How's Da Voting?

Lori and I voted between 10 and 11am, which was prime - hardly any lines in NE Minneapolis. Unless I was dreaming, Lori had to take down an anti-Kerry flyer posted high above the door to our polling place early this morning. Otherwise things have been going smooth for the MoveOnPac outpost, 100 feet from the polling doors. One guy even gave them a hug.

City Pages Election 2004 Blog is keeping abreast of things.

UPDATE: GUY CALLED THE POLICE!
Well, I spoke too soon. Some guy challenged the presence our MoveOnPac voter check-in. The community center said it was okay for us to be there, but this guy said "I don't care" and called the police. Lesson learned - you have to be 100 feet from the building, not just the building's entrance. So the police made her take the stuff down. We rushed right over and I brought my camera, but it was all over. Keep in mind the MoveOn presense there is non-partisan - there are no campaign materials, not telling people who to vote for - it's simply a followup to the canvassing.

This is happening all over town. A cop at the U of MN told a volunteer, "This is private property." Umm, it's a public university. Other police officers have been equally confused, saying you need to be 200 feet from the building, 100 yards from the building, and so on. Hopefully these efforts will be better informed next time around, and everyone will have a copy of the law should disputes arise.

UPDATE #2: KIFFMEYER ON CNN
I was already suspecting Kiffmeyer's election posse being responsible for shutting down the MoveOn voter check-ins, now there's little question. She was on CNN saying "MoveOn is engaging in questionable practices at the polls."

UPDATE #3: NO STOPPING
Am I, like, liveblogging? Lori has a MoveOn volunteer itchin' to get back to the poll. So Lori is printing out the law and heading back with the measuring tape to make sure we're there within our legal rights. Meanwhile, early exit poll numbers are promising.