I just went to vote and the line was around the block...I live in Bedford Ohio and

[Demsrule86]

it is never crowded. I have lived here for more than five years off and on...we had another house that we were back and forth to in Cortland. Hubs worked in Cleveland before the kids were out of school I have never seen such a line...not in the entire time I lived here. And the folks in line didn't look like Trump voters either. Too long a wait for hubs with neuropathy. So we will try again in a couple of hours.

[GreenWave]

1. Good luck with waiting!

[Demsrule86]

2. We could walk there-less It is a five minute drive to community center.

But I have never seen a line almost two blocks long in Bedford for voting.

[TSExile]

4. Me, neither...and I am next door in Lake County.

Wow...

[Demsrule86]

10. Damn I hope we see an upset in Ohio.

[TSExile]

15. Yes, please!!

[LisaL]

18. Or at least get Sherrod re-elected.

NT

[Demsrule86]

41. Please!!! High turnout in Cuayahoga should help. I did vote but still waited

40 minutes...we were prepared this time...very unusual. And it is constant.

[lonely bird]

28. So do I

Grew up in Maple Heights and had many friends in Bedford as well. We used to play a game of trying to drive through Bedford Resevation (a Metropark for those who don’t know) without using our brakes.

Anyway, in deep red Portage County since 2009. The most I have ever had to wait for voting was about 6 people. This year it was 20 minutes.

Voted for Sherrod, Kamala and Issue 1. The language that Yost and LaRose used on Issue 1 was disgusting.

[Demsrule86]

42. Issue 1 was ridiculous the way they had it...two full pages and then the place where

you vote at the bottom of the second page.

[Demsrule86]

49. That is awesome... I grew up in CT (or went to highschool) and we used to hit 100 on

Merrit Parkway! I swear. I thank Goddess everday my kids were better than me!

[Demsrule86]

51. I know where you are...pretty country.

[yankee87]

48. Upset Ohio

Was with my lovely wife, Demsrule86, the OP. Hoping for a small miracle.

[Demsrule86]

50. I think with some extra work we can turn Ohio into a swing state...I worked with

women of all parties with the abortion amendment and this year we worked to keep Sherrod Even GOP women so we don't get a fifty state ban.

[dv421]

3. This is why

we need universal mail in/drop box voting.

I'm wondering if the long line is one of those GOP voter suppression things...

[uponit7771]

5. Yep, MAGA does everything it can to increase vote denial ... they want to rule ... that's it.

[Attilatheblond]

6. Since a LOT of election officials who are GOP have closed a lot of voting sites in their counties

I reckon you can bank on long lines being part of the suppression things. Ditto laws prohibiting giving water/snacks to people waiting in long lines. The GOP knows that the more voters there are, the less GOP office holders there will be. And yet, they don't adjust policies nor pick better candidates.

[kwolf68]

7. The laws against giving snacks

Is the most bizarre law I've ever seen. You are making it unlawful for someone to give a fellow citizen water? What kind of mad person thinks this makes sense?

[TSExile]

20. It's heartless.

Then again, no one ever accused Republicans of having a heart.

[Attilatheblond]

40. In AZ, it used to be illegal to deny someone water if the ask and you have water. Not sure if that one is still on book

AZ turned mighty mean a few years back, but we are turning it back to human and humane.

[Demsrule86]

11. We live in a small town/city. I don't think this has anything to do with tamping down the

vote.

[onecaliberal]

21. Yes; it is.

[CrispyQ]

29. It's undemocratic that it's easier to vote in some states than others.

Democracy should be equal access.

[exboyfil]

32. And it is more than just states

See the long waits in urban areas vs. rural areas in many states. Another form of voter suppression.

[CrispyQ]

33. Yes, this.

Yesterday there was a story about a county of over a million with one drop box, same as the county with 12K, cuz only one drop box per county was allowed.

[summer_in_TX]

35. In Texas they did away with drop boxes altogether.

I was trying to help a friend with multiple health challenges vote by mail which her disabilities allow in Texas. It was very difficult (because she moved at the beginning of October to a new Austin address and had to cancel the first mail-in ballot, register at her new address, and reapply). She received her mail-in ballot torn and also on Saturday but had no transportation to go to a post office to mail it. I advised her to go to her polling location, have them document her unused mail-in ballot and destroy it, and vote in person. Luckily her HUD housing authority had a vote center just around the block from her apartment (bless them)! Just got notified that she got that done.

[Demsrule86]

47. Unbelievable....But Texas will still turn blue eventually.

[Demsrule86]

43. The entire Cleveland area has one early vote center in Cleveland that is it

for one of the largest counties in Ohio.

[Demsrule86]

53. You are absolutely correct.

[NEOH]

8. Bedford, OH is a very blue area!! 🥳 nt

[Demsrule86]

12. Yes it is...one of the reasons we picked it the other reason is the

It's a wonderful life Christmas display...it is magical. Seeing...I hear Cuyahoga is turnig out in a big way.

