerk: There is no estimate for what time results reporting will begin, as data consolidation upon polls closure at 7 p.m. is not instantaneous. In many cases, polls will stay open to accommodate any voter in line by 7 p.m. The Clerk’s office will post up-to-the-minute results on voterinfonet.com for all 2,290 SUBURBAN Cook County precincts as they become available.
* 10:11 AM - Ten Reasons Why You Should Ignore Exit Polls
* 10:08 AM - Pantagraph election day blog: In LeRoy, almost 600 voters had reportedly cast ballots at the three precincts at the Water Tower Place polling place, 212 E. Pine St., election judges said, estimating much higher turnout than in recent years.
* 9:59 AM - I’ll keep this up as long as it doesn’t slow down my site. This is a live view of Grant Park from the Sun-Times [had to delete it]…
* 9:48 AM - From EMILY’S list: The EMILY’s List home page – www.emilyslist.org – will feature full results for all our women across the country… Follow-along online or catch the latest on my twitter feed at http://twitter.com/votefem
* 9:46 AM - ABC 7’s report looks at the Obama Effect on suburban congressional races: Congresswoman Judy Biggert was encouraging her phone bank troops Monday afternoon in Downer’s Grove, where she’s openly worried about the effect of Democrat Barack Obama on her re-election campaign.
* 9:43 AM - WBEZ has a nifty election day photo gallery
* 9:42 AM -Tweet the Vote, which was supposed to help monitor election problems, is apparently overloaded with traffic and inaccessible right now.
* 9:39 AM - People are already showing up for the Obama rally: The first person in line was Tom Krieglstein, who arrived Monday at about 7:30 p.m., he said.
* 9:25 AM - IL Congressman Rahm Emanuel considers White House chief of staff job: As of Monday night, sources said Emanuel had not yet made a decision. While some described Emanuel as “agonizing” over the decision, others said he seemed ready to jump — especially if he can take some of his congressional staff with him.
* 9:13 AM -GOP effort to segregate Lake County ballots fails: The Illinois Republican Party’s legal attempt to stop thousands of Lake County ballots from being counted on Election Day essentially ended Monday when a judge didn’t schedule a hearing on the matter.
