How about an "I voted early" thread by location?

[BlueCollar]

We could just type in the state and county in the subject line and then use the message text box to add any details?

I would be interested in hearing from across the country. .

Edited to clarify subject line.

[LeftInTX]

1. Texas: October 24th - Nov 4th

In San Antonio, any public library. (Other locations, but libraries are so convenient)

[BlueCollar]

2. Texas -Tarrant County

Busy but very efficient. No bumper-stickers in the parking lot.

New location. Mixed group of voters. All shapes, sizes, colors, genders, and ages.

Don't know how this compares to previous elections as they appear to have consolidated early voting locations.

I was asked to provide a photo ID.

I didn't bother to challenge the call.

[prairierose]

3. 10/20, my brother & I voted for...

the first woman President of the US in South Dakota. Very busy place....more than 20 people voted in the 15-20 minutes we were there. We had tried to vote Tuesday but could not find a parking place in 2 blocks. Since my brother is disabled, we had to go back another day.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. Just voted in Cook County, Illinois,

Here is my report on the morning:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512540315


Voting is happening at a rapid pace, at least in Cook County.

[greatauntoftriplets]

49. Mailed my ballot in a week ago.

Also in Cook County. Go Cubs!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

57. Just wait til next . . . . er, ah,

THIS YEAR!

[greatauntoftriplets]

58. LOL.

[Motley13]

6. Florida, news at noon, lines in MiamiDade, Broward & Monroe

One man was in line at 4 am

[lillypaddle]

7. Fayette County, Lexington, KY

about two weeks ago or so.

[MFM008]

8. Putting WA ballot in mail

TODAY.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. Fayetteville, Arkansas this morning at 8:30.

About 10 were voting with paper ballots and maybe 25 on voting machines.

[fiorello]

10. Michigan (Washtenaw Cty, absentee) last week

Absentee voting is allowed for handicapped people and people over 60...

I voted the straight D ticket, a bit nervous because our lead-loving R governor tried to eliminate straight party voting. The courts blocked him, he's still fighting it but the ballots still have it. I HOPE it is still valid ....

Washtenaw Cty, with Ann Arbor voted 88% for President Obama... the label "Republican" is so detested that city elections no longer have anyone running as a "Republican".

Gonna turn out big for Hillary; I think the "Natural Law Party" candidate may draw more votes than Trump.

[hlthe2b]

11. Colorado--delivered ballot to Post Office Friday, October 21

[Maru Kitteh]

12. Our family cast our 3 votes for Hillary last week in Montana!

Where - are you sitting down for this? - one recent poll actually has Hillary up by 3!

Disclaimer: I will not be shocked if/when MT goes for Trump. I won't be locking myself in the bedroom for a week-long cry or anything. One poll is just that, one poll - but it did get a B rating from Nate Silver. So there is room for hope, no matter how faint it may be.

More importantly, that any recent poll would give Hillary a lead - in MONTANA - says a lot!

[BobbyDrake]

13. ATA is AWOL on an "I voted" sticky thread. I've asked. Twice now.

Zero responses. But some joker asked what the soup of the day was and got an instant response.

[BobbyDrake]

14. I mailed my NJ ballot for HRC on 9/30/16.

Been waiting for the rest of you stragglers to catch up!

[True_Blue]

17. Voted AZ absentee ballot on Oct 21

Hope we turn AZ blue!

[lovemydog]

18. Thank you to everyone who is voting!

[frogmarch]

19. Chadron, Nebraska

Mr. froggy and I picked up our paper ballots at the Dawes Co. courthouse this morning, then took them home & filled them out. After lunch, we'll submit our votes. GO HILLARY!

[lady lib]

20. Maricopa County, Arizona

[carpediem]

21. Wisconsin, Waukesha county ( very red )

Approx 2 weeks ago so I can knock on doors etc on Election Day.

[TeamPooka]

22. Los Angels county CA

Mailed in ballot last week.

[rbrnmw]

23. Perry County, Ohio 10/12

[Madam45for2923]

24. NY-19 Absentee ballot for First female President HRC!! + Zephyr Teachout & Pramilla Malick

Wednesday, Oct 19th.

