Voted on Upper East side this morning. Arrived a polling location just after 6:00am and the line of voters went all the way around the block. Waited for over an hour to vote. Overall it was a good experience. I met many neighbors and the election workers were on top of things.

After waiting for 1 hour at my voting location, as determined by calling the Board of Elections, I was turned away. I was told I was at the wrong location. I then proceeded to the location I was referred to (with an "official" white form), and waited over 2 hours there. At the front of the the line, I was promptly told I was not registered, and was offered a provisional ballot. It was quite a sad site. 1 voting machine for my entire district (in Manhattan), and I overheard the election workers discussing putting another machine into service that was partially malfunctional.

Hmm... and we preach democracy to the rest of the world? Scary.

Voted around 8:30 in Carroll Gardens, in a small gym filled with snaking lines. The whole experience took about an hour & fifteen, but my district's line was particularly long. Upon entering the gym, a poll worker verified my district and then directed me to "one of the lines under the basketball hoop -- I have no idea which" to sign in. I headed towards one of the 8 basketball hoops, looking for district signs on the tables heading the lines, but all tables bore identical signs stating "TAKE ONE." Take one what? Finally found my line and then was instructed by the person in front of me that I had to sign in at the table and receive a little card before I got on line. It seems the whole mess could have been less confusing with more effective signage (I don't really see the need for signs beside every voting machine that read "VOTE HERE" with big arrows pointing to the machine.)

Voted in Hell's Kitchen this morning, around 9:45. For something like the third year in a row, I was turned away from one polling place by the people that have the address list, and sent to another polling place-- that was WRONG. I was supposed to be at the first polling place I went to. I had double checked on-line, I had gotten that yellow flyer in the mail, I just hadn't brought it with me at first. Infuriating. I mean, I care and will go traipsing all around the neighborhood for kicks because I work freelance, but who the hell else will? Not sure us Hell's Kitchenites are being heard...

Voted in Hell's Kitchen this morning, around 9:45. For something like the third year in a row, I was turned away from one polling place by the people that have the address list, and sent to another polling place-- that was WRONG. I was supposed to be at the first polling place I went to. I had double checked on-line, I had gotten that yellow flyer in the mail, I just hadn't brought it with me at first. Infuriating. I mean, I care and will go traipsing all around the neighborhood for kicks because I work freelance, but who the hell else will? Not sure us Hell's Kitchenites are being heard...

The machine for my district (midtown) was broken and they only have 10 repair men in the city - or that's what someone said.

So I filled out a ballot by hand. The ballot box -- which was just a cardboard box with a whole cut through the top -- was not being monitored 100% of the time. I think we had more security around the ballots in high school for when we elected the homecoming queen.

As I sat to fill out my ballot, a mother with her son sat down to do the same. As she started coloring in the circles on the ballot, her little boy said "mommy, can I color too?"

Voted early this morning at Jennings Hall in Williamsburg before work. There were a couple of people ahead of me in line when I arrived and 5 or 6 people behind me when I left the booth, which is quite a turnout judging by the number of people I've seen there in the past.

Keeping fingers crossed.

Park Slopers--the voting stop on 6th Ave and 8th Street. Is the wait long there? I am voting post work and trying to make my birthday dinner not too late.

Voted in Philly this morning, in the neighborhood where I grew up--sort of Philly's version of Park Slope, but with more black people. By 8:30 this morning (polls opened at 7), my district was already up to half the number of voters they'd had total in 2000; walking around the mostly black, lower-middle class neighborhoods around here, it seems like everyone's having record turnouts--very inspiring. I just hope it holds...

Voted at the Brooklyn Museum at around 6 this morning. At that time, my district had one of two booths working, and only one book of registered voters. The cute little old lady writing out all of the cards was writing a little slowly, so the line got long. When I left at 6:30 there were lines for all three districts voting there.

Voted at the Brooklyn Museum at around 6 this morning. At that time, my district had only one booth of 2 working, and only one book of registered voters. The cute little old lady writing out all of the cards was writing a little slowly, so the line got long. When I left at 6:30 there was lines for all three districts voting there.

Went @ 1:30pm in South Slope. Very short wait and smooth. There was even a cute young girl helping with the registration. Seeing everyone voting was very inspiring.

I just hope there won't be any recount problems. This country should have the most foolproof election system by now, come on. And how about a standardized system at that?

Voted at 6:45 at 83rd and 1st (in a random building lobby) and the whole operation was an embarassment. The poll workers did not finish setting up until 6:15 and then not all the machines were turned on. There was a line snaking around the street. I hope the line was because of the turnout and not because of the confusion of the poll workers.

In the East Village this morning, booths for the 48th, 49th, and 50th precincts sported very long lines. I waited for more than an hour, but everyone was remarkably patient. It was a little distressing that about a quarter of those in line seemed to be having some kind of problem, and many paper ballots were being filled out.

voted at 6:30 a.m. in Cobble Hill -- about eight districts in one gym and six of them had people waiting, maybe no more than five people but people were still waiting.

I voted at about 9 in Boro Park (16th Ave and 65th St). I didn't have to wait, but there was a steady flow of people in and out. From talking to co-workers, it sounds like my polling place was one of the better organized -- people at the door asking what district you were in then pointing you towards the right room, only two district's booths in a room so it didn't get too crowded, etc. My co-workers live in Williamsburg and reported a 45 minute and 1 hour wait, respectively.

I had about a two hour wait in Greenwich Village, with lines snaking around around the corner in either direction.

I had about an hour wait at 88th and 1st in Manhattan. They had five or six precincts in one room and mine was operating a little differently from the others. I had to wait in line to sign in, then wait in a different line to vote. Other precincts in the same room only had one line to sign in and then vote. Despite the small, crowded room, the people I waited with were polite and patient. And on the way out, I saw Samantha Bee from The Daily Show with a camera crew. She smiled at me when I recognized her so I got my celebrity sighting for the day along with my civic duty.

There was NOBODY waiting to vote in Bushwick when I went this morning. I was disappointed to see such a low turnout, to say the least. The volunteers there were wonderful, though - very friendly and helpful.

The polls :

Vote Tuesday, November 2

Voters in New York City go to the polls between 6 AM and 9 PM. Polling sites are located throughout the city, but you must use your designated poll site.