123 reports

• 104 reports about No Voting Issue
• 12 reports about Other
• 4 reports about Access Issue
• 2 reports about Voting Glitch
• 2 reports about Identification Issue
• 1 reports about Electioneering/Intimidation

23114: No Voting Issue

arrived at 5:45 am, was out by 6:25 am, I was voter number 174. It was easy even with the rain! Two of my three sons voted with their father and I. We were so proud of them. Read More »

20171: Other

Not an issue, as much as a concern. I used one of VA's new paper ballot / scanners. I'm not impressed. The scanner gives no indication that it counted the ballot, nor that it counted it correctly. Also, the machines apparently do not record red, but there were no instructions that said NOT to use red ink or pencil. Read More »

23233: Access Issue

We live in Mexico and requested ballot online but still had to send the signed copy in. Kind of defeats the purpose! Consulate here was great help at getting our vote back to VA. Read More »

20190: No Voting Issue

I arrived about 10:45 a.m. Line to register was short--3 people. Given choice for electronic machine, or paper ballot, it was a no-brainer: line for machine was 20-25 deep. Cubicles to fill out paper ballot--5--emptied almost immediately. Filled in four "circles" in no time; placed ballot in machine and that was it. Why people "waited" for electronic machine? You figure it out! Read More »

22304: No Voting Issue

Smooth, well informed. Excellent Read More »

22904: No Voting Issue

In Virginia, particularly in the Charlottesville city and Albemarle County area, I was expecting to see long lines due to increases in voter registration and unpreparedness (as reported by the media). However, my wait was more than a minute long. The location had only 3 machines. Read More »

22003: No Voting Issue

Absolutely no problems. Both paper and electronic ballots available. line moved quickly. In and out in under 15 minutes. Voted electronic, no problems there. Read More »

22003: No Voting Issue

Absolutely no problems. Both paper and electronic ballots available. line moved quickly. In and out in under 15 minutes. Voted electronic, no problems there. Read More »

22206: Other

Too few polls and polling place not prepared Read More »

22003: No Voting Issue

I voted at 11:30AM... no lines to report. The new format (paper plus Optical reader) being used but a couple of "old-technology" machines available for those who wanted them. Poll watchers were present. Read More »

22039: No Voting Issue

I voted at 7:30a. Minimal line, very well organized. In and out in less than 10 minutes. Read More »

22401: No Voting Issue

Went to vote at 1 pm in Fredericksburg, VA. To my surprise, there was absolutely no line - I was in and out in less than 5 minutes. They had everyone using paper ballots.Plus, there were rides offered to & from the polls from the University of Mary Washington campus, which sure made for a good voting experience for students!This was my first time voting in person (rather than absentee), and I had a wonderful experience. Read More »

23324: No Voting Issue

My husband & I took our 5yr old son w/us to vote. We all are extremely overjoyed with the fact that we will be a part of history in the U.S. It's definitely time for CHANGE and if I had to stand in the line 5 1/2 more hours I would! An enormous amount of energy permeating at the polls despite the wait & rain. There was a strong sense of pride in the air. May God continue to bless America as the people continue to PRAY! Read More »

22192: No Voting Issue

took two minutes walked right up to the table and right to the booth Read More »

22003: Other

Before voting, 3 of us, strangers in adjacent booths, shared concerns about our ballots, a bit of a no-no. An official swooped in and kindly addressed our problem. None of us 3 old women had ever voted with pencil on paper. We were skeptical as to how our votes could be secured manually. Paper and pencil! What will these younguns think of next? :)) Read More »

22308: No Voting Issue

Took less than 5 minutes to vote at 10 am. Two years ago I was in line for close to an hour. Read More »

22204: No Voting Issue

Went in around 2:30 pm, only a couple and their two children ahead of me. It was a breeze--I was out in about 10 minutes. Read More »

20190: No Voting Issue

Voted at 2PM. Spent less than 5 minutes. Used paper ballots with a scanner for 1st time; it was great. Read More »

22124: No Voting Issue

Everything went very smoothly! I went around 10 a.m., and was in and out in < 15 minutes, including parking. I give credit to our wonderful poll workers, who are extremely efficient, also very kind and helpful! Read More »

22801: No Voting Issue

In at 8:55am, out at 9:02am. Long line but lucked out when they called for last names P to Z to an open table. Done in 7 minutes! Fastest ever in my 10 years of voting at this place. Read More »