[book_worm]

25. Madison, WI--voted a couple of weeks ago

[DonCoquixote]

27. Tampa, Fla

we got the early vote despite the best efforts of Rick Scott

[asiliveandbreathe]

28. AZ - Maricopa County - Mailed Sat. 10/15/16

My son and daughter in-law were visiting..my Daughter-in-law is from the Philippines ( she doesn't know what to make of Duterte, shakes head). she - holds a Masters in Math -teaches Math in middle school - she has been in country 3 years and sat with me while I filled in the ballot -

Vote for Clinton/Kaine - (don the con was first on the list, go figure)
voted for Ann Kirkpatrick
Voted NO Arpaio
voted YES legalization Marijuana
voted NO on Bond issue
Voted YES on increase minimum wage

Love this thread..keep it going....

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

29. I voted via absentee mail ballot in RI last Tuesday.

Applied for the mail ballot at my town hall on a Thursday and got it in the mail the following Monday.

[Uben]

30. Texas

Did my part to turn Texas blue

[longship]

32. Michigan - Newaygo County. (Absentee)

No early voting here, but I mailed my ballot last Tuesday.

[RogerM]

33. California - 2 votes - Me and my wife - Mailed Oct 24

California - 2 votes - Me and my wife - Mailed Oct 24

[Eleanors38]

34. Leaving now to vote early in Austin. Yee-HAH!

[Coyotl]

35. Lincoln County, Oregon, where chanterelles are king right now.

We don't waste time in lines here, we spend our time wisely.

[SaschaHM]

36. Kinston, North Carolina.

Voted right before my polling place closed for the night.

[Generic Brad]

37. Minnesota - Ramsey County- absentee

I moved to Kansas recently but have not gotten a copy of my car title yet. That has kept me from getting a drivers license and registering to vote here

I still own a home in Minnesota though so I voted absentee there. I officially live in Minnesota. I just work and sleep in Kansas for the past two months

[tavernier]

38. Florida Keys

Both me and hubs first thing tomorrow morning (in case I miss seeing this thread later).

[spiderpig]

39. California - Contra Costa County

Did what we always do. Kicked back in our Lazy-Boys with ballots and voter info pamphlets, popped a bottle of wine, and marked our informed choices.

In the mail now (with proper postage).

[Retrograde]

94. We got free postage from Santa Clara county this year

It seems to be a county option - we always had to add postage in the past. And the ballot was 5 pages long, multiple columns for the various offices.

The county registrar's site finally shows that it's been received and counted* - it's taking them a long time to update their site, since they say it was received on the 22nd and the update didn't show until this morning.

*I suspect counted in this case means that they verified the signature and tossed it into the "valid" pile - I don't think the ballots aren't actually tallied until election day itself.

[BlueCollar]

40. sinking like a stone....n/t

[ObamaKerryDem]

41. Arizona (via absentee ballot)

Going out in the mail first thing in the AM. Optimistic we can finally flip it again!

[Grassy Knoll]

42. Reno, Nevada..Saturday

[Buckeye_Democrat]

43. Ohio -- Montgomery County -- 10/12 -- All Democrat

[AgadorSparticus]

44. Pima Co, Tucson, AZ. SO thankful for early mail in ballots.

[Hekate]

45. California, Santa Barbara County. My husband mailed his ballot today....

...with a yuuuge sigh of relief.

My sample ballot is all filled in and waiting for November 8. I have always liked the civic ritual of going to the polling place, but am leaning toward joining my husband in vote by mail.

[steve2470]

46. Orange County FL, straight Dem ticket, about 10 days ago, by absentee ballot nt

[DesertRat]

47. Arizona -Early voted by mail last week

[JonLP24]

48. Maricopa County, Arizona

Voted for Krysten Sinema and Ann Kirkpatrick in State races.

[joeybee12]

50. Las Vegas, Monday October 24th

[Orsino]

51. Georgia/ATL: October 22nd. n/t

[rustysgurl]

52. Johnson County, Kansas 10/24

[Demsrule86]

53. Ohio (Trumbull County)Hubs and I voted Tuesday 10-18-16

My daughter voted on her way home from college 10-25-16 (Tuesday) same location.

[Imperialism Inc.]

91. Franklin County, Ohio - 10/24 - In person early vote

ETA: oops. meant to be a reply to OP.

