I wanted to make sure I was voting for the democratic party.
I just vote for the person I think will do best.
The person he thinks will do the best job.
votes for the morals of the man/woman not the party
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.
I had to wait about an hour and ten minutes to vote.
I had to wait more than an hour. It was closer to 2 hours than 1 hour.
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.
A little building about 15x15 feet, on the edge of a corn field. I am not kidding.
I waited two hours in line before I was checked into vote.
was told to fill out back with const. amendments but forgot to!
machine where you put paper ballot didn't work for several minutes
I had to wait one hour and fifteen minutes.  I just went at a bad time.
i saw party then right,then told laterthe sec party was there,didn't know any one else to vote for
A voting precint that has been there for awhile that has been there for awhile, and is only used for voting.
People were left off the ballot that I have questioned and their was a divided line of PRECINTS that I did not understand.
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.
I vote for the best person to do the job.
Have only voted in presidential election
I moved so I had to use a questioned ballot
The ballot folded and creased on my candidates name, could cause counting errors
I always vote in every election, regardless of what is on the ballot.
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Off Campus Facility
not enough voting booths over an hour wait... trouble for seniors and disabled people not used to standing for long periods of time
I have never missed any national or local election since I started voting in 1967
I vote anytime anything/anyone pertains to me and my lifestyle.
Alaska's vote doesn't count in national elections. By the time I got to the polls, Obama was already declared President.
attitude because i was a registered democrat
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,
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 went to an auditorium at Cottonwood Country Club in Sun Lakes, Arizona to place my vote.
They ran out of boothes and there were not enough pens.
I did not know where to find it but i looked it up on the internet and figured it out.
I marked the wrong person and I had to correct it.
my address didn't match with my driver's license
I had a spoiled ballot and needed a new one.
I personally return the spoiled ballot on election day and had to vote with a provisional ballot.
I mismarked on line so I marked it with an x
There was confusion from the volunteers about handing out ballots.
I made a mistake and entered a write-in name in an incorrect section. This was not a ballot problem, but my error.
There was no pen in the booth I had chosen
I wasn't sure I would be able to get to the polls so I voted early
I work at a store, and the mail man picked up my ballot, and took it to the post office.
the ballots were jammed and the box had to be opened
the man who opened the jammed ballot box worried me
No ID was asked for or required at any early in person poll. This is very troubling.
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 w
I voted in the club house at the moble park where we live.
I voted early so I could drive other registered voters to the polling place.
had registered one year prior when applying for license in a new state and was not shown as being registered
The machine did not take the ballot, it had to be placed in a bin under the machine.
I did not have time to vote and it was easy to have it mailed.
There wasn't enough room to privately cast the ballot, the ballot was confusing
No one seemed at all interested in making the experience easier. This was my first time voting in this state
I served as an election official and had to wait until all voters present had voted.
Too many double negatives- very deceiving
the wording on some were confusing didn't know if i was voting for ir against
The language they use. Your not sure if its yes or no.
Amenment questions were wrote in legalese and it was hard to decipher it. I may have voted wrong. Did not like this.
I got the feeling the poll worker thought I would be voting for Obama, but she did not mention his name.
Fairgrounds in my town and they had a room set up and thats where i voted.
there was electionering close to the poll i was voteing in.
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.
The location I voted in was the lobby of an apartment building.
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.
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 peopl
A normal ballot was not available so I had to send in a substitute paper ballot that was confusing.
I do not know exactly how long, but it was more than one hour.
I have small children and never know when life prevents me from doing what I need to do on a certain day
did not think I would need one and later discovered I did
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 st
vote on the canidate whome I belive to be the best person to make decisions for our country
I did not get to register this year because I was sick and in the hosiptal most of the time.
I did not have an electronic voting machine.
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 registered at the place my wife and I went to vote, I was given a provisional ballot.
I always Vote in every National/Local Elections, regardless of what is on the ballot.
The State of California forgot to send the ballot in the absentee voter packet
I forgot to sign up for my absentee ballot.
They did not have me on the list, had to submit info.
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 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
it had not been transfered from my old address
Obama is bad for America, so I felt obligated to vote against him.
