Submitted by Successful_Hunter235 t3_yprtmc in springfieldMO

Just voted a little after 10:00 am. I was the 263rd voter at my precinct, that is a very high number at my little voter place. I suspect the Amendment 3 question is driving extra voting in an mid term election. Any one else notice more than ordinary number of voters?

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hexxorba t1_ivkfxo4 wrote

Yes the line at my location is 10000% longer than I’ve ever seen! Mostly elderly.

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MacAttack2015 t1_ivkhap9 wrote

Was at my polling place at 8:00AM, was the 240th person to vote. Hoping for a positive outcome for Amendment 3, and the Senate seat (doubtful).

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Use_the_Loofah t1_ivkix40 wrote

Yup, I forgot to see what voter number I was, but at just after 7am, I had to wait in line for a couple minutes because all of the booths were full. Normally I'm the only one there.

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Tabbycatt955 t1_ivkiylr wrote

I went at about 8:30 and I was 117 at my small church voting place.

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Always_0421 t1_ivkkg4k wrote

There was actually a line at 10:00 am af my polling place.

Typically lines.are at ioening before work (6:30-8:30) at lunch hour (12-1) and after work (4:30-6:30) on the busiest years....I'm expecting great turnout.

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QuarterInchSocket t1_ivklu83 wrote

We went to the Darr Agricultural Center on S. Kansas Expressway at about 8 AM and there was hardly anyone there. We probably got there during a slow morning period.

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MrZanzinger t1_ivknkco wrote

I had to wait in line a little after 9am. Number 210

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Ipuncholdpeople t1_ivko9y0 wrote

I live close to a polling location and there are quite a few people there

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MiwestGirl t1_ivkolsp wrote

Does Bush have a chance at all? She’s the only statewide Dem that has kind of a chance I hope??

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mattmaddux t1_ivkq7pq wrote

I would say my polling place looked about usual. I’m sure it depends on your area of town.

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MenopausalMama t1_ivkqpk4 wrote

My husband just got back from voting. He said there was a line. I'm on my way next.

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notnotpegbundy t1_ivkso81 wrote

268 at noon at our little polling place. They said it’s already more than they had last election.

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Cold417 t1_ivksvxq wrote

My polling place was bumpin, but I'm voting an hour earlier than elections past so I don't have an accurate baseline.

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Embarrassed_Tax_6547 t1_ivkuoxp wrote

Yes, long lines here too. Please everyone vote as if your freedom depended on it. I’d say 98% of the people at my voting location were 70+ years old and we know how they usually vote.

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ice-princesss t1_ivkv52v wrote

My polling place was very busy, I’ve only seen it busier during the 2020 presidential election.

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Spastic_pinkie t1_ivkvwgh wrote

Voted at the Library Station on North Kansas Expressway. Parking lot was packed but weirdly, only a handful of people in the voting area.

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Numerous-Mix-9775 t1_ivkwvhd wrote

I didn’t see my number but mine was fairly busy - not quite enough for a real line but almost there, I waited maybe thirty seconds. That was shortly before noon. Good age range too.

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ICareAboutNihilism t1_ivkxfq7 wrote

Elderly are more likely to vote on the day of. They have relatively few responsibilities, so they're usually available on voting day, and also it's routine. Now with new early voting, I saw a lot of people the other day when I voted and many demographics were there.

That doesn't mean the state is turning blue or anything, but yeah, I think younger turnout is getting better, especially with more convenient options for voting.

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xPeachesV t1_ivky5lr wrote

I am on my fifth day of suffering with a ruptured ear drum. I’ve been bedridden and haven’t been able to gain my balance but bet your ass I got out to vote today.

Thankfully, someone drove for me

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batmanismad t1_ivl22bk wrote

At 7am on the west side I was 137.

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twidalspri t1_ivl5aea wrote

Only 3 people in line ahead of us and 5 or 6 at tables voting. At 1pm, we were #922, #923, and #924 at our polling place.

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12938je t1_ivl8g5p wrote

I'm not in Springfield, small town outside Lebanon. Don't know what number I was but the poll folks were saying it's more people at their place than ever. Doesn't make me think it'll change much outta our district but seems to be the trend.

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Cooldude588 t1_ivla84b wrote

When i went around 11am there was no line on at Darr Agricultural Center i really didn’t want to vote for Bush because she doesn’t have a chance in hell of winning i can deal with Schmidt but i voted for Bush for the hell of it, also i was unsure of what Amendment 4 was all about can anyone explain?

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Shondelle t1_ivlc6q5 wrote

I voted early on Friday around 1pm. I had to wait in line for a little over 30 minutes. Don't know if the wait was typical, because it was my first time voting early.

