I like the stickers too, although no one puts one on you - they hand them to you. I would never not vote and don't have a problem with people knowing that I have.

I put my last sticker on the back of my rear view mirror. Still there.

I love the sticker, too. My son and I always go vote together and he takes me to lunch. It's our tradition. This year, he wanted to go on Nov 8 instead of early voting. I told him we better stay healthy between now and then. We are in solidly red Texas but I still want to show that not everyone here voted for Trump. And the down ballot is important. I printed a sample last week and was disappointed to see some uncontested races.

I voted early, only had to wait one minute. In the past on election day itself I've had to spend long miserable times waiting in line, so this was much better.

I love waiting in line to vote, because my polling place is in an oceanfront building and I get to watch the water while I wait.

Interesting that so many of you love the stickers. Here they forcibly paste one on you as you hand in your ballot, to make it easier to keep track of who should be in line and who shouldn't. They make me feel like a cow with an eartag.

msmeow, what state do you live in that people are allowed to wave signs in your face and shout at you? In the various states I have lived in, that's not allowed near a polling place.

Graywings, it's certainly like that in FL. They may not be allowed right at the door of the polling place, but you sure do have to run the gantlet to get into the parking lot. And where I vote they're usually inside the lot, too. Come back as fast as the police chase them out.

No early voting here in NH so I'll have to wait till Tuesday. Looking very forward to doing it. Once I cast my vote I get a similar simmer-down feeling to when I board a plane when I have anxiously prepared for a trip - there's nothing more I can do...My DS emailed me to let me know he'd sent his absentee ballot from overseas, so there's one early vote!

They hand you the sticker here and I always put it on my coat. I'm proud to vote and if in all these years it's inspired just one person to start voting, I'm glad to wear it.

My BIL has worked at my polling place for years. The volunteers there are so serious and earnest about following the rules. I've never seen sign carriers be anything but respectful and never heard any shouting.

I dropped my ballot in the ballot box yesterday! DH did too.

We voted by mail a while ago , it's been a blessing to be able to vote by mail.

Wish I'd known about vote-by-mail. I was going to go last week but our little town had no voting station for early voting so would have had to drive to a town 15 miles away. I was too busy getting ready for company so I'll be voting, locally, on Tues.

I voted early last Thursday, line was long but went quickly. DH voted early today at lunch, he said there was no line.

I read today that around 40% of our county has voted early in this election.

I voted early too but I have to admit part of it was the illusion and secret hope that if I voted early the whole stupid mess would just end. Naturally that wasn't the case. I am truly interested in voter turnout data. Local news in Houston are estimating 50% of registered voters have cast ballots. But how many registered vs qualified residents? Would also truly want to know demographics: old vs young, . Male/female, etc etc

We voted via absentee ballots, as with DH's job (family practice doc), he can never be certain as to when he'll get out of his clinic in time. And, he doesn't have time to wait in line. On top of that, his clinic is in another county from where we live. Complications that make it easier to vote via absentee ballots. BTW, I ran ours into our local post office and those darn things cost $1.15 each to mail! Not because of their weight, but their size, per our postmistress. Of course, neither New Mexico's ballot envelopes or instructions tell you how much postage you need. I'm glad I asked!

We voted early too and the village hall was jammed with long lines.

Hubby and I voted yesterday. We had lots of company. We were in and out in an hour. I like the little voting sticker. I wish I had thought of putting it in the car window.

Sent mine yesterday. I've been permanent absentee for years because I travel so much for work. Now I sit and hold my breath.

My voter pamphlet arrived in the mail today-YIKES! Seventeen propositions for California! I need to cram for Tuesday's test..........

We went to vote on Halloween around 6:45 then went to dinner.....not many trick or treaters anymore. We waited in line about 5 minutes. There was a steady stream but the poll workers were extremely organized and got people through quickly.

Voted Halloween night. Took 25 minutes. They said earlier in the day it was over an hour.

I wanted to vote as usual on Election Day, but I will be traveling and don't want to risk not making it back in time, so I voted early today for the first time. Only 3 people in line ahead of me to get my ballot, so very quick.

In NJ voters can request an absentee ballot - you don't evne have to give a reason. I mailed mine about 2 weeks ago and DH mailed his today. I haven't gone to my polling place in over 10 years.

I voted early on Saturday, 10/22 at the fairgrounds. We waited in line for maybe two minutes before we got to the spot where they were splitting us off into about six different queues. I was in that queue for about 8-10 minutes, but the hold-up was because of IT problems. The whole thing took maybe 15 minutes.

The best part? Voting was in the Small Animal Barn. Seemed right.

No early voting in Pennsylvania. Seems odd to me that the states vary in the voting procedures.

This on Facebook today:

I am in PA too.. no early voting and lots of restrictions around absentee voting. I don't mind going to the polling locations on election day but this year I am dreading the day-- not voting but the whole production as we wait for results.

Our mail-in ballots were done weeks ago. I love being able to sit down w/ my ballot & take my time researching candidates, amendments, etc.. Our polling place is close by & usually peaceful & quiet, but my house is even more convenient & peaceful.

