Voting Booths per Capita

The Columbus Dispatch created this nifty little map to show the number of voters per machine in Franklin County, Ohio. I think that is interesting. It proves that most voters took less than 5 minutes each to vote in the high traffic precincts even if the polls stayed open for an extra hour.

Bottom line: We are not likely to see this level of turnout in the near future. So don't worry about it. Maybe people who don't want to wait should be allowed to request provisional or absentee ballots.

I'm sure that I did not consume more than 3 minutes of booth time and I voted for EVERY issue and race. I was more well prepared than most and I had a Republican slate card with me to help find the right names.

It would certainly speed up the process if people would take two minutes to make up their mind before eleciton day and write down their choices.