22314: No Voting Issue

I went during lunch time and had no problem getting in and out quickly. No line at all and the machines were VERY easy. Read More »

22046: No Voting Issue

10 Minutes. Fastest I have ever voted since living here. Paper ballot with scanner seems to speed the process compared to the machines. Read More »

22033: No Voting Issue

My neighbor and I went together at 10:30 am and had ZERO wait as people with last names beginning with G and H. Other people were waiting maybe 15 minutes tops at that time. Read More »

22043: No Voting Issue

When I saw the empty spaces in the parking lot, I knew it would be quick. It was under 10 minutes with chipper, friendly volunteers. A great experience. Read More »

22407: No Voting Issue

In & out in 18 minutes. Fortunately, A-L signin line 1/3rd as long as M-Z line. Read More »

22205: No Voting Issue

Cast vote in Arlington, VA "Westover" precinct (#023) without incident. Read More »

24201: Other

I just turned 18 and this was my first time. The staffs did not help me correctly and they just handed me a ballet. I was confused and asked for direction to the next step after I received my ballot. The elderly that worked there showed me to the submit box and I cast it without voting. I was very disappointed and they said nothing can be done. I think I was not given enough instruction and was denied of my right to speech. Read More »

22207: No Voting Issue

at 8:30 I showed up and there was no line... amazing. Workers said that at 6:30am there was a 45 minute wait though. Voted on paper (not plastic) and I don't think it could have been smoother. Read More »

20151: No Voting Issue

This election was the first that I was able to cast a regular ballot (I submitted absentee ballots while in the military), so I brought my 5-yr-old son with me to vote at 8am. There was no wait for my letter group, but L-R was out the door! A very kind older woman gave my son her "I voted!" sticker as we left, which just made his day. Her kindness is just one reason why I am so proud to be an American! Read More »

20109: Other

By 6:30 a.m. one of three voting machines was not working. Read More »

22207: No Voting Issue

Even though I arrived at 6:10 there were over 300 ahead of me. One behind me complained : this is third world. No I said, there they don't have elections or if they do, no choice Read More »

20112: Other

Was surprised that in Virginia voters cannot wear anthing showing who they are supporting yet several of the workers inside handling sign-in and such were wearing campaign buttons, did not make a big deal out of it since voting went really well and they were very organized Read More »

23238: No Voting Issue

No line, no parking issues, and the whole process took about 5 minutes. Went around 10:45 am. The only glitch happened when I was mistakenly handed 2 ballots! Luckily I'm honest and handed both of them to the polling station staff! Read More »

22153: No Voting Issue

I walked in to the school around 12:30 p.m. and walked out 5 minutes later. No lines! Read More »

22204: No Voting Issue

No problem, in and out in less than five minutes. Read More »

22304: No Voting Issue

Arrived at 6:15AM. The line was already several hundred people long. However, it moved steadily throughout. People were in good spirits, having conversations with people next to them. The election officials were very polite and seemed nicely organized. The PTA at the school was selling donuts and coffee. I voted and was out of line by 7:45. Not terrible. It's fantastic to see such a big turnout. Read More »

22030: No Voting Issue

The line was way longer than usual at 10:30. I waited for about 10 minutes then a lady came by asking for last names beginning with A-G. She took me right in! Sorry H-Z! Read More »

22043: Identification Issue

I did not appreciate having my name and address shouted across the room to the poll watchers after having my identification verified. I do not understand why this was done and I feel that it is a violation of voters' privacy. Read More »

22201: No Voting Issue

The line wrapped around the block and it took an hour to vote. They had electronic registration lists so people didn't need to divide into lines by their last name. That was great. Read More »

22207: No Voting Issue

I went to polling location in Arlington, VA at 1:10pm, no lines, was out by 1:15. Workers were very friendly and helpful. I was offered a choice of paper ballot or voting machine. I chose the machine. I expected a large crowd and long lines, but was very pleasantly surprised I could vote so quickly. Read More »

20164: Access Issue

I am blind, and the poll workers initially had no idea how to enable the audio ballott on the touch screen voting machine. The problem was eventually resolved, but it was also difficult to review my ballott before casting it, since all the options were read again, and no summary of the selections I had made was given. Read More »

23456: Identification Issue

Fortunately there wasn't a long line at the polling place. However, I did have a problem with not being asked for a picture ID along with my Voter Registration Card. Anyone could have had my VRC and voted on my behalf. Read More »