I listened to a conversation recently on NPR, about why US elections are such a mish-mash of differing protocols & rules from state to state. 1 remedy to the madness would be a national ballot for national offices. Another would be automatic registration when you turn 18.

We only have mail-in for early voting in NJ. I won't do absentee ballots unless absolutely necessary, as I'm not 100% convinced that they get counted unless there is a dispute. In line I will be next Tuesday, then a stop at Starbucks, then the wait for the results.

Don't know about NJ, but I do know that absentee ballots do get counted in Virginia. That's because I have served as an election officer in the Central Absentee Precinct, which is where absentee ballots get counted. So many people vote absentee, that often it is the absentee vote that determines the election.

suero, thanks, it is probably the same for NJ, but I still prefer to cast my vote in person.

Voted this morning at 7:05. No waiting but several already voting when I got there. It was right downtown at the library and the city had thoughtfully covered the meters that was for voters only.

We're a vote by mail state. Love it. Sat down with my ballot & voter's pamphlet (book this year) and made sure I understood the issues. All done & dropped in the ballot collection box. This year is too important to miss voting not just for president but down ballot also.

Tina, from what I could find out the only reason one can vote early in our state is if they won't be available on election day and that isn't the case for us. We don't even get anything regarding the elections mailed to us. I don't mind going to the poll though. My DH can't vote (not a citizen) but he goes with me to offer his support. :c)

I voted yesterday and the lines were longer than I thought they'd be. I can't imagine what Tuesday is going to be like.

Yes - the interview I listened to did explain that early/absentee voting differs quite a bit from state to state. Some places don't even count mail-ins unless election is w/in a specified margin. I believe it may also vary county by county. Our county supervisor of elections encourages voting by mail.

I voted Sunday at a near by senior center. In and out in five minutes.

I always vote absentee early, and did a few weeks ago. No desire to wait in line and this is my very busy season for work, so this way is much easier.

DH and I voted last week. We went in and out in minutes. SO glad to get it done. I would have had a hard time getting to the polls on Tuesday, so I was happy to have the chance to vote early.

Last night they said people were returning to change their votes..THAT really surprised me, that they allow that paper nightmare!!

Whoa, where was that, arcy? & did anyone actually get to change their vote?

...well, a quick search yielded this, and it's somewhat misleading. There are several states that reportedly do allow voters to change an early vote, but this also looks like a case of Google Trends showing many searches for 'can I change my vote', which is not a true indicator of actual activity. A similar sort of false conclusion, also based on Google Trends, was jumped to after the Brexit vote.

http://allnewspipeline.com/Buyers_Remorse_Early_Clinton_Voters_Change_Mind.php

Mailed in our ballots on Monday. We are vote by mail only. An interesting thing I read yesterday that votes cast so far exceeded what was cast in 2012. I think it was last year that voter registration was tied to drivers licenses-so I think that increased the number of registered voters in our state-and it seems to be working.

My DH has a 3 hour waiting line for early voting right now! He has an unexpected trip out of state on Monday.

We've had early voting now for a couple of weeks and today was the last day. During the week the lines were not bad at all, but yesterday and today were very busy. I was at one of the sites campaigning for two ladies from my women's group, and the wait was about 2 hours. If a person was in line at 1 p.m. they could still get in to vote. They do have options for people with disabilities, etc.

Last Sunday I was there from 4-6 p.m. and there was nearly no one there.

Just under 30K voted on Friday alone. Total for the county through Friday was 266K. We are a swing state that will likely decide the election, so each vote is crucial.

It was in Minnesota I guess...still sounds like an accounting nightmare to me

The absentee voting in Virginia to date is 20% of the electorate, and there are still many absentee ballots that have not yet been returned. Or, more likely, they have been returned but have not been recorded as returned because the election officers are swamped with the turnout.

Updated numbers on the morning news.

17K voters yesterday though polls were only open 4 hours. Anyone in line at 1 p.m. was still allowed in. Total for our county was 299,028.

More than 3 million in NC have already voted out of 6.7 million registered voters.

Nearly half of people in my county and NC have early voted. So, early returns may be pretty indicative of where the election will go.

Live in Florida, voted on the second day of early voting period and no line. Yesterday had to return library books to my usual early polling place (library) and it was jammed so I'm glad I got that done early.

And I love getting my I voted sticker! I always joke it's the only reason I show up :)

I sat down with my vote-by-mail ballot last night. It had 26 state and local propositions to vote on. I am so glad I'm a permanent vote-by-mail voter and can sit in the comfort and privacy of my home with my computer so I can research the propositions, and the candidates for the offices I didn't even realize we were voting on because they weren't in the voter guide.

I'll drop off my ballot at my voting place on Tuesday since it's too late to mail it.

Final total in my county for early voting was 51%, a new record. I wish more people would vote in every election like they are in this one.

Today is the last day of early voting in Florida. I just drove past the library (early voting polls) and the line outside was very long. At least Four times longer then it was when I voted the other day.