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sprocter77 t1_ivlfwt9 wrote

Practically NO wait at James River Ass in Ozark at about 1:15.

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EredarLordJaraxxus t1_ivlhjw9 wrote

I dont have a car so I cant vote. Not that it matters, shit's all corporate controlled anyway.

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littlecello024 t1_ivliueb wrote

Suburb of Springfield here and my voter number was much higher than it usually is at that same time for other elections.

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skucera t1_ivljtb1 wrote

Kansas City lowered funding for police earlier this year, the legislature threw a temper tantrum that they couldn’t force a city to spend more on policing, so now they’re trying to amend the state constitution to require KC to spend a full 25% of their budget on policing.

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mm201201 t1_ivlmavr wrote

I had to wait at my polling place, north side at a small church, and the count on the scantron was higher than I'd seen before.

There were less poll workers than I'd seen in the past as well.

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Restelly-Quist t1_ivlnl9c wrote

I voted at 2 PM. Every table was full and there was a line of about 10 people, first line I’ve seen there.

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kamiela2010 t1_ivltlwv wrote

never seen so many young adults vote. They're coming out in huge numbers......Drugs man drugs

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DnWeava t1_ivlutsw wrote

No we fucking didn't. We did not fucking cut police funding in KC. We actually fund our police way over the state minimum but our dumbass state government want to punish all of KC because a small group of leftists chanting defund the police in a video they saw on Fox news or some shit.

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master-shake69 t1_ivlye4p wrote

Saw a sign as I was walking in to vote that said

>Keep CRT out of the constitution. Vote no on 3

Really wanted to find who put it there and ask them to explain how CRT is related, in any way, to legal weed.

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Evanpik64 t1_ivlzb95 wrote

Crazy how your average Republican voter’s view of politics is having like 10 scary buzz words and applying them to everything they don’t like even when it makes literally no sense

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Citizenchimp t1_ivm3mgp wrote

Yeah - I’m in Oak Grove - voted about 9. Every table was full, but I saw mostly old folks (older than me, that is.)

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ProGlizzyHandler t1_ivm89y3 wrote

Took me less than 10 minutes to vote from the time I pulled into the parking lot to the time I left (in republic). I was shocked because in 2020 I spent 2.5 hours waiting to vote. Both times I got to the polling station around 330pm.

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jackie_wiggiwoo t1_ivm9vih wrote

I voted Saturday and it was very busy. It was mainly ages 50+

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mangogetter t1_ivmaxjx wrote

The MSU welcome center had a TON of people there at lunchtime

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Lachet t1_ivmbcdy wrote

First time I've ever waited in line for the midterms.

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Diemon-Dave t1_ivmfjqa wrote

I voted a straight GOP ticket and also voted “yes” on 3.

I won’t be using cannabis, it doesn’t set well with me. What others decide about it should be left to them.

I think you’ll find how many “conservatives” feel the same way.

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WaywardDeadite t1_ivmfon4 wrote

I voted at 5 pm and was the 610th voter. The whole place was full! And there was a line.

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ICareAboutNihilism t1_ivmhad7 wrote

Sure, that's how it's been. I said I think it's improving though. I would be stunned if a lower percentage of young people voted in this election than any other. We just got early voting this election and cannabis is on the ballot, which is no small thing for a lot of people.

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VaderTower t1_ivmiolm wrote

Good point, cannabis is definitely something the young crowd will come out for.

I have a feeling extra old people are coming out for the Galloway vote too though.

I just wish everyone voted and took it as seriously!

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RollOutTheGuillotine t1_ivn2nmd wrote

I'm a (legitimate, not democrat) leftist but grew up in a very red rural part of Missouri and can confirm that a whole lot of conservatives are pro cannabis. I think that's a pretty unifying "issue", honestly. It's the language of the bill that has some folks concerned and voting no, and I know a number of folks on the left who are opposed to the amendment because of that.

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Wyldfire2112 t1_ivnqam4 wrote

I pre-voted on Saturday, thanks to the new "no-excuse" absentee ballot laws, so I couldn't tell you.

I highly recommend it for everyone. No lines, just show up at the County Clerk's office, fill out your ballot, and you're on your way in like 5 minutes. Easy peasy to fit in while running errands on a day off.

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Wyldfire2112 t1_ivnqg5n wrote

And that's even with the new "no excuse" absentee ballot law.

I showed up at the County Clerk's office and voted on Saturday, and it was doing a fair clip. Not backed up, but they'd apparently been having a steady stream with 3-4 ballots being filled out at any given time all day.

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