As of 5 p.m., Our Vote Live, a project of the nonpartisan Election Protection Coalition, has logged 80 reports of voting-related problems in Minnesota. They follow no particular pattern - complaints about polling place access, electioneering close to the polls, improper requests for photo IDs, among them. By comparison, the group has logged 1,753 reported problems in New York, 1,049 in Pennsylvania, 806 in California and 504 in Florida by 5 p.m.

A rolling political billboard and barker came a bit too close to the polls in the experience of some voters. Here’s voter D. Paul reporting from Minneapolis:

At the Marcy Open School polling location in Minneapolis, I believe that supporters of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment were blatantly violating the law by driving by the polling location with a vehicle equipped with speakers and a HUGE “VOTE YES” billboard attached to the roof urging people to vote yes for the amendment. I imagine they pulled the same stunt at other polling locations. Is it not illegal to do things like that?

Electioneering within 100 feet of the polling location is a no-no. Same goes for political buttons, which at least one voter at Redeemer Bible Church in Minnetonka saw in the inner polling sanctum. Given the hordes of voters, the judges could be forgiven, I think, for not catching every fashion violation.

Post a message here if you’ve seen other infringements on the no-politicking zone.

Sharon LaQuier didn’t have an uplifting experience this election day at Zanewood Community Center in Brooklyn Park. Here’s her account:

The polling place was disorganized; non-registered voters were being processed much more quickly than registered voters with the result being that registered voters who had arrived early and waited in line weren’t able to vote until after many unregistered voters who arrived later.

In addition, they did not provide ballot protection envelopes so there was no privacy or secrecy. I resent being denied my right to a secret ballot due to lack of election officials’ preparation.

Margaret Pidde had this to report about her voting experience at Woodcrest Elementary School in Fridley:

I arrived at about 7:45 am and was able to move through the line quite quickly, ready to insert my ballot into the reader at about 7:55. As I approached the machine the woman watching it had opened the side slot and told me that the machine was “jamming and folding” the ballots. So I slid my ballot into the side, not wanting it to be “folded and jammed”. I went out to catch a bus to my job in downtown Minneapolis about 8:00am - very good timing overall.

I was very disappointed to encounter a broken ballet reader so early in the day. I hope it did not discourage anyone from voting! And I sure hope the ballots deposited in the side of the box were accurately counted already!