22204: No Voting Issue

Polling worker initially asked whether I wanted to vote paper or machine ballot, and when I looked at him quizically, ushered me to the machine ballot. Super fast, super easy. Hooray! Read More »

23704: No Voting Issue

Obama all the way and the entire democratic ticket. I could never get my kids out to vote...but today, my son beat me to the poll and my baby girl came along, then my oldest daughter. What a great feeling. (Ages 19, 21 and 24). God bless America! Read More »

22302: Voting Glitch

As per procedure, I was given an activation number to activate my electronic polling station. However, my code was for President only. It did not allow me to vote for Senator or Representative. Fortunately someone identified the problem, but my vote was already cast; so they had me fill out a provisional ballot (with President scratched out). They said they had no other such reports (~3:30 PM). I wonder if other people just didn't notice/care. Read More »

23456: Other

What gives? It took me (I'm white) 10 minutes to vote & many African Americans in other precincts took hours? Is time-in-line a new "poll tax"? Read More »

23114: No Voting Issue

In & Out in less than 15 minutes. Had a name & address change last year and there were no problems at all. Read More »

22201: No Voting Issue

No wait, helpful monitors. Read More »

22015: No Voting Issue

Voted at 9:45 AM when I thought lines would be down. In and out in 5 minutes with no issues. Read More »

20175: No Voting Issue

No lines, no problems at our polling place. It's funny that we're not allowed to wear an Obama or McCain t-shirt in Virginia, but you do have to run the guantlet of both Republican and Democratic poll workers with "sample ballots". The Obama folks wore T-shirts with big "O" on them! Read More »

13 Electoral Votes

Polling Hours: 6 a.m. – 7 p.m.

2008 Registered Voters: 5,021,993 as of 10/14 (Virginia State Board of Elections)

Change from 2004: +11%

Election Day Registration: No

Post-Election Manual Audits: No

ID Requirements: Required of all voters. Photo or non-photo ID accepted.

Provisional Voting: Eligible for verification if cast in correct precinct

Voting System: DRE, optical scan and ballot-marking device

» ALL REPORTS: Washington Post Investigations

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Longest Wait Time Yet?

State: Virginia

A voter in Chesapeake, Va., waited in line for more than 7 hours, slightly more than the extraordinary 6 1/2-hour wait times in the suburbs of St. Louis, according to Election Protection. The voter apparently was at the Dr. Clarence V. Cuffee Community Center, which has about 1,000 people waiting in line when voting machines went down today. Voting machines are now back up and running and, as of 5 p.m., the wait was about 90 minutes. (Virginian-Pilot) Read More »

Three 'Voter Suppression' Cases in Va.

State: Virginia

State police are investigating at least three cases of possible voter suppression at election sites across Virginia. The cases were reported in the city of Richmond, Fairfax County and Fauquier County. One case was concerning the "over presentation of law enforcement" at a polling place; another case involved the playing of a "loud" recording of right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh within 300 feet of a precinct. (CNN) Read More »

FBI Probing George Mason E-Mail

State: Virginia

The FBI is looking into how a phony e-mail was sent to George Mason University's server telling people to vote Nov. 5 along with the forged signature from the college's provost. About 35,000 people received the fake e-mail message (although most students interviewed by The Post said they didn't fall for it). (USA Today) Read More »

Judge Orders Va. To Keep Late Ballots

State: Virginia

A federal judge ordered election officials in Virginia to preserve late-arriving absentee ballots, including ones from military personnel overseas, that Republican Sen. John McCain's campaign claims should be counted. The McCain campaign says in a lawsuit that absentee ballots weren't mailed on time to many military members serving overseas. The complaint asks the court to order the state to count absentee ballots from overseas troops postmarked by Tuesday and received by Nov. 14. (AP) Read More »

Phony Election E-Mail Tracked to Company

State: Virginia

A bogus e-mail that advised 35,000 George Mason University students, faculty and staff that Election Day had been moved to Nov. 5 has been tracked to a D.C.-based company that works with political campaigns on the Web. Among the group's clients are Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's Moving Virginia Forward campaign and Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh's AllAmerica Political Action Committee Web site. (washingtonpost.com/Security Fix) Read More »

Weather, Glitches, Long Lines in Va.

State: Virginia

Long lines and a host of voting machine problems are dominating the story in Virginia, according to watchdog groups and elections officials across the state. Election Protection called for the state to extend poll times to 9 p.m.; a federal judge refused a similar order earlier this week. Read More »

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