Why no absentee ballot: Text
did not think I would need one and later discovered I did
Sarah Polin was the only worthy canidate
Had to be out of town at the last minute
I was ill election day. I had planned on voting.
i woke up tuesday with 101 fever and had no advance warning that i was going to be sick, i don't think i could call that very day and get someone to bring me a ballot. i wanted to vote anyway, but a freind said there was a line at my voting place and i ju
Did not know I was going to be out of town on election day.
Too many lies were told and I do not know what I can believe about each candidate
i Knew OBAMA would win .. I feel it was a paid off Election. HE doesnt even had
I was convicted of a stupid, idotic felony because of a selfish person and my voting rights were taken away from me even though I am not incarcerated. I am on 5 yr probation, in which I have 4 yrs to go.
found out to late that my registration had expired. so was not allowed to vote
I felt voting for either one would have been tantamount to treason
I was purged from the voter rolls due to some "clerical error"
Didn't know you could request an absentee ballot for those reasons.
The election day problems were not foreseen.
Already knew who had won before i was able to vote
I was registered in a different county, which i had tried to correct
Got really sick and did not make it to vote
Was not re-registered after moving in Time
I have begun studying w/ Jehovah' Witnesses & decided I would prefer to follow the rules of God than man.
don't know how to use the absentee ballot
I lost my absentee ballot & it was too late to get a new one.
I didn't want an absentee ballot,the lines were just too long
did not know I would be away from home all day
I didn't decide not to vote until the day of the election. I was torn between voting for one of the candidates or not voting and that day I decided I couldn't vote for either one of the candidates!
moved to another state by the time I made somewhat of a decision on a candidate i was told it was too late to register
i register in tell 2 days befor the election
I changed my address so my absentee ballot would be sent to my University mail box but there was a problem in the process and it was requested that in order for me to vote I had to appear before a designate voter registrator and re-register.
I registerd 8 yrs. ago and did not vote any and didn't know I had to re-register
I am a felon currently on probation & am not allowed to vote.
electorial votes suck! if they counted ballots-I WOULD HAVE VOTED!!!!!!!
I live in Kansas City, and I was in Ohio on election day, coming back from California
I had no notice before hand that I would need one
Work schedule / No vehicle to get to pole
I live in utah. I wanted to vote for obama,but everyone one i know was voting for mikan. my vote wouldn't of mattered.
I had a ticket for drving on an expired inspection a few days before election day & that rookie law dog wouldn't give me back my license for I.D. purposes.My lawyers sent me twice to the DMV where I was turned away twice.I then checked w/ thevoter regista
I liked a little of each canadate,but, not enough of one person to vote totally for them
Didnt know ahead of time that I would need one
Alaska's vote doesn't count in national elections. By the time I got to the polls, Obama was already declared President.
RI is a small state, and we were guaranteed for a Democratic vote, which was my party. That with conflicting schedule.
I did not know enough about the issues, or candidates.
I did not get to register this year because I was sick and in the hosiptal most of the time.
I requested the absentee ballet but I had no time to fill it out and would not be able to return it. I had to go to the polls to vote but I did not get to actually vote because the lines were so long and I had to pick up my kids from the bus stop.
I forgot to sign up for my absentee ballot.
I am taking care of my mother because she is elderly.
I just could not get there, for personel reasons.

Polling place type: Text
It's caalled "school" but is actually a Democratchik indoctrination camp...
A little building about 15x15 feet, on the edge of a corn field. I am not kidding.
student union building in the middle of campus
An old Church converted into office space
Residential Subdivision Rec Ctr Pavilion
Physical Activity Center at Chadron State College
free standing polling place used for nothing else
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Off Campus Facility
It was a room in an apartment building on the ground floor.
I voted at an old store. I do not know what type of building it was.
A voting precint that has been there for awhile that has been there for awhile, and is only used for voting.
The kind of location I voted at in the November 2008 general election was an auditorium.
I went to an auditorium at Cottonwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, Arizona to place my vote.
I voted in the club house at the moble park where we live.
Fairgrounds in my town and they had a room set up and thats where i voted.
The location I voted in was the lobby of an apartment building.
It was a golf and country club facility.
I voted at my 55 comunity club house,Where you have to be 55 or older to live there.

