In my small town in Maine (4000 population) there is only one polling place and the line-up at 8 am was only long enough to delay voting for about 20 minutes. I expect the lines in the late afternoon and early evening will be longer. Polls close here and statewide at 8 am.

I'll be coming back much later in the evening to monitor the vote count and report the results to the local candidates, the county committee, and the state HQ. In 2006 the vote counting did not conclude until 2 am and I expect it will be even later this time around; we're still using paper ballots.

As soon as polls close I'll be out on the road collecting campaign signs, and carting them off to our local political recycling shed.

Things look good in most races in Maine for Democrats, with the exception of the U.S. Senate race where Republican Susan Collins is expected to be re-elected by a wide margin.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble