Nobody expects more than 56% turnout, they are not equipped to handle it. I got stuck at a port with another 3000 people over spring break for hours because they only knew how to handle 300 at a time. It's the same problem with the polls this year. There have also been technical problems everywhere because the people creating the voting machines are underpaid idiots. - xero

BBC News showed polling stations in New York and they looked very very crowded. - Roberto Bonini

I just voted and it was a breeze-- about four other people aside from the poll workers. Was in and out in under 30 mins and half of that was because I had trouble streaming video from the booth on my iPhone--damn Flixwagon app crashed on me. :( - thepete

Then again, I live way up north. - thepete

To quote Flavorpill: "Here in New York City, where the electoral map shades from robin's-egg to navy blue, we're used to being taken for granted come election day. But that's no excuse to shirk our civic duty." What's exciting is that people are voting. - Donna Mugavero

I've never been so happy to stand in line - yay voter turnout! - Danielle

The problem is we run elections like retards - they're locally administered. So affluent districts have a lot of money to pay for machines and staff and keep the lines down, and poor, crowded districts by and large don't. - Eric P

New York doesn't do early voting, also, which has helped out a lot of other states with historic turnout. - The Archangel ωαřмaiden

Based on what I've heard/read, the lines here in FL today have been really manageable. Of course, we have early voting here - and those lines were apparently awful. - Jen (SquirrelGirl)

blame it on "states' rights" -- freaking ridiculous. the ridiculous thing about our voting place -- i couldn't wear a button, but they didn't even ask for id -- just my name. oh yeah--i feel confident about the process. ;-) - cynicjane