Problem with voter registration: Text
I have received an absentee ballot for which I did not apply. So I came to the polling place, surrendered my absentee ballot, and voted in person.
No ID was asked for or required at any early in person poll. This is very troubling.
he couldn't find me on computer by my name, but then searched my birthday and found me; it had me worried for a moment
I bought a house in February in a different district, nobody knew where I was supposed to vote since I did not update my registration in time
had not been registered through drivers licenses dept
My son is a junior and the officials pulled my registration when he voted earlier than myself which left my registration already voted.
not for me but my sisters name had been deleted from the roll . she votes more often than I do we couldn't understand why?
I had moved and forgot to change my address
i did not know that you have to change your address seperately with the court house and not just with the post office. I almost didn't have a ballot.
misspelled last name, in which I had sent in a app for correction but still misspelled
Someone had previously registered and voted in my name.
The only had 3 pens so at 6AM it took 1.5 hrs to vote and there were first timer who had to ask questions on non-president offices
prior to voting, I was no longer registerred, I had to reregister for this election
I use 2 last names, there's usually a little confusion about that.
said I couldn't vote because I applied for absentee ballot. Our state requires you to go to the polls if you are in the district on election day and void any absentee ballot. The polling staff were not aware of the laws!
my phone number was not included on the voter list. All other information was correct and the phone number was added by hand. The workers handled this minor situation in a most efficient manner.
I consider it a problem that I was not asked for ID or to show my V.R, card
They had me as an absentee voter which I did not request but I got to vote.
my address didn't match with my driver's license
i was on their spreadsheet of names, but they did not have my voting card or ballot so they provided a handwritten voting ballot.
had not voted at this place as I had moved to another precinct
The person that wrote down my name wrote it as Sarah and called me that instead of Susan and then had my last name spelled wrong. Not sure it's a problem but it offended me. Then I stood there while they helped the next person because they knew that perso
They never asked for any ID, DL or Voter!
I had previously voted absentee and I had to vote provisional
Address errors and other mixups forced me to obtain a second ballot.
Precinct lines had been redrawn and I moved to an adjacent precinct. Problem was identified quickly and the correct information was provided to me within just a few minutes.
they had me sign my name and then gave me a white ballot and i had remembered that my pink card said that i was a green ballot so i asked them about it and it turned out that they had me sign by "Lisa A Miller's" name and i am "Lisa L Miller". Kind of a b
had registered one year prior when applying for license in a new state and was not shown as being registered
they told me I ahd already voted by absentee ballot- I of course had not
My name wasn't on the registered voter list.
my address hadn't been changed properly and I had to go to another place to vote
yes they said i wasnt registered to vote at that location, there was one closer i didnt know about, they gave me a different voting box,
called out my birth year when i wanted privacy (anotgher person and I have the same name)
yes, they couldn't find my name right away. They had to look in several places
I had to go to 2 schools, they changed my distr.
they changed my polling place and sent me on a wild goose chase to find the right one
I was not registered - had moved in the last year
I was registered to vote at a different address but had no proof of my new address on me. My license still said my old address. They just had me fill out some paperwork and I was good to Go. Not that big of a deal really. It was easy to fix.
I had been "caged." So I had to go to another table, verify my identity, and then I was allowed to vote. Even though I have voted at the same location multiple times and haven't moved in years. My wife did not have the same problem.
it had not been transfered from my old address
My change of address notification was submitted according to their deadline; however, I had to use a provisional ballot because it wasn't in the computer yet.
The person who told you which line to wait in was very confused and when I questioned his method, he threatened to have me arrested.
Had to re-register because I got married...
There was a problem finding my name but I still got to vote.
We had to sign voter application cards even though we are registered to vote and we've voted there numerous times before.
I forgot to change my address over when I moved.
They did not have me on the list, had to submit info.
I was not listed in the main book although I registered since June
I live on the cut off from one district to another. Which side of my street determines which district I am in. I knew my district but the lady at the desk wouldn't listen to me. I tried to show her my registration card which clearly stated my district. Af
they could not find my name at first because everything was out of order. I found it myself and was able to vote
I was not asked for my registration card, only my drivers license
I was still registered in my previous residence town.
not enough voting booths over an hour wait... trouble for seniors and disabled people not used to standing for long periods of time
my name was hypenated and they could not find it
I recently moved and my prior state did not want to allow me to vote absentte, but according to my new state I had not resided here enough days to vote. But after explaining the situation with my prior state and how rude they were handling teh situation,
My wife voted early but the recorded me as the one that cast the early vote
we had to wait, they didn't have enought voting pens
We had to vote provisional due my fiance signed for an absentee ballot
voting volunteers were very noisy, talked loud
I moved so I had to use a questioned ballot
didnt understand my last name and told me i wasnt registerd there yet I saw my name and pointed it out to her
People that didt speak English didn't know how to use the voting machine.
had requested absentee (never got) so had to vote provisionally
They mistook me for another person that had the same name and birthdate when they saw my address. The poll worker finally found the correct information and I was able to vote.
I had no problem voting and did not need a ballot.
The poll worker could not find my name in the computer . She was able to in time but it took a while as my licence was older and did not have the strip on back she had to find it the old fashioned way.
The sort of problem I had was, when I went to vote they could not find my name in roster and I have been voting there for fourteen years.
They had me down at the polling place as having recived an early ballot. I did not recall having requested or having recieved an early ballot. I had to vote provisional.
I was not registered at the place my wife and I went to vote, I was given a provisional ballot.
They did not have my maiden name after I got divorced
They did not have my name on the books when I showed up to vote.
They did not have me in the right presinet. The line was long and it was clustered. There was also not enough people running it.
My voter card has the wrong address on it.
My date of birth was incurectt they had me ten years younger.
I have changed my address four tim3es at my cercuit court and they still do not have it correct.
People were left off the ballot that I have questioned and their was a divided line of PRECINTS that I did not understand.
I had failed to change my name when I got divorced then remarried. I had to fill out new paperwork before I could vote, and I had to sign with my old name.

Line length: Text
Polls open 6AM I voted 6:03, #1 in line for 2 hr
I got to there an hour before they opened but once the polls opened I waited under 30 minutes. Total wait time was an hour and a half
about 105 minutes (1 hour and 45 minutes)
1.25 hrs. I got to the poll 45 mins before it opened
I GOT THERE BEFORE THEY OPENED UP. I WAS FIRST IN LINE SO I WENT RIGHT IN.
I served as an election official and had to wait until all voters present had voted.
I waited in line anywhere from one to two hours because we showed up with like 300 people.
I had to wait in line for an hour and fifteen minutes.
I had to wait an hour and thirty minutes.
Most of the wait was when I first arrived for 40min and waited 30min afterwards.
He had to wait in line for two and a half hours.
It took me three hours and forty-five minutes.
I had to wait one hour and thirty minutes.
I waited in line for one hour and thirty minutes.
He had to wait one hour and forty five minutes.
I do not know exactly how long, but it was more than one hour.
I waited an hour and a half in line to vote.
Respondent said it took an hour wait in line after he checked into the polling booth
I had to wait two hours and forty five minutes.
I had to wait 1 hour and 20 minutes. It was disgraceful for the other people to have to wait 5 hours to vote early!
I had to wait two hours . I arrived at the community center at a quater to 7am and left at a quater to 9am.
I had to wait for two hours to be able to vote.
There was a long waitting line which took an hour to go through before I was able to vote.
I waited in line for two and a half hours.
It took 5 hours to vote. The line was just so long. It was the last day of early voting.
I waited about five hours to stand in line and vote
I had to wait a hour and a half in line.
I had to wait in line for two and a half hours because there were a lot of people.|1
I had to wait two and a half hours in line.
I had to wait two hours because of the length of the ballot.
I waited for one hour and fifteen minutes.
I had to wait in line two hours due to there was not enough machines at the polling area. Therer were nine machines all together but one machine was broken that left eight machines available. I was glad that I had the day off, if I did not have the day I
I waited in line for about 2 hours and 10 minutes.
I had to wait in line for 3 hours and 20 minutes.
It took one hour and thirty five minutes.
It took 2 hours to vote because of the volume of people.
I had to wait about two and a half hours.
I had to wait one hour and fifteen minutes. I just went at a bad time.
I had to wait in line for one hour and fifteen minutes.
I guess we had to wait a little over an hour because of the crowd.
I waited one hour and thirty minutes to vote.
I had to wait about an hour and ten minutes to vote.
I had to wait three hours in line before being checked into vote in the November 2008 presidential elections.
I waited two hours in line before I was checked into vote.
I had to wait in line for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
I had to wait in line a little over an hour and ten minutes.
I had to wait more than an hour. It was closer to 2 hours than 1 hour.

Type of ID shown: Text
Virginia state ID issued by DMV for non-drivers
I showed them a State Issued ID card and I aldo showed them some mail to my address
a federal id given by the dmv specifically for use as a photo id
It is a state identification card for my state.

