It was a beautiful, unseasonably warm day in NH for this election. I'm comfortable predicting we'll shatter voter turnout records today for our state at least. The mood at the polls was unlike any I've seen in all my years of voting. Despite the fact that whomever is elected faces major challenges, voters were excited to cast their ballots. I didn't mind having to plan my trip to the polls to minimize traffic congestion and wait time - I think it is great to see such a high level of civic involvement. Let's hope that the involvement doesn't end here!
My town did a great job - they were very well prepared for the turnout, which was quite heavy. I voted at 3:30PM - not usually a real busy time - and the parking lot was full. The high school had set up separate lanes for registered voters versus those registering today. They had also set up extra voting booths and had people directing the traffic.
A few high school students were doing exit surveys for their statistics class - this is quite normal for us, they do it every election. And Kid's Vote was set up in the room next to the polling room.
All in all the process went very smoothly, and we were in and out in 15 minutes or less. Finding a place to park was the biggest challenge!
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