18,000 ballots were sent late by Sequoia Voting Systems
A big batch of Denver absentee ballots never got printed/shipped.
all amendments on the ballot were hard to understand
unclear instructions about line to be drawn
easier than going to polls, and I can take my time going through ballot
Was not happy I had to show my License AFTER Ishowed my Military ID.
Other then qustion 1 the qustions where moved arround
The NRC called me on Nov 3 and demanded me to Vote for McCain
people outside with signs for candidates
Scanner voting machine got jammed. It took about 15 min. to fix.
People that didt speak English didn't know how to use the voting machine.
I had no way of verifying that my vote was tallied correctly
I was intimidated socially to not ask questions
i was on their spreadsheet of names, but they did not have my voting card or ballot so they provided a handwritten voting ballot.
I had to wait one hour and thirty minutes.
wording is deliberatly obtuse to confuse voters & making correct vote for themselves
I was flying in a couple of days before the election and didn't want flight delays to cost me my vote
I voted at my 55 comunity club house,Where you have to be 55 or older to live there.
I waited in line anywhere from one to two hours because we showed up with like 300 people.
I had to wait two hours . I arrived at the community center at a quater to 7am and left at a quater to 9am.
It took 5 hours to vote.  The line was just so long.  It was the last day of early voting.
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.
I had to wait two hours because of the length of the ballot.
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 to wait in line for two and a half hours because there were a lot of people.|1
I could not see the ballot because the lighting was bad. The ballot was out of order
It was a golf and country club facility.
I didn't vote this year by an absentee ballot
I waited about five hours to stand in line and vote
voting equipment was down for a short time
THe scanner was down and we had to put our ballot in a box
Respondent said it took an hour wait in line after he checked into the polling booth
He had to wait in line for two and a half hours.
I am taking care of my mother because she is elderly.
I had no problem voting and did not need a ballot.
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 for two hours to be able to vote.
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.
I waited in line for one hour and thirty minutes.
I had to wait two and a half hours in line.
nobody pointed out that the ballot was double-sided (4 pages became 8)
there were some people outside pushing for obama and were ridiculling any mccain supporters
I had to wait in line for an hour and fifteen minutes.
i am a donservitaive a domocrat is a socislist and a republican is a liberal and thats why.
He had to wait one hour and forty five minutes.
Confusion in some the way written for a Yes or No vote
Everyone had to be very careful putting the ballots in the optical scan machine or else it would jam and not take the ballots.
There was a long waitting line which took an hour to go through before I was able to vote.
Some buttons was easy touch & some were press hard to make selections.
I waited in line for two and a half hours.
I waited in line for about 2 hours and 10 minutes.
a federal id given by the dmv specifically for use as a photo id
the referenda are always worded in such a dense and confusing way
prior to voting, I was no longer registerred, I had to reregister for this election
Most of the wait was when I first arrived for 40min and waited 30min afterwards.
I did not recive helpat the polls and did not encounter any problems.
I just could not get there, for personel reasons.
I had to wait about two and a half hours.
Originaly given a electronic card for the wrong precinct
I was eligible to vote in 2004 but did not like the candidates then either
It took one hour and thirty five 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
It took 2 hours to vote because of the volume of people.
I did not want to wait or stand in line.
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
The voting machine was not working correctly.
I waited for one hour and fifteen minutes.
It took me three hours and forty-five minutes.
I voted at an old store. I do not know what type of building it was.
I had to wait a hour and a half in line.
I had to wait an hour and thirty minutes.
she was not informed on how to do a write in partition, before she got into the booth.
I had to wait in line for 3 hours and 20 minutes.
I had to go to 2 schools, they changed my distr.
only at the 1st school, they gave me a purple paper that got me in the 2ed school faster
I registerd 8 yrs. ago and did not vote any and didn't know I had to re-register
I use 2 last names, there's usually a little confusion about that.
It was difficult to feed the ballot into the slot.
instructions were written in the polling booth
My wife voted early but the recorded me as the one that cast the early vote
Incorrect address but this was resolved.
I always vote in every election!!! It's a privilege I hold dear!!!
Residential Subdivision Rec Ctr Pavilion
I have never missed voting on election day.