Voting equipment problems: Text
the machine accepted both ballot pages but you had to wait betwen each page submission or it would jam up
The ink a blot system was running a little dry so it took 2 pushs to fully mark the ballot for each item I voted for
a minor one with touching the screen to reflect my choice, and the polling official let me know what to do and quickly resolved the minor issue
scan machine was rejecting paper ballots but it finally worked
when I put the paper in the counter it said I missed 2 things to vote for
electronic machines with no paper trail or security against card derez
The ballot folded and creased on my candidates name, could cause counting errors
no clear instructions figured out everything myself
The voting machine at our precinct was broken. We voted with paper ballots and placed them into a voting machine.
Too many double negatives- very deceiving
The voting boxes (6 together) were made of cardboard and not stable
Machine that read the vote cards was jamming.
I was #2 and the Lever machine was no working - but it was fixed in 1/2 hour. I voted by emergency ballot
THe scanner was down and we had to put our ballot in a box
the ballots were jammed and the box had to be opened
the card did not want to latch into the machine at first
Voting machine had a dial that highlighted where to vote but the dial was very sensitive and difficult to dial onto the space on the ballot to record the vote
card did not eject from touchscreen voting machine at end of voting
Optical scanner got hot, had to cool off.
unclear instructions about line to be drawn
Machine jammed, but it was fixed within minutes
Amenment questions were wrote in legalese and it was hard to decipher it. I may have voted wrong. Did not like this.
lack of instructions for Not Voting in a particular race
I was cold and my hand was shaking while I had to fill in small dots.
less machines avaiable than in the primary election
Some buttons was easy touch & some were press hard to make selections.
voting equipment was down for a short time
optical scan machine broken down but votes were held in a locked box and fed into new scan machine when brought out by clerk's office
letters for write in candidates were not working properly on electronic machine
Everyone had to be very careful putting the ballots in the optical scan machine or else it would jam and not take the ballots.
Originaly given a electronic card for the wrong precinct
the paper ballot machine jammed and we had to wait about 30 min. for it to get fixed
the referenda are always worded in such a dense and confusing way
E-slate machine was shut down while I was in line and I had to use the other machine.
the few machines were full-had to use paper voting
touch screen, the vote jumped up to the opponent
we had paper ballots and used pencil. I am not at all comfortable with a pencil as it can be erased
It was not private. All machines were out in the open close to each other.
very disatisfied with the amount of privacy with the machines
The polling place worker forgot to reset it so I could vote.
I did not hear the sound that indicated that my vote was recorded
2 of the 4 machines at our voting location weren't working
the screen would not progress to the end
I voted for McCain and Obama's name came up 3 times, a tech finally helped
No way to vote a straight ticket in Missouri
Ballot confusing if voting straight ticket; had to spoil ballot and revote individually
Was given a pencil to vote - not very smart in my opinion
We use paper ballots and pencils, no machines of any kind. only problem was the space for a write-in was too small
had to get used to the dial to vote mechanism
The 1st screen only showed Obama/Biden as your choice. I had to hit "next" to see the other canidates of choice.
accidently double marked ballot for a judge.
machine where you put paper ballot didn't work for several minutes
The electronic voting device had a wheel that moved the highlighted names. It took a bit to figure it out.
It wouldn't accept it and I filled out another ballet.
on selection for local judge would not register
Scanner was malfunctioning and they were hand collecting ballots to tally at a later time.
when i finished filling out the ballot, the machine you put the ballot in wasn't acting right. You had to feed the ballot in a couple of times before it actually took it.
Initially given a ballot for another district
Touch screen had a difficult time registering my selecitons. Had to tap multiple times for each vote.
electonic vote jumping,had to revote 3 times before machine accepted my corret picks
I didn't want to vote "straight party", didn't understand until almost done that I could "un-mark" and re-select my own votes in each category.
was told to fill out back with const. amendments but forgot to!
It was difficult to feed the ballot into the slot.
i saw party then right,then told laterthe sec party was there,didn't know any one else to vote for
The language they use. Your not sure if its yes or no.
card would not work ...had to be reprogramed
The check would go to the other candidate and I would have to revote to correct it. That happened at least five different times on the machine.
The whole thing almost timed out on me when I was thinking about one of the ballot initiatives. Also, on the confirmation page, I couldnt see all the information & had a hard time scrolling down
the machine that takes your ballot kept spitting out my ballot and the one before mine
When pushing buttons, previous selections would turn off. I made sure to check my entire group of selections before pushing the 'cast ballot' button.
