Today's voting wasn't at my usual polling place, but at another location nearby. I expect they combine several districts when it's smaller than a presidential election.

Parking was easy. Getting in one of the lines was easy. There was only one person in line ahead of me. When I got to the table I handed over my license and she looked me up in the computer, then asked me to verify my name and address. I had to sign on a digital pad and she scanned the code on the back of my license. Then she gave me a little slip with my ballot type, ward number, and voter number (not sure what's up with that)...

I then took that slip to the next line, which was longer but moving at a decent pace. There I got my ballot and ball point pen and was told to fill out only as much as I can and only the first side, and instructed to send it into the machine afterward. Behind those tables and lines were signs ("observers") and about 4 people just standing back there watching the check-in and ballot-giving processes

Off to the side were 10 folding table style voting booths, six in the far row and four closest to the lines. Three were wide open when I selected mine. I filled in all my little circles and proceeded to the ballot swallowing machine. The lady said it didn't matter which way I entered it, but she had me stay after it went in to make sure the vote count displayed on the screen increased by one, and it did.

All in all, I left, voted, and made it back home in less than half an hour. The ladies handing out ballots said it's been very busy. I said that's good

Now we wait...