I've never experienced a major wait to vote, either in Oregon or here in California. I find the ridiculous waits in some other states offensive - there's simply NO excuse for the 8+ hour waits I've heard of. We keep hearing what a mess California's finances are in - but we can still manage to have a properly run election!
I'm still not sure how I feel about the "top two" system - but having the districts drawn by the nonpartisan commission is a wonderful thing, and something that I hope people in states that have been gerrymandered to hell start pushing for in their own states.
(I kinda wish our law went a bit further, requiring the commission to publish an explanation as to why the districts are what they are - but maybe that's gilding the lily.)
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Date: 2012-12-13 10:00 pm (UTC)I'm still not sure how I feel about the "top two" system - but having the districts drawn by the nonpartisan commission is a wonderful thing, and something that I hope people in states that have been gerrymandered to hell start pushing for in their own states.
(I kinda wish our law went a bit further, requiring the commission to publish an explanation as to why the districts are what they are - but maybe that's gilding the lily.)