Had to press on the screen pretty hard in order for the box to be filled. Luckily I checked over the ballot pretty well.
Did not receive a printout of whom I voted for
I made an error on the paper ballot. Certifying machine caught it and I had to re-ballot. Not necessarily a problem, rather an efficiency.
no privacy - voting booth set up out in the open in the hallway
only at the 1st school, they gave me a purple paper that got me in the 2ed school faster
One candidate was selected and machine chose the opponent...had to reselect my choice and confirm before casting vote
upon review wrong person checked for president(had checked my choice and it had shown check originally). rechecked choice and hope it registered correctly
Machine was fairly difficult to see. The writing was dark and would fade, like a pen running out of ink as youwrite.
There wasn't enough room to privately cast the ballot, the ballot was confusing
told me there was no write ins allowed when i went to go vote I seen that i could write in name
The physical arrangement of the list of candidates was misleading. Republicans were listed at the top and it was difficult to see the divisions when scanning downward to the Democrats. I thought it showed preference to McCain/Palin, the Republican candida
not sure the machine was working correctly
machine put in wrong choice but I was able to reverse the selection
dIDN'T KNOW WHERE ,Y BALLOT WAS DEPOSITED AFTER i GAVE IT TO THE WOMAN BEHIND THE DESK
Some had left a red pen in the privacy booth, so I had to get a black pen to vote with. Not serious
some races are non partisian and i refuse to vote for a republican
Scanner voting machine got jammed. It took about 15 min. to fix.
The machine was somewhat complicating, a cross between computer and some outdated plastic touch..board..from the 70s. I figured it out, but really wish they did not use it. My voting choice took 20 or more seconds to actually give me confirmation in the f
Wasn't use to marking out the boxes thought I should still punch out the boxes but the people at the church were very helpfull
There was no pen in the booth I had chosen
Machine malfunctioned when trying to count my ballot.
you couldn't vote a straight ticket had to vote each individually
i am handcapped and i had to ask if i could please set down
No party was put up for Roger Wicker and Ronnie Musgrove
the wording on some were confusing didn't know if i was voting for ir against
no Problem: but just gave you a voter Sheet and grabed a CHAIR
`two computers were not workable. Their were 6 voting stations.
explanations were very had to understand so I voted wrong on a couple
Had SMALL problem feeding the vote sheet into the machine
static electricity on the terrible e-voting machine
i was way too tall to vote the box was too short
I was Very disturbed when my ballot number was recorded next to my signature before voting.
election clerks couldn't make the machine work so had to color in paper ballot which is hard for me. I have trouble controlling my hands
It is very hard to completely fill in the circles with a Bic pen on an uneven surface. A rollerball pen would have been better, or even a pencil.
handicap booth didn't work the first 2 times I did it
I had no way of verifying that my vote was tallied correctly
possibly. Voting was so heavy that phone lines were too loaded to download vote tallies. This was resolved, I believe.
i was a little afraid that because the markers they gave us to mark the ballots ran thru the paper it might compomise the ballot's integrity, but where mine ran thru, there was nothing on the other side.
device was more difficult to use than I had expected
I wanted to make sure I was voting for the democratic party.
the manner to cast the vote changed. rather than push the red button you were supposed to touch the screen this time.
The initial ballot I recieved had already been filled out
Other then qustion 1 the qustions where moved arround
nobody pointed out that the ballot was double-sided (4 pages became 8)
I did not recive helpat the polls and did not encounter any problems.
The voting machine was not working correctly.
she was not informed on how to do a write in partition, before she got into the booth.
I wanted to go back and change one of my selections, but it had already been submitted
They ran out of boothes and there were not enough pens.
There was confusion from the volunteers about handing out ballots.
The machine did not take the ballot, it had to be placed in a bin under the machine.
I realized i made a mistake, I then went to the table were they were registering voters and they helped me by giving me a new ballot.
The problem I had was at the very last page I had a problem with one of the slots. The slot went black for a moment then when I messed with the paper it was fine.
I could not see the ballot because the lighting was bad. The ballot was out of order
The ballot was supposed to be user specific, they printed them up but they had creole, english, and spanish on them, so they were not user specific, and they were somewhat coonfusing.
I found the wording on the ballot poorly written and hard to understand.
It was a touch screen I do not think it was working correctly because it wanted you to pick someone even if you did not want to.
The computer froze and was checking off canidates I was not choosing.
The first machine broke, and the second machine worked fine.
The machine would not take my paper while it was in the folder.