The election board did not get my request, but finallyd, however, I have gotten no notice that received my ballot, or my husbands
I requested my husbands also, they only sent one form..had to call for the other one
Already knew who had won before i was able to vote
The voting boxes (6 together) were made of cardboard and not stable
Lack of privacy in small cardboard stations
i havent been old enough to vote in the past
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
Problems with registration; see prior answer also encounter extreme rudeness
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
Had to re-register because I got married...
they changed my polling place and sent me on a wild goose chase to find the right one
I showed them a State Issued ID card and I aldo showed them some mail to my address
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.
I always vote in every election. If you do not vote you have no reason to complain or gripe about it.
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
The computer froze and was checking off canidates I was not choosing.
My date of birth was incurectt they had me ten years younger.
I had to wait in line for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
I had my mom me out because it was my first time
I felt pressured because i did not know if John MCcain was going to win or not
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.
the machine that takes your ballot kept spitting out my ballot and the one before mine
I had to contact the Sec of State to request the ballot since I had been mistakenly removed from the voter rolls.
card did not eject from touchscreen voting machine at end of voting
My son is a junior and the officials pulled my registration when he voted earlier than myself which left my registration already voted.
I waited one hour and thirty minutes to vote.
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
Dont have a particular party offiliation
Very small and many sitting around with badges on.
The machine would not take my paper while it was in the folder.
I have changed my address four tim3es at my cercuit court and they still do not have it correct.
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 screen would not progress to the end
we had to wait, they didn't have enought voting pens
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 always vote in both local and national elections
My name wasn't on the registered voter list.
told me there was no write ins allowed when i went to go vote I seen that i could write in name
`two computers were not workable. Their were 6 voting stations.
I had never voted before and they didn't seem willing to direct me.
i am handcapped and i had to ask if i could please set down
I voted absentee for FL on a 4 page 2 sided ballot. Too much to know.
Alot of workers standing around socializing and not inclined to help voters
about 105 minutes (1 hour and 45 minutes)
Machine was fairly difficult to see. The writing was dark and would fade, like a pen running out of ink as youwrite.
I thought the ballot machines were too close together for a true secret ballot
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
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 d
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.
I was registered in a different county, which i had tried to correct
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.
Address errors and other mixups forced me to obtain a second ballot.
accidently double marked ballot for a judge.
recently moved-had to send registration in 3 times
somewhat--the county I live in is the second highest red county in the nation
I don't know if my vote was counted the way they acted.
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 didn't want to wait in lines, like was shown on TV
they told me I ahd already voted by absentee ballot- I of course had not
Scanner was malfunctioning and they were hand collecting ballots to tally at a later time.
This was my first year I could vote in a presidential election; I turned 18 in 2005 but voted in a local election
The election day problems were not foreseen.
I vote unless based on information it is 90% clear that my vote won't have an affect.
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
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.
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 was in the hospital having surgery on electiond day
I live in Kansas City, and I was in Ohio on election day, coming back from California
Came with too little time to return it by mail, had to deliver it
unfriendly expression, not showing me the form for early voting
Had to press on the screen pretty hard in order for the box to be filled. Luckily I checked over the ballot pretty well.
Was not re-registered after moving in Time
E-slate machine was shut down while I was in line and I had to use the other machine.
you couldn't vote a straight ticket had to vote each individually
The electronic voting device had a wheel that moved the highlighted names. It took a bit to figure it out.
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 confirmati
the paper ballot machine jammed and we had to wait about 30 min. for it to get fixed
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
I always vote in every election.I am an American.
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.
my address hadn't been changed properly and I had to go to another place to vote
I GOT THERE BEFORE THEY OPENED UP. I WAS FIRST IN LINE SO I WENT RIGHT IN.
free standing polling place used for nothing else
I was purged from the voter rolls due to some "clerical error"
Didn't know you could request an absentee ballot for those reasons.
not sure the machine was working correctly
When pushing buttons, previous selections would turn off. I made sure to check my entire group of selections before pushing the 'cast ballot' button.
dIDN'T KNOW WHERE ,Y BALLOT WAS DEPOSITED AFTER i GAVE IT TO THE WOMAN BEHIND THE DESK
did not have transportation to the pollling place
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.
