Did you vote today? The editors at washingtonpost.com are interested in hearing how your experience at the polls was today. What did you observe?

The voting location and setup was very accessible.

Get out and vote! If you are an African American or a woman, remember that many suffered for you to have the right to vote. Make them proud.

VOTE!

Yes, I voted today and it was crazy. The line to get it was ok but it was crazy when we got inside. It was only two lines inside which was frusturating. It was not organized at all. The people they had were so slow they had to change them. I asked why they only had two and they did not find out until last night. I can not believe they waited until the night before. The location was Benjamin Stoddert in Temple HIlls, MD.

I voted even though I'm a registered independent!! For independent voters such as myself, it was an exercise in futility since the only race I could vote in was for the local Board of Education which is an even bigger farce especially in Montgomery County.

Not a lot of news from the Eastern Shore. Guess they haven't got the news about an election yet. Or possibly our reporters are a tad lazy??

I voted today and there was no line. There were many Hillary Clinton signs and no Obama sign. I am a Obama supporter and I took my yard sign with me to the polling place and when I reached there I put my yard sign. There were no lines the process was quick and effecient. It was first time voting and I feel so good.

Voted early 7 am. Did not encounter any problems with the system itself, however, one worker was inexperienced and needed assistance. Line did move quickly and I was in and out in under 20 minutes, I did not see any Clinton signs at all and everyone seemed to be upbeat and ready to vote for the best person.

I really hope Americans realise how significant this election is and how badly the country needs a leader that has the will power and ability to to influence and lead not only Americans but others around the world. Its time for a real change America and Obama is the only canidate that is capable of delivering it. Wake up!!

I went to my polling location, Kingsford Elementary in Mitchellville MD at 6:45am this morning. the parking lot was full, and there were about 100 people waiting for the polls to open. Looked like the beginning of evening rush hour!!!! Everyone seemed excited to vote. Got there early enough not to be hounded by people with fliers or signs! Took about 35 minutes once the polls opened. I think election day should be a holiday so that people with jobs can be election judges and the like. No offense to the Seniors but some of them had trouble with the touch screen voter look-up.

I arrived at the polling place in Bethesda this morning and was deeply dismayed to find out that I could not take part of the democratic process since I have moved to Maryland from Virginia and I am listed as an independent.

How foolish of me to think that Maryland would be as simple and straightforward as Virginia.

I voted at Goshen Elementary in Gaithersburg, MD at a little after 7 this morning. The only people who were set up outside with flyers/posters were there supporting Donna Edwards and Barack Obama.

There were around 40-50 people, and the line moved fairly efficiently, if not all that quickly.

I arrived at my polling place, Woodmore Elementary School in Prince George County and was pleased to see a large turnout. I stood in line for 45 minutes and was still smiling. The smile left my face when I was informed that I was at the incorrect location because the address in my driver's license did not match the address on their computer screen. Surely I must have moved! I assured the election judges that I have only lived at one address in PG County. To add to the confusion, I informed them [the judges] that I had voted at this location in the last election. My only alternative today was to vote via a provision ballot. What should be noted is that my situation was not an anomaly. Multiple voters
experienced the same issue.

I was disappointed with my voting experience today. Like most Americans - JUST READY FOR A NEW AND POSITIVE SPIRIT - IMAGE - OF AMERICA in these global times - I eagerly came out to vote today. Like many Democrats (I imagine), I was torn - because truly, I (personally) am proud of both Obama AND Clinton - few of us could even imagine the obstacles they each have fought to overcome - THE KIND OF LEADERSHIP WE NEED IN THE "FREE" WORLD. So, I feel it is the least we all can do - TO GET OUT AND VOTE! But when I arrived (7:30am) at the Potomac Landing Elementary School, Fort Washington MD, I was met with long lines. Initially, I thought, "Cool!" Folks are coming out to echo their support! Unbelievably, I waited for a whole hour and, as we inched closer to the front of the line, we couldn't help but wonder, "WHY WERE THERE ONLY ONE OR TWO PEOPLE ACTUALLY AT THE (12-16 OR MORE) VOTING BOOTHS?" I assumed we were waiting because the booths were filled with voters, only to find that ironically, the NEW check-in computer/print process was slow and supposedly the actual hold up. HMMMMMMM? Dismayed, I urged the site manager - "WHY IS THERE NO ONE AT THE VOTING BOOTHS? With all of us standing on line, why isn't every booth filled with voters? Finally, I said to him, "do you even know that people are leaving?"

Yes my wife and I voted at Avalon Elementary School in Fort Washington, Maryland this morning. We arrived at the school around 7:10 AM and found a line just inside the school's lobby area. Once we got into the school's lunch room we registered, in and got our cards and cast our votes. (Very smooth process) We were back in our SUV around 7:40 AM, I dropped my wife back off to the house, amd I was at the subway parked by 8:05 AM. I only 15 minutes late getting here to work. So I was happy, having to only go through the entire process today for 30 minutes.

Can we this the same way in November?

I arrived at Takoma Park Elementary school at 7pm. No line. No signs. No poll workers for candidates. Did everyone go home? It made voting very easy.

17 year old voting...It was pretty confusing, since I was apparently the first provisional ballot of the morning at my location. Took nearly half an hour.

My wife was unable to vote today because she was stuck at work from 6:30 AM - 7 PM. Traffic, due to bad weather in DC, was so bad that when she got out of work it was impossible to make the MD polls in our district despite the extended hours. Can someone out there give me a good reason why we can't vote on a weekend when there will be better voter turnout? Congress is afraid to make a change because most of them were voted in on a Tuesday, so why fix it if it ain't broke -- for Congress? I think elections should be held on a day when the majority of the voting American public can make it to the polls without worrying about getting docked pay or crashing in the rush hour.

I voted today. After a 45-minute delay at Union Station (doors wouldn't open, thanks again, MARC!), we arrived at the Odenton station at 7pm where MARC had no salt on the platform or stairs; several folks slipped and at least one fell. Then I walked carefully to my car (no salt in the parking lot either), scraped my windows off, and got to the polling place around 7:20pm.

As usual, the volunteers were gracious and friendly. I really appreciate them being there, sorry they had to work another 90 minutes.

Oh, and Obama all the way.

I thought all MD polling places were to stay open until 9:30; I drove to mine and found it desolate. So I drove around and found another (Woodlin Elementary School, Silver Spring) where I was fortunately able to vote, even though it wasn't my polling place. I really wondered what happened with the other location, though -- Christ the King Catholic Church in Silver Spring.

I am SO EXCITED about the new direction the Potomac Primary voters have chose tonight.

I am also ESPECIALLY excited and proud of the good voters of the 4th District in MD for choosing a real progressive like Donna Edwards to represent them in Congress. I think we are finally learning--through real issues, hope for a better future, and participation in voting, we can do it! Anything we set our minds to doing! I feel so hopeful as an American, tonight.

Thank you VA, MD, & DC!!!