Lunchtime: Lines longer at Eppie’s than at polls
The around-the-block lines of the morning have melted in the midday rain. At Recreation precinct, there was no wait to vote a few moments ago. Ditto for Tonsler and Alumni Hall.
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Lunchtime: Lines longer at Eppie’s than at polls
The around-the-block lines of the morning have melted in the midday rain. At Recreation precinct, there was no wait to vote a few moments ago. Ditto for Tonsler and Alumni Hall.
Alumni Hall polls: Car crashes and dogs
Tom Perriello’s brother-in-law holds down the fort with a few Democrats; local Republicans field an empty table.
No ballot problems so far at Tonsler Park
Before 7am at the Tonsler Park Recreation Center on Cherry Avenue, close to 100 people lined up waiting to cast their ballot. By 8:30am, the line wasn’t much of a line at all.
Ballots already cast by 60 percent of Albemarle voters
As of 1pm, 49.9 percent of registered voters have voted in Albemarle County, reports the Albemarle County Department of Voter Registration and Elections, a total of33,613 people.
Venable precinct: Strange write-in votes and sample ballots
“Did you really vote for Karl Marx?” and a battle over campaign posters.
Voter turnout at 41 percent in the city
As of 1pm, 11,877 people, or 41.4 percent, cast their ballots in the eight precincts in the city.
Obama supporters dare to wear campaign garb
Despite the mid-October ban of politically charged clothing by the Virginia State Board of Elections, voters are still wearing their desired candidates on their sleeve.
Completely unscientific Stone Robinson exit polling
Bored with scanning the Internet for election morsels, I decided to head out to the Stone Robinson precinct in Albemarle County to conduct some completely unscientific exit polling in order to get a sense for who is voting, and who they’re voting for.
UPDATE: 2008 Senate race: Over before it started?
Early reports of a Warner victory suggest Virginia is the first Senate seat to switch parties this election.