We use paper ballots and pencils, no machines of any kind. only problem was the space for a write-in was too small
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
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 Republi
I was not registered - had moved in the last year
I had to work and was not certain I'd be able to get to the polls
I was stared down and was ignored by the greeters while they greeted everyone else
person who brought my ballot returned it
Never received it so I went down to the City Clerk's Office in person & voted
I filled it out at the City Clerk's Office & handed it to her
I voted in my town office and gave it to the clerk
1.25 hrs. I got to the poll 45 mins before it opened
No McCain signs, all Obama signs, all Obama literature!
on selection for local judge would not register
static electricity on the terrible e-voting machine
I've never missed a vote since I turned 18
I would like to vote more but feel the canedates are really not looking out for me and my needs
I consider it a problem that I was not asked for ID or to show my V.R, card
electronic machines with no paper trail or security against card derez
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
only in big election,but we made history go Barack Obama
my name was hypenated and they could not find it
Touch screen had a difficult time registering my selecitons. Had to tap multiple times for each vote.
I knew most people there were voting for Obama, I was not.
did not know I would be away from home all day
It wouldn't accept it and I filled out another ballet.
Machine malfunctioned when trying to count my ballot.
I ALWAYS vote in all federal,state and local elections and have for the last 44 years.
It was my first time voting and people thought I was not old enough
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 wa
I express-mailed it to my parents, and they hand delivered it to an official election location.
It's caalled "school" but is actually a Democratchik indoctrination camp...
I felt voting for either one would have been tantamount to treason
don't know how to use the absentee ballot
Ballot confusing if voting straight ticket; had to spoil ballot and revote individually
Had to be out of town at the last minute
when I put the paper in the counter it said I missed 2 things to vote for
the person that took my paper loudly called me back to counter
I was a first time voter and just unsure of the actual voting experience.
Machine that read the vote cards was jamming.
There were too many questions on the ballot.
the person verifying mt signature had an unregistered address; I went to city hall to successfully correct it
had not voted at this place as I had moved to another precinct
scan machine was rejecting paper ballots but it finally worked
none of anyones business who I voted for
I had to wait three hours in line before being checked into vote in the November 2008 presidential elections.
I was not asked for my registration card, only my drivers license
They did not have my maiden name after I got divorced
No party was put up for Roger Wicker and Ronnie Musgrove
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 pla
there were people there campaining that I did not like because it was illegal.
The first machine broke, and the second machine worked fine.
The kind of location I voted at in the November 2008 general election was an auditorium.
They did not have my name on the books when I showed up to vote.
card would not work ...had to be reprogramed
electorial votes suck! if they counted ballots-I WOULD HAVE VOTED!!!!!!!
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.
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.
only care giver to a disabled person, so I could not leave him home to vote
Conflicting information on whether I qualified to vote absentee
The directions for using the absentee ballot were about as confusing as any directions could get
The local county clerk answered my questions in regards to filling out the envelopes correctly
I have never missed a vote, local or national.
i register in tell 2 days befor the election
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".
less machines avaiable than in the primary election
I forgot to change my address over when I moved.
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
No way to vote a straight ticket in Missouri
I had no notice before hand that I would need one
I was Very disturbed when my ballot number was recorded next to my signature before voting.
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.'
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.
Physical Activity Center at Chadron State College
Was given a pencil to vote - not very smart in my opinion
Someone had previously registered and voted in my name.
Obama supporters chanting obama over and over again as i waited in line to vote.
we had paper ballots and used pencil. I am not at all comfortable with a pencil as it can be erased
no clear instructions figured out everything myself
yes, they couldn't find my name right away. They had to look in several places
I ALWAYS vote no matter what's on the balllot.
this is a heavy rep. place and you could tell the person was for obma
Racial Intimidation by persons in front of the polling site
Did not receive a printout of whom I voted for
I have voted in every single local state and natl election since my 21st birthday, when I became eligable
found out to late that my registration had expired. so was not allowed to vote
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!
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
I always vote in every election, regardless of what is on the ballot
machine put in wrong choice but I was able to reverse the selection
Everone was elderly and concervative and talking about McCain I felt out of place
Did not know I was going to be out of town on election day.
