We had to show ID AND be in their book. Edit: Oh, and we had to sign, too.
We had about a 40 minute wait. The first part though, was a 15 minute
delay in voting, (no one was voting) while they did a midday pickup of
the ballots from the ballot box.
Then we were in and out in about 30 minutes. I screwed up at first, I was nervous to start with, and then this lady thought we were in the wrong voting place, cause my sample ballot we got from the internet was wrong, but we were in their register and the book and stuff, and we'd voted there in the primary, so we ignored her and talked to this other lady who said if we were on the list, we were in the right place. (Later also, when we got home, our voter registration card confirmed we had been at the right place. I hadn't been able to find that this morning, but John had his Voter ID. I also learned from my mom that some of the North County Internet stuff was wrong, according to the county paper. So it wasn't a screw-up on our part, which was good.
Anyway, so I was nervous, then I screwed up voting trying to get from one section of the ballot to another, and then they gave me a new ballot so I could start over. I got done, but I was so nervous by this point I was shaking, so I went to give her my ballot and I felt like I couldn't breathe, (and I actually went ahead of other people in the line without realizing it, to give her the ballot). I said I felt like I couldn't breathe, and they told her to go ahead and process my ballot and I could get air. So she pulled the tab off and I dropped it in the box and ran outside for air.
Man... what an experience. At least this time I didn't almost pass out in the line, they had better ventilation in the room, and it wasn't overly crowded, but I was starting to feel like there were too many people in one place near me.
Anyway. Happy Birthday Inthane, I hope you get your birthday wish!
Brenda