Insane wait times to vote in DC yesterday. 5+ hours!

[Anonymous]

Another epic fail by Mayor Bozo-Barry-Bowser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am glad people stayed to vote but why didn’t you vote early? Polling places have been open for over a week all across town

Exactly. I went on Sunday at 5 and was the only voter there.

Are you blaming too many people for showing up to vote...on Election Day? What is wrong with you? Why don’t your focus your obvious criticism on the BOE that shut down half of the voting centers when they knew they were limiting voters to 10 at a time while thousands of people weren’t receiving their absentee ballots?

If your reaction is to blame others instead of taking responsibility for what you could have done differently, so be it. It seems that the BOE put measures in place to protect the community during a pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am glad people stayed to vote but why didn’t you vote early? Polling places have been open for over a week all across town

Exactly. I went on Sunday at 5 and was the only voter there.

Are you blaming too many people for showing up to vote...on Election Day? What is wrong with you? Why don’t your focus your obvious criticism on the BOE that shut down half of the voting centers when they knew they were limiting voters to 10 at a time while thousands of people weren’t receiving their absentee ballots?

NP: I’m not clear if this was a factor but many of the people who usually volunteer to staff voting centers are likely at high risk for serious problems if they get covid 19. It’s great that there was a good turnout and that people stayed in line. But I hope that we can push the use of absentee ballots and make sure that everyone who wants one has one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am glad people stayed to vote but why didn’t you vote early? Polling places have been open for over a week all across town

Exactly. I went on Sunday at 5 and was the only voter there.

Are you blaming too many people for showing up to vote...on Election Day? What is wrong with you? Why don’t your focus your obvious criticism on the BOE that shut down half of the voting centers when they knew they were limiting voters to 10 at a time while thousands of people weren’t receiving their absentee ballots?

If your reaction is to blame others instead of taking responsibility for what you could have done differently, so be it. It seems that the BOE put measures in place to protect the community during a pandemic.

Taking responsibility for voting? Are you insane? Protection during a pandemic should not come at the expense of the ability to reasonably access a polling center. You seem to be supporting voter suppression. Are you a Republican?

[Anonymous]

I voted early (and always do). In and out in 5 minutes.

[Anonymous]

It amazes me that in 2020 people still wait until the very last minute (i.e., Election Day) to cast a vote. At least in DC, early voting has been available for many elections now. I went a week ago, in and out in minutes, only person there. If you experienced 5-hour lines for the primary (which was just rubber stamping uncontested ballots in most wards), what do you expect for the real thing in November? GO EARLY. Don't fiddle with absentee ballots in the mail. Just show up during one of the 10+ days polling centers will be open and vote. Don't wait until the last minute.

[Anonymous]

The city put in place ways people could vote in a safe, social distanced way in order to protect poll workers and voters during a pandemic. One of these ways was early voting, available for many hours/days before Election Day. Adults of voting age should consider these are unusual covid times and think through how they can best ensure they can vote. Requesting an absentee ballot is one way. If that looks like it won’t work out, early voting is your next step. Consider what we all saw happening at the Wisconsin primary where the state had to implement social distancing protocols.

Do you seriously think the DC BOE is trying to suppress the vote? They are doing a hard job in a pandemic with volunteers and you are complaining when you could have voted for days before June 2. Try helping them out in November by voting early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have gone on Saturday if I didn’t have a ballot by then.

Well, I wanted to avoid visiting the polling place and took the BOE at their word when they confirmed the receipt of my timely mail-in ballot request. Also, the fact that my daughter's ballot arrived on Friday gave me hope that mine had been mailed as well. My mail-in ballot has still not arrived...