An old Church converted into office space
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.
Was sent the ballot for the incorrect Ward.
Always vote national, sometimes state and local
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
Machine jammed, but it was fixed within minutes
I was not listed in the main book although I registered since June
I had to go pick it up. It was never mailed.
Just did not like any of the electors so I can't vote if I don't agree or aprove with any.
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.
a little bit confusing wish it was online
student union building in the middle of campus
called out my birth year when i wanted privacy (anotgher person and I have the same name)
ill parents COULD have prevented me from going to the polls on tuesday.
no Problem: but just gave you a voter Sheet and grabed a CHAIR
had requested absentee (never got) so had to vote provisionally
Some had left a red pen in the privacy booth, so I had to get a black pen to vote with. Not serious
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.
I direct a Native American Voting Rights program and need to be working during the election
Instructions were a bit vague. They must write these to 12 year olds.
didnt understand my last name and told me i wasnt registerd there yet I saw my name and pointed it out to her
I was #2 and the Lever machine was no working - but it was fixed in 1/2 hour. I voted by emergency ballot
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.
I go with the candidate not with the party
It is a state identification card for my state.
i was way too tall to vote the box was too short
everyone that was working was Black and were talking about Obama while others were voting
The polling place worker forgot to reset it so I could vote.
i dont vote so what ever group you want to put it in
It was a room in an apartment building on the ground floor.
I had to wait two hours and forty five minutes.
I VOTE WHEN I FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOMEONE QUALIFIED
I always vote in national, state and local elections.
They never asked for any ID, DL or Voter!
I ALWAYS vote in every election, regardless of what is on the ballot!!
This is the first time I've registered to vote.
precinct workers handed out instructions.
some races are non partisian and i refuse to vote for a republican
voting straight ticket did NOT include President.
Signed up for all elections absentee as I did not know where I would be due to health of significant other
I ALWAY have voted and never missed an election local or general.
I liked a little of each canadate,but, not enough of one person to vote totally for them
Got really sick and did not make it to vote
handicap booth didn't work the first 2 times I did it
wanted to see the other things on the ballot to research before voting
the few machines were full-had to use paper voting
the card did not want to latch into the machine at first
We had to vote provisional due my fiance signed for an absentee ballot
Mostly republican but ALWAYS look at resume
Printed information on new system of voting.. no live body
Republicans were causing problems at the polling place trying to prevent people from casting their votes
It was not private. All machines were out in the open close to each other.
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.
Because I was threatnened with being arrested
They had me as an absentee voter which I did not request but I got to vote.
I had moved and forgot to change my address
Absentee ballot fot the convenients/Don't trust the machines
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.
The initial ballot I recieved had already been filled out
the machine accepted both ballot pages but you had to wait betwen each page submission or it would jam up
going to school in a different area, but wanted to vote on the issues present in my home district
Optical scanner got hot, had to cool off.
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 lost my absentee ballot & it was too late to get a new one.
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
I personally delivered my ballot to the drop box
I personally took it to the US Embassy mail services in Paris, very nice man
I was moving the week they were sent out
I marked the wrong bubble in case and had to scratch it out and initial it
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.
I did not hear the sound that indicated that my vote was recorded
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!
ACted like I was breaking the rules when in fact they did not know the rules.
very disatisfied with the amount of privacy with the machines
Too many lies were told and I do not know what I can believe about each candidate
There was a ton of people there and not a lot of space! I just wanted to leave quickly
don't bother with primaries anymore because candidates are already chosen.
I have never missed an election--primary or general EVER since I have been of age to vote.
I only vote if there is an candaditeI want to for for
I have trouble voting for the less of two idiots
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.
We had to sign voter application cards even though we are registered to vote and we've voted there numerous times before.
RI is a small state, and we were guaranteed for a Democratic vote, which was my party. That with conflicting schedule.
voted in election office on voting machine
had not been registered through drivers licenses dept
Several Black voters were taken ahead of me, a line that was formed was not important to the poll workers
Voted electronically at elections office
misspelled last name, in which I had sent in a app for correction but still misspelled
2 of the 4 machines at our voting location weren't working
I'm from Ohio, they hate to let the military vote.
letters for write in candidates were not working properly on electronic machine
the manner to cast the vote changed. rather than push the red button you were supposed to touch the screen this time.
no privacy - voting booth set up out in the open in the hallway
Initially given a ballot for another district
explanations were very had to understand so I voted wrong on a couple
voted only in national election twice before
voting volunteers were very noisy, talked loud
had to get used to the dial to vote mechanism
There was a problem finding my name but I still got to vote.