Ballot help: Text
precinct workers handed out instructions.
Printed information on new system of voting.. no live body
instructions were written in the polling booth

Polling place intimidation: Text
the person that took my paper loudly called me back to counter
unfriendly expression, not showing me the form for early voting
The male pollworker didn't call names very loudy and said if people didn't come up he'd tear up their ballots; I said I didn't think he could do that. It was getting near closing and he said they told people not to leave the area. The workers were very ti
Lack of privacy in small cardboard stations
the man who opened the jammed ballot box worried me
They Was Handing Out Mccain Papers ONLY!
This is a VERY RED state I doubt they counted my not red vote.
There was a ton of people there and not a lot of space! I just wanted to leave quickly
I don't know if my vote was counted the way they acted.
Obama supporters chanting obama over and over again as i waited in line to vote.
everyone that was working was Black and were talking about Obama while others were voting
I had never voted before and they didn't seem willing to direct me.
Obama People where EVERYWHERE , Jumping down people's throat about Voting for Obama
Several Black voters were taken ahead of me, a line that was formed was not important to the poll workers
ACted like I was breaking the rules when in fact they did not know the rules.
all of my usual poll workers had been replaced with young african americans who were clearly not from my area
At the time I voted, I was the only white person in the building.
No McCain signs, all Obama signs, all Obama literature!
Everone was elderly and concervative and talking about McCain I felt out of place
When I was done voting the machine that I feed my ballot into, the lady that was standing there her eyes went straight to the president circle that I picked. I didn't like feeling that she looked right at what president I picked.
somewhat--the county I live in is the second highest red county in the nation
they had people just watching us the whole time
Alot of workers standing around socializing and not inclined to help voters
Very small and many sitting around with badges on.
Was not happy I had to show my License AFTER Ishowed my Military ID.
The people were very nice but it shocked me that my machine almost timed out while I was thinking about a ballot initiative
I got the feeling the poll worker thought I would be voting for Obama, but she did not mention his name.
people outside with signs for candidates
There was is democrate salisating in the parking lot and came up to me as I got out of my car, this has never happened to me in all the years I have been voting.
Racial Intimidation by persons in front of the polling site
Some one fromthe democtat party was checking names offf a sheet prior to the check list and got very egy when I questioned him about being there but stated he had the right to be there according to NH law
the way they had the voting michenes set up everyone waiting in line was standing behind you so they could see exactaly what you were voting for.
No one seemed at all interested in making the experience easier. This was my first time voting in this state
Because I was threatnened with being arrested
There were too many questions on the ballot.
I thought the ballot machines were too close together for a true secret ballot
there were some people outside pushing for obama and were ridiculling any mccain supporters
I was stared down and was ignored by the greeters while they greeted everyone else
I was a first time voter and just unsure of the actual voting experience.
It was my first time voting and people thought I was not old enough
My ballot number being recorded next to my name, I have been warned now this is what happens especially during city and county elections as well and people are known to "have issues"about voting or not voting.'
attitude because i was a registered democrat
I knew most people there were voting for Obama, I was not.
Problems with registration; see prior answer also encounter extreme rudeness
this is a heavy rep. place and you could tell the person was for obma
I was intimidated socially to not ask questions
I was treated very rudely, I had requested an absentee ballot, they said they never recieved it and acted like I was trying to vote twice or do something illegal. That is how they made me feel.
The NRC called me on Nov 3 and demanded me to Vote for McCain
They were trying to stop us from voting. I was treated like I did not know how things were supposed to be. It was a shame, I knew better. one person left and did not vote. It was very crowded because there was only one person checking people in.
I did not have an electronic voting machine.
there was electionering close to the poll i was voteing in.
Im forty two years old I have voted for senators in previouse elections they told me they did not even know why i was not on the books.I have lived in the same area for eight years.
there were people there campaining that I did not like because it was illegal.
I do not like the voting place, I vote at a black school, and I am elderly and feel intimidated by the place where i vote.

