Here was my experience in Austin

Sorry for the multiple posting. More relevant here.

Today was the last day of early voting in Texas. I went yesterday at noon to the local Randalls here in Austin to vote but there were like 50 people in line so I decided to go after work today. My son and I walked in at about 4:15 and walked out at 5:40. At one point there was this kid walking down the line counting people, so when he came by again I asked him how many he counted. 180 he said. People were coming in steady. I don't know about where you live, but the grocery stores in Texas are freaking huge, and the line stretched the length of the diaper/cheese/milk aisle and all the way past the OJ and the whipped cream. People would come in and turn the corner to see the line wrapping back around the end of the aisle and go "Woah!" and there were 3 or 4 people every time going "Don't leave, don't leave, it only takes an hour!" Most people stayed to vote. People were friendly and not impatient. AS we got closer I was listening to people as they presented their reg cards, etc., and almost all of them were Democrats. Everyone said yes to caucus card. When I got up the nice lady pointed to the "I VOTED" sticker I put on my boy's shirt and she said "OH! Look at you, you already voted. Good for you!" And he said (as only a 4 1/2 y.o. can)"I'm not old enough to vote but my dad is voting Obamarama!" Which was sweet but pretty embarrassing because I'm not one to make that kind of announcement at a polling place, I don't think it's proper. But anyway, everybody laughed, then they asked me if I wanted a caucus card and I said absolutely. So the guy giving the code ticket says "Well, thanks for being so patient, I know you two have been in line for over an hour." And I said, "I've been patient for 7 years, an hour and a half is nothing at all." At which point everyone around cracked up, including a Republican observer who shook her head and smiled as if to say, I really can't argue with you there..."

There were a hella lot of D's on the ballot, and I still wasn't clear on many of the candidates, which I  think could be the subject of a great voter info drive in future elections, who is he preferable primary candidate for Catcatcher Precint 3. SO I did my contemporary Texas version of a straight slate (flawed as it may be)when I wasn't sure by either voting for the woman or the latino/a, since I fugure around here that constitutes the underdog.

Overall, my only criticism is that there were 12 booths and only 4 or 5 of them were occupied because they couldn't process people fast enough to keep them filled. They should have moved half of them to Hempstead.