[Demsrule86]

96. That is fine I am thrilled that so many have voted

[Grammy23]

54. Florida--Escambia County absentee mailed on 10/6/16

In Florida you can request an absentee ballot be mailed to your registered address with NO reason specified. You can do this in person, on line and by phone (I think). As long as you make the request by the deadline (to allow time for mailing) you will get a paper ballot that you can fill out while sitting at home...no stress, no hurry, time to double check your ballot for accuracy and follow return instructions. My husband and I even have a standing order to send us absentee ballots through 2018. We can renew when that runs out. We can also track our ballots after they are mailed back to the Supervisor of Elections, which I did (on line) and verified they were received.

Wahoo for mail in voting! Easy peasy....no lines, no waiting!

PS. Add two more votes for Hillary and Patrick Murphy.

[Wounded Bear]

55. WA, King Co...

dropped my ballot in the box by the Kent Justice Center.

[Motley13]

56. It just wouldn't be Florida w/o a glitch

On some ballots amend 2 was missing, Marijuana for medical conditions.
Apparently happened only in Broward Cty.

About 20,000 voted yesterday, we are heavily democratic.
595,000 Dem
256,000 Rep
304,000 NPA
total 1,176,000

A lot of people vote by mail.

I'm waiting for my vote by mail ballot to arrive.

VOTE

[cry baby]

59. My 89 yr old mom and I voted in Texas yesterday. nt

[littlebit]

60. Yesterday

Potter County TX

[agingdem]

61. Texas

El Paso...Oct.24...big turnout...hour wait at 8 AM...had a great time...thought about voting straight Dem ticket but wanted to vote for Hillary specifically..cried a little at the magnitude of history in the making!

[Maeve]

62. Ohio, Franklin Co...vote accepted Oct 20th

Absentee, straight D, will be helping others as a poll worker on election day

Don't forget you can use an "I voted" avatar!

[Proud Public Servant]

63. Yangon, Myanmar

Submitted my DC absentee ballot last week.

[BlueCollar]

89. I certainly did not expect a response

From as far away as Burma!!!

That is so cool. My mother is Burmese. Evacuated in 1941 to India after the invasion. Returned in 1945 and then emigrated to the UK in 1947.

[Proud Public Servant]

90. Lovely country, lovely people

Really enjoying being here!

[DeminPennswoods]

64. Pennsylvania

Parent's absentee ballot sent in a couple weeks ago in western Pennsylvania.

[IrishEyes]

65. Vermont - Not me but my mom and dad.

That is two more votes for Clinton. I'm not sure which day they voted. They said that there were only a few other people there. Vermont is a very blue state but my parents have been campaigning for Clinton since the beginning. They usually works at the voting places on election day.

I live in another state where you can't vote early unless you have a valid reason so I will vote on election day in the morning before I go to work.

[KK9]

66. Massachusetts...10/25 Three of us

[Awsi Dooger]

67. Florida -- Miami-Dade County

I intentionally picked the busiest site in the county, the related website indicating a 45 minute wait. I wanted to get a feel for tension and animosity in line, referenced by a front page article in the Miami Herald today. By the time I headed there it was down to 15 minutes. That seemed like enough of a sample.

The parking lot was jammed. I had to loop twice, along with many other cars. The pamphlet distributors for various campaigns were surprisingly aggressive. They were approaching our cars before we found a spot. Then they rushed after us as soon as we opened the door. I'd say there were at least 35 people handing out those flyers. When I waved a woman off, showing her my sample ballot and saying I had all the information I needed, she was unhappy and instantly sarcastic, telling me to, "Have a good day, sir," in both English and Spanish. Emphasis on SIR.

Sigh. There was no line outside. Inside I had perhaps a 2 minute silent wait. Everything went smoothly, other than one woman who handed me my ballot and tried to direct my next steps, but she spoke virtually zero English.

I appreciate that they allowed as much time as needed in the privacy booths. When I voted in Nevada there were often workers lingering nearby so there was more of an impression to keep it moving, even though it wasn't stated.

The ballot is two pages, front and back of each. That doesn't seem ideal, as opposed to front only. They did have a sign on entry indicating to check both sides of the page, and a polling place worker was also saying that loudly to us as we entered the building. The second page is primarily ballot measures and not head-to-head races.

It was busy but not as crowded as the parking lot suggested. More than half the privacy booths were empty as I departed. The woman who helped me scan the pages said it was packed an hour earlier, that I picked a good time.