Reason for absentee ballot: Text
Absentee ballot fot the convenients/Don't trust the machines
I was flying in a couple of days before the election and didn't want flight delays to cost me my vote
did not have transportation to the pollling place
wanted to see the other things on the ballot to research before voting
I direct a Native American Voting Rights program and need to be working during the election
I wasn't sure I would be able to get to the polls so I voted early
Republicans were causing problems at the polling place trying to prevent people from casting their votes
ill parents COULD have prevented me from going to the polls on tuesday.
easier than going to polls, and I can take my time going through ballot
Was uncertain if I would be home on election day
going to school in a different area, but wanted to vote on the issues present in my home district
I didn't want to wait in lines, like was shown on TV
I knew who I was voting for, wanted to get it done and then I worked for Senator Obama's Campaign to get others out to vote on election day. It was just the best feeling to volunteer on that historic day!
only care giver to a disabled person, so I could not leave him home to vote
I had to work and was not certain I'd be able to get to the polls
I was in the hospital having surgery on electiond day
just moved to a new state so voted my old state by mail
Signed up for all elections absentee as I did not know where I would be due to health of significant other
I have small children and never know when life prevents me from doing what I need to do on a certain day
I did not want to wait or stand in line.
I voted early so I could drive other registered voters to the polling place.
I did not have time to vote and it was easy to have it mailed.
I had surgery a day or two before the election and I did not know if I would be out of the hospital in time for the election.

Problems getting mail ballot: Text
The State of California forgot to send the ballot in the absentee voter packet
A normal ballot was not available so I had to send in a substitute paper ballot that was confusing.
It didn't show up until about 2 weeks after it had already mailed out, after talking to the newspaper,board elections,post office, plus a attorney the ballots mysteriously showed up.
I had to go pick it up. It was never mailed.
I'm from Ohio, they hate to let the military vote.
Was sent the ballot for the incorrect Ward.
The election board did not get my request, but finallyd, however, I have gotten no notice that received my ballot, or my husbands
I had to contact the Sec of State to request the ballot since I had been mistakenly removed from the voter rolls.
Came with too little time to return it by mail, had to deliver it
recently moved-had to send registration in 3 times
I sent in my ballot over 1 month in advance, and did not receive it until the day before the election. I had to overnight mail it to my family to hand deliver it. Attempts to find my status were unsuccessful, as the LA County registrar phone was overloade
Incorrect address but this was resolved.
18,000 ballots were sent late by Sequoia Voting Systems
A big batch of Denver absentee ballots never got printed/shipped.
the person verifying mt signature had an unregistered address; I went to city hall to successfully correct it
Never received it so I went down to the City Clerk's Office in person & voted
I had to go early to pick up my ballot in person as I was going to be out of town prior to the ballots being mailed to my home and would not return home until after the polls closed on election day
Had to call to remind them to send the ballot to me.
Conflicting information on whether I qualified to vote absentee
I didn't vote this year by an absentee ballot
I was moving the week they were sent out
I requested my husbands also, they only sent one form..had to call for the other one
I did not know where to find it but i looked it up on the internet and figured it out.

Mail ballot problems: Text
I had a spoiled ballot and needed a new one.
Mail system from overseas is difficult to rely on but Fed-x returned my ballot for free. Thanks Fed -X
Confusion in some the way written for a Yes or No vote
Confusing wording to question. I voted incorrectly because of it.
Instructions were a bit vague. They must write these to 12 year olds.
voting straight ticket did NOT include President.
They said if you made a mistake you should go get another ballot, but there wasn't time to do that, so I used white-out in one place, and hoped for the best.
My wife started to fill out my ballot by mistake.
my problem was not concentrating thoroughly on my ballot/I voted for the wrong candidate and had to go to city hall to correct the error
I made a mistake and entered a write-in name in an incorrect section. This was not a ballot problem, but my error.
a little bit confusing wish it was online
The directions for using the absentee ballot were about as confusing as any directions could get
I marked the wrong bubble in case and had to scratch it out and initial it
all amendments on the ballot were hard to understand
wording is deliberatly obtuse to confuse voters & making correct vote for themselves
I voted absentee for FL on a 4 page 2 sided ballot. Too much to know.
I completed the ballot in pen before realizing that it would only be counted if done in #2 pencil. Fortunately I reread the directions and remarked everything in pencil before mailing it.
I marked the wrong person and I had to correct it.
I mismarked on line so I marked it with an x
I didnt like the way the columns were set up on the mail in ballot
The ballots arrived damaged when I recieved them

Absentee ballot help: Text
The local county clerk answered my questions in regards to filling out the envelopes correctly
county cerk answered questions for me about fillingout my ballot
I had my mom me out because it was my first time

Absentee ballot pressure: Text
Obama is bad for America, so I felt obligated to vote against him.
I felt pressured to vote republican because of the people running.
I felt pressured because we had eight years of Bush. No more Republicans for president, not untill they can grow a moderate republican.
I felt pressured because i did not know if John MCcain was going to win or not

How returned: Text
I personally return the spoiled ballot on election day and had to vote with a provisional ballot.
Put it in the drop box at the public library
I voted early at the registration office
I voted in my town office and gave it to the clerk
I personally took it to the US Embassy mail services in Paris, very nice man
I express-mailed it to my parents, and they hand delivered it to an official election location.
person who brought my ballot returned it
I filled it out at the City Clerk's Office & handed it to her
Voted electronically at elections office
I personally delivered my ballot to the drop box
My daughter works for the election division and returned it for me at her work
voted in election office on voting machine
I work at a store, and the mail man picked up my ballot, and took it to the post office.
The designated drop off spot for here was the local starbucks
Taken personally to a drop box.(one of the big blue things you open the handle and put stuff in.)

