Vote Monitor 2008

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(Maryland) Voting Reports

Summary

9 reports

  • 8 reports about No Voting Issue
  • 1 reports about Voting Glitch

All User Reports

20854: No Voting Issue

In and out in UNDER 10 minutes. Voted around 3:30pm. Spouse had the same experience voting during "rush hour" at 6:30pm. Really a media-hyped none-issue. Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

Smooth, pleasant, efficient. Machines work, but no paper trail. Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

Only 1 person in line in front of me when I arrived at 10 a.m. Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

Short line, friendly poll workers - very smoothe! Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

Smooth. For the first time in 20 years there was no Republican presence at the polling place Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

Pulled up to polling place at 8:45. There was 1 person in front of me in line. I voted. I was in my car heading to work at 8:50. Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

All was well early this morning at Cold Spring Elementary,in Potomac, MD. I arrived at 6:45 am to find a line that snaked through the school, but once the polling began, the line moved quickly and I was able to vote and be on my way by 7:45 am! Democracy works! Read More »

20854: No Voting Issue

Got to the polling place 30 minutes before opening. There was a short line. When the polls opened, the poll workers moved us through quickly. The local Brownies had coffee and baked goods for sale. All in all a great experience. Read More »

20854: Voting Glitch

Voting was smooth but slow because 7 of 12 voting machines were not working. Read More »

Statewide User Vote Reports

Voting in Maryland

10 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 3,430,364 as of 10/25 (Maryland State Board of Elections)

Change from 2004: +11%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: No

ID Requirements: Required of all first-time voters who registered by mail without verifying ID

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct precinct

Voting System: DRE

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