10:23 a.m. Most people pulling into the lot at the Boy Scouts of America Gulf Ridge building parked and quickly paced inside. ...more

November 4, 2008

10 a.m.: One of the newest polling locations in South Shore reported brisk turnout little more than two hours after the polls opened today. "We started off with around 200 voters," said Billie Fox, poll deputy for precinct 933 at the SouthShore Regional Service Center in Ruskin. "Since then we've had more than 350." ...more

November 4, 2008

9:35 a.m.: My wife and I left the house fearing long lines at our polling place. When we arrived at the All Saints Church on Curlew in Palm Harbor, there were few cars in the parkng lot and inside, there was no wait at all. ...more

November 4, 2008

8:45 a.m.:Recardo Capers' job today is easy, but long. He expects to be here for most of the 12 hours that the polls are open. ...more

November 4, 2008

8:00 p.m. Plant City A small survey of polling places in the Plant City area showed the precincts were line-free after 6 p.m., with some seeing only a trickle of voters coming in after 5 p.m. ...more

November 4, 2008

7:28 a.m.The lines at the polls seem to be moving quickly. At Precinct 251 on Carter Road in South Lakeland, where we've been all morning, the line is just barely out the door. Just a short time ago there were dozens of people lined around the building. Elections officials say they expected the early morning rush since the opening of the polls is traditionally a very busy time. Wait times at this point appear to be less than 15 minutes. ...more

November 4, 2008

7:25 a.m.: The polls at the New Mount Zion Baptist Church on Columbus Drive have been open for about a half-hour and about 50 people are patiently waiting in a line that stretches across the front of the church. Vilma Bell, 49, strides out and crosses the street to her car. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:35 a.m.:It's a half-hour before the polls open, and the line outside of Precinct 701 at the Palmetto Club in Fishhawk Ranch stretches more than a block. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:22 a.m.: We are starting to see a steady stream of voters lining up at the polls in Polk County. At Precinct 251 in South Lakeland there are more than a dozen people already in line, and cars continue to flow into the parking lot. ...more

November 4, 2008

6:02 a.m.: An hour before the polls opened, 19 people waited in line at the FishHawk Ranch voting precinct. ...more

November 4, 2008