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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: The Voting Experience 2008 [Watch (HLS stream): The Voting Experience 2008](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/aupzXyiq.m3u8) (3:46)  _Published 2008-11-04. Most voters reported a satisfying election experience despite long lines at their voting centers_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:02 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Israelis Are Voting in an Unprecedented Repeat Election Centered on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu](/video/HHYWauFo/) ### Israelis Are Voting in an Unprecedented Repeat Election Centered on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [Votes Are Counted for Thailand's Election](/video/YSGkeVIN/) ### Votes Are Counted for Thailand's Election [How to Protect Your Vote in the Fall Elections](/video/m6O2mhkU/) ### How to Protect Your Vote in the Fall Elections --- ## Transcript >> I'm Emily Gallagher, I live here in Tampa. The whole process was, I was amazed because of the, you know, mark the ballot and then slide it in the thing like a copier or something. >> I am from Clifton, Virginia. My name is Vamities Corovedo Pikralidas. I'm 37 years old. Great experience. Very fast, I mean, less than five minutes. Really great. >> My name is Mike Moore, I'm 58 years old. I'm from Tampa, Florida. The election process is way too long. The British have it [ unk ], it should be a one month thing and they should ban electronic advertising. >> I am 27. My name is Amanda McCallen and I'm pretty much from Denver. Well, I had to fill out a provisional ballot because they still have me registered at my old address but, you know, hopefully it gets counted. I can call them in a week. >> I am Veron. I'm 18 years old and I'm from Tampa, Florida. Voting [ unk ] hassle like it took a lot of time and a lot of patience, which I don't have but it's worth it. It's a win. I'm cool. >> My name is Brit Coleman and I'm from Denver, Colorado. My voting experience was good because I got to mail in. >> My name is Dan White, I'm 46 years old. Actually, it was pretty good. We got here early. We knew this was gonna be one of those situation where there's gonna be a lot of people. So we got here good hour before the ballots opened up and people were really nice inside and everyone was really excited about voting again. >> Dianne Clark, 26 from Dublin, Ohio. I arrived at 6AM, so it actually wasn't that bad. I probably waited about hour and a half. But the other lines wrapped on the building so I'm glad I came early. >> My name is Craig Gilbert. I'm 28. I'm originally from Nevada but I live in Denver. I had requested a mail in ballot and I get meaning to send it in and I didn't but I was able to bring it in today and had a few questions and the volunteers answered, informed me and I was able to turn the ballot in and looks like everything is okay. >> My name is Ricky Gardner, I'm 28. I live in Dublin, Ohio. I only walk in at 6: 30 and get it done by seven and it was pretty surprising to show off here and see the whole parking lot full and half to wait for an hour before I could throw, cast my vote. >> My name is Kimberly Coleman. I'm 24 and I live in Denver, Colorado. That was awesome. Everyone was friendly. It was very easy to understand the ballot. It was like taken the SATs all over again, which is fun a little hole. >> N. C. Odge. I'm 74. I did have to fill out a provisional ballot. There was a glitch somewhere. My name was not on the list. They assured me that it would count so we'll see. >> My name is Jeff Forn and I'm in Denver, Colorado. The voting experience was great. My wife and I brought our two daughters there and all of us got stickers and it was the first time that our oldest daughter was able to understand the voting process. >> My name is Adrienne Bedzel. I'm 20 years old and I'm from Centerville, Virginia. It was really fast and really easy. Everyone was very accommodating and it was a great experience. My first presidential election vote. >> My name is Jake Kuradi. I'm 45. Dublin, Ohio. I'm excited by the fact there's a lot of people out regardless of who wins, it makes me really, really happy as an American citizen to see who's type would turn out. I've always been frustrated in the past when there's been extremely low, low [ unk ] turn out and people exercising their right to vote is I think one of the greatest freedom that we enjoy in this country that's underutilized. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Voting Experience 2008","description":"Most voters reported a satisfying election experience despite long lines at their voting centers\r","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/aupzXyiq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2008-11-04T23:20:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/aupzXyiq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/aupzXyiq/","duration":"PT3M46S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/aupzXyiq/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```