One candidate was selected and machine chose the opponent...had to reselect my choice and confirm before casting vote
I didn't want an absentee ballot,the lines were just too long
I never voted,was gonna this election but too long of lines
all of my usual poll workers had been replaced with young african americans who were clearly not from my area
just moved to a new state so voted my old state by mail
At the time I voted, I was the only white person in the building.
My voter card has the wrong address on it.
lack of instructions for Not Voting in a particular race
This is a VERY RED state I doubt they counted my not red vote.
they had people just watching us the whole time
i do not know  i vote for the person i believev to do the right thing
I had to wait in line a little over an hour and ten minutes.
I wanted to go back and change one of my selections, but it had already been submitted
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.
I always vote, even absentee when I was in military
device was more difficult to use than I had expected
I vote every single time, be it local, state , or federal
I did not know enough about the issues, or candidates.
Work schedule / No vehicle to get to pole
I vote in every single election, local and national
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.
touch screen, the vote jumped up to the opponent
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've never voted and wont as long as i live in utah
My wife started to fill out my ballot by mistake.
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.
electonic vote jumping,had to revote 3 times before machine accepted my corret picks
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 people were very nice but it shocked me that my machine almost timed out while I was thinking about a ballot initiative
I have begun studying w/ Jehovah' Witnesses & decided I would prefer to follow the rules of God than man.
I always vote in national and local elections
Was uncertain if I would be home on election day
i Knew OBAMA would win .. I feel it was a paid off Election. HE doesnt even had
I was still registered in my previous residence town.
Sarah Polin was the only worthy canidate
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.
Had SMALL problem feeding the vote sheet into the machine
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!
I vote in every national election and in local elections where I feel informed
The 1st screen only showed Obama/Biden as your choice. I had to hit "next" to see the other canidates of choice.
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.
The voting machine at our precinct was broken. We voted with paper ballots and placed them into a voting machine.
I was cold and my hand was shaking while I had to fill in small dots.
Obama People where EVERYWHERE , Jumping down people's throat about Voting for Obama
Polls open 6AM I voted 6:03, #1 in line for 2 hr
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/ thevo
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.
I voted for McCain and Obama's name came up 3 times, a tech finally helped
They Was Handing Out Mccain Papers ONLY!
Virginia state ID issued by DMV for non-drivers
I voted early at the registration office
The designated drop off spot for here was the local starbucks
Mail system from overseas is difficult to rely on but Fed-x returned my ballot for free. Thanks Fed -X
My daughter works for the election division and returned it for me at her work
The ballots arrived damaged when I recieved them
I felt pressured to vote republican because of the people running.
Put it in the drop box at the public library
I had previously voted absentee and I had to vote provisional
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 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.
This would have been my first year voting.
I vote for whoever I think would be the best candidate regardless of party line/
I felt pressured because we had eight years of Bush. No more Republicans for president, not untill they can grow a moderate republican.
I waited an hour and a half in line to vote.
Taken personally to  a drop box.(one of the big blue things you open the handle and put stuff in.)
I didnt like the way the columns were set up on the mail in ballot
I was ill election day. I had planned on voting.
upon review wrong person checked for president(had checked my choice and it had shown check originally). rechecked choice and hope it registered correctly
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.
vote in most elections, locally & nationally - rarely on special elections like "proposition 11" or whatever
Had to call to remind them to send the ballot to me.
I am a felon currently on probation & am not allowed to vote.
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.
I have never missed an election since turning 18
Confusing wording to question. I voted incorrectly because of it.
county cerk answered questions for me about fillingout my ballot
Didnt know ahead of time that I would need one
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.
I usually vote in the national elections and occassionally in the local/state elections.
possibly. Voting was so heavy that phone lines were too loaded to download vote tallies. This was resolved, I believe.
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.
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