In filling out the ovals I found it easier to outline them once or twice before filling in the outline.

I nearly forgot to mention that I wore blue head to toe, including a visor.

[Sunsky]

68. +4 broward county fl

(Me, my husband, my mom and my brother). Working on some others.

[Roland99]

69. Florida - Orange County

[qdouble]

70. Voted earlier today, Las Vegas

[peggysue2]

71. Knox Co., TN

Voted today with my husband (posted an thread on early voting in the district). My 89 year old mother-in-law cast an absentee ballot several weeks ago. Easy-peasy; 3 for Hillary.

[Arkansas Granny]

72. Arkansas, Sebastian County.

Voted after work, just got home.

[lobointexas]

73. Voted in Texas today

Comal County. My son voted today in Austin. We are doing our part to turn Texas BLUE!

[Andy823]

74. Oct. 24 Washington state

I love the fact we get to vote by mail. I spent Sunday morning filling it out and then I mailed it.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

75. Lewiston, ME

My husband and I voted by absentee ballot a few weeks ago.

[demigoddess]

76. 10/21 or 22 can't remember. In WA state we vote by mail!!!

love this system.

[mama]

77. 3 of us in Ohio

My parents and I all voted by mail in northern Ohio.. Hubby likes to go to the polling place on election day. All straight Democrat!

[ismnotwasm]

78. Seattle, Wa

Ballots sent the day before yesterday

[TonyPDX]

79. Oregon, Washington County, October 23rd

Proudly dropped my ballot into the collection box inside our public library.

[liberal N proud]

81. October 24 Lorain County Ohio

200 voters by 10 AM

[Laffy Kat]

82. Have ballot will drop off tomorrow.

Son and I made mistakes on our ballots! I accidentally signed his envelope and he accidentally signed mine. I called the Boulder County Election Commission and they told me to just draw a line through my son's signature and sign my own name on top of it with an initial. Son to do the same. It was bound to happen. We were both doing research on what judges to retain and passing our ballots back and forth to double-check. I will NEVER do that again. Now I have to get son's ballot back to him at college in WI and have him mail it from there. Eye-yigh-yigh. (He was home on a weeks' break at the time AND first time voter.)

[cannabis_flower]

83. I planned to go today in Houston, TX but....(update -I voted today)

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the line was enormous and I am fighting a cold and have bad knees. I usually go on the second day of early voting which is today and I could barely get into the parking lot. Usually the second day it starts to wind down and there is no wait. The guy at the door said they had about 2500 people vote at that location and about the same amount today.

Harris County allows people to early vote anywhere in the county but on polling day you have to go to your home precinct if you vote on election day. It is at the Trini Mendenhall Sosa Community Center which is located in an area that I would call mixed white/hispanic, immigrant/native born area so it's hard to say if it is Democrat or Republican. Texas State Rep is a Democrat but the US Rep (Ted Poe) is a Republican but that doesn't mean much in Texas because it is so gerrymandered here that the district runs from the Woodlands in NE Harris County and then cuts a swath threw Cypress before going through Spring Branch.

I'll try again tomorrow. I heard on Houston Public Radio that the turnout is up from 47,000 approx. to 67,000 for the the first day.

Update: Went today and the lines are just as long and the lines were moving fast but it still took 25 minutes to vote. They had 48 voting machines.

It was difficult to tell who people were voting for. The crowd was older (possibly because it was during work hours) but diverse. I only saw 1 bumper sticker and it said "Harris Democrat", so I hope that's a good sign.

[Lil Missy]

84. Iowa

[Peigan68]

85. Florida - Hillsborough County (Tampa)

Went to early vote this morning about 11:15 AM. Early voting is taking place in a library near my house. No line but it was pretty busy inside where the voting was taking place. Had to show picture ID. It was very smooth and easy and it only took a few minutes. Voted straight D ticket all the way down.

Glad that's over!

[Dracaena]

86. Wisconsin - Dane County

First week of October.

[relayerbob]

88. Atlanta GA about Oct 15

[Maru Kitteh]

92. kicking!

[NightWatcher]

93. Jacksonville Fl, 2:25 today. Everything was smooth

[reasonabletexan]

95. Texas Harris County

Yuuggee lines

[Pisces]

98. Voted yesterday - Arizona