[NEOH]

19. Great news!

Great news! I’ve seen lots of Harris/Waltz signs in Cuyahoga County!!

[Demsrule86]

56. I was very pleased.

[wnylib]

37. I lived in Cuyahoga County for 5 years, but that was way back in the 1970s.

Voted for Jimmy Carter while there. Mostly blue except for some suburban areas. Did phone banking there in 2012, within the city limits of Cleveland. Lot of Dems back then.

[Demsrule86]

44. There are still many Dems...and issue 1 which would end the gerrymander hopefully

will got through.

[KentuckyWoman]

9. Let poll workers know

I have worked polls in 4 different places. In all of them, if they know someone has special challenges, will pull them to the front.

Also, see if you can snag a rolling walker somewhere. If the he doesn't want the attention of special treatment, or they won't do it, he will have a seat as needed.

[Demsrule86]

14. He uses a walker.

[LisaL]

17. There should be chairs available.

My voting place had plenty of chairs (regular, not wheelchairs). But you could presumably borrow a regular chair so he can sit in it while he is waiting.

[oasis]

13. Sounds good 👍

[LisaL]

16. It should slow down once the morning rush is over.

Don't wait too long, or the evening rush will start.

[Hope22]

22. If it doesn't slow down take a folding chair.

Or contact a poll worker and they may let him sit inside until you get to the front of the line. Not sure about the curb service. You may need a handicap tag for that but check if that is an option.

[FarPoint]

27. Our poll workers brought out folding chars and placed them all along the line.

very kind group of poll workers.

[Botany]

23. Can you get a wheelchair or just a folding chair for your husband?

Also if he has health problems they might be able to get you guys some relief such
as going to the front of the line. No doubt the Democratic Party has people there
talk to them or somebody who is working @ the precinct.

[mama]

24. Brecksville here, with kids in Bedford Heights and Columbus

All 3 polling places were very busy today. We've never seen so many at Brecksville. My son at Bedford had to wait about an hour this morning, and daughter in Columbus also took an hour. I think that's very good news!

[liberalla]

25. Thanks for the report!

[FarPoint]

26. I just voted....Clayton/Englewood Ohio

Dayton area near the Airport....50 minutes to get thru the line this AM....they had 8 voting booths....very helpful and kind poll workers....they helped the disabled/elderly with compassion....

[exboyfil]

30. My brother lives in Cortland

I think he will vote GOP, but I am not certain. Stay away from talking politics with my family.

[Demsrule86]

55. My brother will vote GOP...he may not vote for Trump though. His girlfriend who is

a libertarian will not vote for Trump because of Abortion rights.

[Ninga]

31. Reporting from Chagrin Falls (strong D for past

24 years)
Line is 45 minutes long!
Never ever been more than 15 minutes,
Ohio is poised to break voting record as highest turn out ever!!!!

[Demsrule86]

46. Excellent!

[10 Turtle Day]

34. In Franklin County OH they have curbside voting for people that cannot stand in line

I don’t know if all counties have it, but I worked the polls here for 20 years and they always heavily emphasize ADA accessibility in trainings. Just park and go in and tell a poll worker that you have a disabled voter in the car and they will come outside, one poll worker from each party, check ID, then return with a ballot. Good luck!

[birdographer]

36. We did early voting

and while there was a line where there had never been a line before (WNC), it wasn't bad. I would not be able to stand in those long lines, my left leg would first tingle and then get more and more numb the longer I stood. I had been thinking that if we were facing that, I would likely go to the thrift shops and find one of those walkers that has a seat on the front.

[summer_in_TX]

38. All polling locations are required to have accommodations for people with disabilities.

Federal law.

That's specifically what the DOJ is monitoring in St. Louis, Missouri and I'm sure it's part of what is being monitored in other states.

Your elections office can facilitate you accessing curbside voting or getting to the front of the line if you have any problems at your polling location. Or call Election Protection (866) OUR-VOTE, that's [phone].

[Demsrule86]

45. They had a chair during the process to fill out ballot but nothing for those who waited

who were disabled.

[tused2BCleveland]

39. Go Bedford!

I have a niece and grand niece in Bedford. Everybody vote! Turnout very strong from what I’ve seen and heard in and around Detoit

[RandySF]

52. Is Bedford red or blue?

[Demsrule86]

54. We are Blue. solidly Blue. Most of Cuyahoga is...

[Diamond_Dog]

57. I was quite upset with reading the Plain Dealer this morning

Head of Cuyahoga County BOE says they allow spouses to vote together in the same booth if both agree to do it. Now tell me if a woman has a big burly MAGAt husband is she going to refuse his orders? This seems patently illegal to me.

That said, Go Ohio and Go Senator Brown!

I’m in Trumbull Co.