Presidential vote: Text
none of anyones business who I voted for

Past voting experience: Text
I always Vote in every National/Local Elections, regardless of what is on the ballot.
I vote every single time, be it local, state , or federal
I always vote in every election, regardless of what is on the ballot
I have voted in every single local state and natl election since my 21st birthday, when I became eligable
I have never missed a vote, local or national.
I have never missed an election--primary or general EVER since I have been of age to vote.
I vote unless based on information it is 90% clear that my vote won't have an affect.
I always vote in national and/or state elections, and only the last 2 yrs have not voted in the local because I moved here 2 1/2 yrs ago and don't feel informed here enough to vote on most local issues.
I VOTE WHEN I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMEONE QUALIFIED
I usually vote in the national elections and occassionally in the local/state elections.
I ALWAYS vote in every election, regardless of what is on the ballot!!
vote in most elections, locally & nationally - rarely on special elections like "proposition 11" or whatever
I have trouble voting for the less of two idiots
I've never missed a vote since I turned 18
I always vote in every election.I am an American.
I have never missed an election since turning 18
I never voted,was gonna this election but too long of lines
I always vote in every election, regardless of what is on the ballot.
Always vote national, sometimes state and local
Only vote when I think the candidates are really for the people in this country that are at the poverty or below level and they have their interest at heart
i havent been old enough to vote in the past
This is the first time I've registered to vote.
I always vote in national, state and local elections.
I usually vote if there is a person I want to vote for and if there is an issue I feel strongly about. But I don't vote if I can't believe in either candidate or the issue isn't important to me.
I try to vote in all national elections, but have had surgery twice during this time which prevented me from doing so - unplanned surgery - not able to do prevoting or absentee voting
This would have been my first year voting.
voted only in national election twice before
I always vote in every election!!! It's a privilege I hold dear!!!
I have never missed any national or local election since I started voting in 1967
Since I first voted for Gen. Eisenhower (at age 21 at that time), I have voted in every general and primary election but one, when I was too sick with the Flu to get out of bed.
I ALWAYS vote in all federal,state and local elections and have for the last 44 years.
I ALWAYS vote no matter what's on the balllot.
This was my first year I could vote in a presidential election; I turned 18 in 2005 but voted in a local election
I always vote, even absentee when I was in military
only in big election,but we made history go Barack Obama
Just did not like any of the electors so I can't vote if I don't agree or aprove with any.
I vote in every national election and in local elections where I feel informed
I vote in every single election, local and national
I always vote in both local and national elections
i've never voted and wont as long as i live in utah
I always voted, but now am concerned about any further voting especially in city and state elections. I dont need problems from the local sherriff, which has been told as a warning to me now.
don't bother with primaries anymore because candidates are already chosen.
Have only voted in presidential election
I always vote in national and local elections
I have never missed voting on election day.
I would like to vote more but feel the canedates are really not looking out for me and my needs
I was eligible to vote in 2004 but did not like the candidates then either
I ALWAY have voted and never missed an election local or general.
I only vote if there is an candaditeI want to for for
I vote anytime anything/anyone pertains to me and my lifestyle.
I always vote in every election. If you do not vote you have no reason to complain or gripe about it.

3 point party ID - other
Mostly republican but ALWAYS look at resume
i am a donservitaive a domocrat is a socislist and a republican is a liberal and thats why.
i dont vote so what ever group you want to put it in
i do not know i vote for the person i believev to do the right thing
I vote for whoever I think would be the best candidate regardless of party line/
vote on the canidate whome I belive to be the best person to make decisions for our country
I go with the candidate not with the party
I vote for the best person to do the job.
Dont have a particular party offiliation
The person he thinks will do the best job.
votes for the morals of the man/woman not the party
I just vote for the person I think will do best.
I would say that I vote for the policies. The best argument or who is going to be best for the country at the time. I do not vote Democrat or Republican.